# United States at the 2014 Winter Paralympics

The United States competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, held between 7–16 March 2014. The team consists of 80 athletes (58 on foot and 22 on wheelchairs), including 6 guides for visually impaired athletes, competing in all five sports.

## Alpine skiing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Jasmin Bambur | Super-G, sitting | 1:26.36 | 7 |
| Jasmin Bambur | Downhill, sitting | DNF | DNF |
| Jasmin Bambur | Combined, sitting | DNF | DNF |
| Jasmin Bambur | Slalom, sitting | DNF | DNF |
| Jasmin Bambur | Giant slalom, sitting | 2:50.99 | 17 |
| Mark Bathum Guide: Cade Yamamoto | Super-G, visually impaired | 1:20.71 | |
| Mark Bathum Guide: Cade Yamamoto | Downhill, visually impaired | 1:23.81 | 5 |
| Mark Bathum Guide: Cade Yamamoto | Combined, visually impaired | 2:17.38 | |
| Mark Bathum Guide: Cade Yamamoto | Slalom, visually impaired | 1:49.13 | 4 |
| Mark Bathum Guide: Cade Yamamoto | Giant slalom, visually impaired | DNF | DNF |
| Heath Calhoun | Super-G, sitting | 1:24.65 | 4 |
| Heath Calhoun | Combined, sitting | 2:19.09 | |
| Heath Calhoun | Slalom, sitting | DNF | DNF |
| Heath Calhoun | Giant slalom, sitting | 2:35.03 | 6 |
| Tyler Carter | Giant slalom, standing | 3:00.14 | 27 |
| Chris Devlin-Young | Downhill, sitting | 1:27.84 | 10 |
| Chris Devlin-Young | Super-G, sitting | DNF | DNF |
| Chris Devlin-Young | Giant slalom, sitting | DNF | DNF |
| Ralph Green | Super-G, standing | DNF | DNF |
| Ralph Green | Slalom, standing | 1:57.20 | 17 |
| Ralph Green | Giant slalom, standing | 2:44.87 | 16 |
| Gerald Hayden | Slalom, sitting | 2:00.16 | 8 |
| Joel Hunt | Giant slalom, standing | 2:58.33 | 24 |
| Ian Jansing | Slalom, standing | 2:10.75 | 28 |
| Jon Lujan | Super-G, standing | DNF | DNF |
| Jon Lujan | Slalom, standing | DNF | DNF |
| Jon Lujan | Giant slalom, standing | DNF | DNF |
| Stephen Lawler | Giant slalom, sitting | DNS | DNS |
| Scott Meyer | Slalom, sitting | DNF | DNF |
| Scott Meyer | Giant slalom, sitting | DNF | DNF |
| Pat Parnell | Slalom, standing | DNF | DNF |
| Jamie Stanton | Super-G, standing | 1:24.66 | 6 |
| Jamie Stanton | Combined, sitting | 2:22.65 | 13 |
| Jamie Stanton | Slalom, standing | 2:02.57 | 22 |
| Jamie Stanton | Giant slalom, standing | DNF | DNF |
| Tyler Walker | Downhill, sitting | DNF | DNF |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Lindsay Ball Guide: Diane Barras | Giant slalom, visually impaired | DNF | DNF |
| Stephanie Jallen | Super-G, standing | 1:30.14 | |
| Stephanie Jallen | Combined, standing | 2:23.13 | |
| Stephanie Jallen | Slalom, standing | DNF | DNF |
| Stephanie Jallen | Giant slalom, standing | DNF | DNF |
| Allison Jones | Downhill, standing | 1:34.09 | |
| Allison Jones | Super-G, standing | 1:30.66 | 4 |
| Allison Jones | Combined, standing | 2:29.50 | 4 |
| Allison Jones | Slalom, standing | DNF | DNF |
| Allison Jones | Giant slalom, standing | 2:48.57 | 4 |
| Staci Mannella Guide: Kim Seevers | Slalom, visually impaired | 2:21.05 | 6 |
| Staci Mannella Guide: Kim Seevers | Giant slalom, visually impaired | 3:10.77 | 6 |
| Alana Nichols | Downhill, sitting | 1:35.69 | |
| Alana Nichols | Super-G, sitting | DNF | DNF |
| Alana Nichols | Giant slalom, sitting | 3:00.24 | 4 |
| Melanie Schwartz | Super-G, standing | 1:40.27 | 9 |
| Melanie Schwartz | Combined, standing | DNF | DNF |
| Melanie Schwartz | Slalom, standing | 2:31.08 | 10 |
| Melanie Schwartz | Giant slalom, standing | 3:13.06 | 14 |
| Laurie Stephens | Downhill, sitting | 1:36.94 | |
| Laurie Stephens | Super-G, sitting | 1:32.09 | |
| Laurie Stephens | Combined, sitting | DNS | DNS |
| Laurie Stephens | Slalom, sitting | 2:18.45 | 4 |
| Laurie Stephens | Giant slalom, sitting | 3:04.90 | 6 |
| Danelle Umstead Guide: Rob Umstead | Downhill, visually impaired | 1:36.70 | 5 |
| Danelle Umstead Guide: Rob Umstead | Super-G, visually impaired | 1:32.04 | 4 |
| Danelle Umstead Guide: Rob Umstead | Combined, visually impaired | 2:42.09 | |
| Danelle Umstead Guide: Rob Umstead | Slalom, visually impaired | 2:16.21 | 4 |
| Stephani Victor | Super-G, sitting | DNF | DNF |

### Snowboarding
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 3 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Tyler Burdick | Snowboard cross | 57.03 | 7 | 56.73 | 7 | 55.76 | 5 | 1:52.49 | 8 |
| Keith Gabel | Snowboard cross | 54.02 | 3 | 53.61 | 3 | 53.49 | 3 | 1:47.10 | |
| Dan Monzo | Snowboard cross | 1:04.67 | 16 | 1:14.57 | 22 | 1:02.85 | 16 | 2:07.52 | 18 |
| Mike Shea | Snowboard cross | 52.29 | 1 | 51.89 | 2 | 1:00.27 | 9 | 1:44.18 | |
| Evan Strong | Snowboard cross | 52.55 | 2 | 51.62 | 1 | 51.99 | 1 | 1:43.61 | |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 3 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Cristina Albert | Snowboard cross | 1:10.55 | 4 | 1:30.75 | 4 | 1:24.71 | 5 | 2:35.26 | 4 |
| Heidi Jo Duce | Snowboard cross | 1:17.40 | 6 | DSQ | DSQ | 1:20.03 | 4 | 2:37.43 | 5 |
| Megan Harmon | Snowboard cross | 1:40.07 | 10 | 1:55.84 | 9 | 1:51.02 | 10 | 3:31.09 | 10 |
| Amy Purdy | Snowboard cross | 1:08.61 | 3 | 1:06.88 | 3 | 1:07.41 | 3 | 2:14.29 | |
| Nicole Roundy | Snowboard cross | 1:24.10 | 8 | 1:59.54 | 10 | 1:35.47 | 7 | 2:59.57 | 8 |

## Biathlon
### Visually impaired

| Athlete | Events | Class | Factor % | Real time | Missed shots | Result | Rank |
| Jacob Adicoff Guide: Reid Pletcher | Men's 7.5 kilometres | B3 | 100% | 25:35.6 | 5+2 | 25:35.6 | 14 |
| Kevin Burton Guide: Gregory Rawlings | Men's 7.5 kilometres | B2 | 98% | 27:01.1 | 2+2 | 26:28.7 | 16 |
| Kevin Burton Guide: David Chamberlain | Men's 15 kilometres | B2 | 98% | 43:09.8 | 2+1+1+2 | 48:18.0 | 12 |

### Sitting

| Athlete | Events | Class | Factor % | Real time | Missed shots | Result | Rank |
| Daniel Cnossen | Men's 7.5 kilometres | LW12 | 100% | 24:13.8 | 3+0 | 24:13.8 | 14 |
| Daniel Cnossen | Men's 12.5 kilometres | LW12 | 100% | 39:01.0 | 1+0+1+1 | 39:01.0 | 11 |
| Daniel Cnossen | Men's 15 kilometres | LW12 | 100% | 46:27.8 | 1+1+0+0 | 48:27.8 | 10 |
| Travis Dodson | Men's 7.5 kilometres | LW12 | 100% | 27:35.2 | 0+5 | 27:35.2 | 20 |
| Travis Dodson | Men's 15 kilometres | LW12 | 100% | 50:40.5 | 2+0+1+2 | 55:40.5 | 21 |
| Sean Halsted | Men's 7.5 kilometres | LW11.5 | 97% | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ |
| Sean Halsted | Men's 12.5 kilometres | LW11.5 | 97% | 40:46.1 | 0+0+2+1 | 39:32.7 | 12 |
| Sean Halsted | Men's 15 kilometres | LW11.5 | 97% | 47:57.4 | 1+0+1+0 | 48:31.1 | 11 |
| Augusto Jose Perez | Men's 12.5 kilometres | | | 48:40.9 | 1+0+2+4 | 48:40.9 | 19 |
| Aaron Pike | Men's 7.5 kilometres | LW11.5 | 97% | 26:46.6 | 2+2 | 25:58.4 | 19 |
| Aaron Pike | Men's 15 kilometres | LW11.5 | 97% | 48:29.0 | 1+2+2+3 | 55:01.7 | 19 |
| Andy Soule | Men's 7.5 kilometres | LW12 | 100% | 21:48.5 | 0+0 | 21:48.5 | 4 |
| Andy Soule | Men's 12.5 kilometres | LW12 | 100% | 37:04.7 | 0+0+0+0 | 37:04.7 | 5 |
| Andy Soule | Men's 15 kilometres | LW12 | 100% | 44:52.6 | 0+0+0+0 | 44:52.6 | 4 |
| Jeremy Wagner | Men's 7.5 kilometres | LW11.5 | 97% | 26:16.1 | 0+1 | 25:28.8 | 18 |
| Jeremy Wagner | Men's 12.5 kilometres | LW11.5 | 97% | 42:06.9 | 0+0+1+0 | 40:51.1 | 16 |
| Jeremy Wagner | Men's 15 kilometres | LW11.5 | 97% | 50:55.1 | 1+0+1+1 | 52:23.4 | 18 |
| Oksana Masters | Women's 6 kilometres | LW12 | 100% | 19:43.2 | 0+0 | 19:43.2 | 4 |
| Oksana Masters | Women's 10 kilometres | LW12 | 100% | 40:22.8 | 2+2+3+2 | 40:22.8 | 8 |

### Standing

| Athlete | Events | Class | Factor % | Real time | Missed shots | Result | Rank |
| Omar Bermejo | Men's 7.5 kilometres | LW6 | 96% | 25:23.8 | 1+0 | 24:22.8 | 18 |
| Omar Bermejo | Men's 12.5 kilometres | LW6 | 96% | 38:56.3 | 0+1+1+0 | 37:22.8 | 17 |
| Omar Bermejo | Men's 15 kilometres | LW6 | 96% | 48:17.7 | 1+2+0+0 | 49:21.8 | 17 |

## Cross-country skiing
### Visually impaired

| Athlete | Events | Class | Factor % | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Class | Factor % | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jacob Adicoff Guide: Reid Pletcher | Men's 1 km sprint | B3 | 100% | 3:49.96 | 8 | 4:29.4 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jacob Adicoff Guide: Reid Pletcher | Men's 10 km | B3 | 100% | — | — | — | — | 25:43.0 | 7 |
| Jacob Adicoff Guide: Reid Pletcher | Men's 20 km | B3 | 100% | — | — | — | — | 58:37.4 | 6 |
| Kevin Burton Guide: David Chamberlain | Men's 1 km sprint | B2 | 98% | 4:39.73 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kevin Burton Guide: David Chamberlain | Men's 10 km | B2 | 98% | — | — | — | — | 28:25.8 | 15 |
| Kevin Burton Guide: David Chamberlain | Men's 20 km | B2 | 98% | — | — | — | — | 1:07:18.6 | 10 |

### Sitting

| Athlete | Events | Class | Factor % | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Class | Factor % | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Daniel Cnossen | Men's 1 km sprint | LW12 | 100% | 2:18.01 | 9 Q | 2:23.4 | 3 Q | 2:39.9 | 6 |
| Daniel Cnossen | Men's 10 km | LW12 | 100% | — | — | — | — | 33:02.0 | 10 |
| Daniel Cnossen | Men's 15 km | LW12 | 100% | — | — | — | — | 45:22.4 | 13 |
| Travis Dodson | Men's 1 km sprint | LW12 | 100% | 2:27.55 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Travis Dodson | Men's 10 km | LW12 | 100% | — | — | — | — | 35:49.6 | 23 |
| Sean Halsted | Men's 1 km sprint | LW11.5 | 97% | 2:25.57 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sean Halsted | Men's 10 km | LW11.5 | 97% | — | — | — | — | 34:21.9 | 16 |
| Sean Halsted | Men's 15 km | LW11.5 | 97% | — | — | — | — | 44:57.9 | 9 |
| Augusto Perez | Men's 15 km | | | — | — | — | — | 51:24.2 | 17 |
| Aaron Pike | Men's 1 km sprint | LW11.5 | 97% | 2:20.86 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aaron Pike | Men's 10 km | LW11.5 | 97% | — | — | — | — | 34:00.0 | 14 |
| Aaron Pike | Men's 15 km | LW11.5 | 97% | — | — | — | — | 45:20.6 | 12 |
| Brian Price | Men's 15 km | LW11.5 | 97% | — | — | — | — | 52:19.5 | 19 |
| Andy Soule | Men's 1 km sprint | LW12 | 100% | 2:19.31 | 11 Q | 2:34.0 | 3 Q | 2:38.0 | 5 |
| Andy Soule | Men's 10 km | LW12 | 100% | — | — | — | — | 32:56.1 | 9 |
| Andy Soule | Men's 15 km | LW12 | 100% | — | — | — | — | 42:53.8 | 5 |
| Jeremy Wagner | Men's 1 km sprint | LW11.5 | 97% | 2:22.35 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jeremy Wagner | Men's 10 km | LW11.5 | 97% | — | — | — | — | 35:40.5 | 22 |
| Monica Bascio | Women's 1 km sprint | LW11 | 94% | 2:56.81 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Monica Bascio | Women's 5 km | LW11 | 94% | — | — | — | — | 18:50.4 | 16 |
| Monica Bascio | Women's 12 km | LW11 | 94% | — | — | — | — | 41:56.2 | 7 |
| Oksana Masters | Women's 1 km sprint | LW12 | 100% | 2:34.81 | 3 | 2:52.3 | 2 | 2:47.6 | 4 |
| Oksana Masters | Women's 5 km | LW12 | 100% | — | — | — | — | 17:04.8 | |
| Oksana Masters | Women's 12 km | LW12 | 100% | — | — | — | — | 39:16.0 | |
| Tatyana McFadden | Women's 1 km sprint | | 94% | 2:35.22 | 4 | 2:57.9 | 2 | 2:45.7 | |
| Tatyana McFadden | Women's 5 km | | 94% | — | — | — | — | 17:27.8 | 7 |
| Tatyana McFadden | Women's 12 km | | 94% | — | — | — | — | 40:38.2 | 5 |
| Beth Requist | Women's 1 km sprint | | 94% | 3:09.79 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Beth Requist | Women's 5 km | | 94% | — | — | — | — | 20:17.4 | 19 |
| Beth Requist | Women's 12 km | | 94% | — | — | — | — | 46:29.1 | 16 |
| Jacob Adicoff Guide: Reid Pletcher Tatyana McFadden | Mixed relay | | | — | — | — | — | 29:06.7 | 6 |
| Omar Bermejo Kevin Burton Guide: David Chamberlain Augusto Perez Brian Price | Open relay | | | — | — | — | — | 29:58.3 | 9 |

### Standing

| Athlete | Events | Class | Factor % | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Class | Factor % | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Omar Bermejo | Men's 1 km sprint | LW6 | 96% | 4:48.86 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Omar Bermejo | Men's 10 km | LW6 | 96% | — | — | — | — | 29:51.8 | 29 |
| John Oman | Men's 1 km sprint | | 97% | 4:57.99 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| John Oman | Men's 10 km | | 97% | — | — | — | — | 31:01.8 | 32 |
| John Oman | Men's 20 km | | 97% | — | — | — | — | 1:17:04.1 | 18 |

## Ice sledge hockey
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 7 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |

### Gold Medal Game

| United States | Tyler CarronSteve CashTaylor ChaceDeclan FarmerNikko LanderosJen LeeTaylor LipsettDan McCoyKevin McKeeAdam PageJosh PaulsRico RomanBrody RoybalPaul SchausGreg ShawJoshua SweeneyAndy Yohe |

## Wheelchair curling

The United States qualified a mixed wheelchair curling team as one of the nine highest-ranked nations based on results from the last three World Wheelchair Curling Championships.

### Team

| Position | Curler |
| Skip | Patrick McDonald |
| Third | David Palmer |
| Second | Jimmy Joseph |
| Lead | Penny Greely |
| Alternate | Meghan Lino |

### Standings

Final round robin standings :
| Teamvte | Skip | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Qualification |
| Russia | Andrei Smirnov | 9 | 8 | 1 | 60 | 38 | Playoffs |
| Canada | Jim Armstrong | 9 | 7 | 2 | 66 | 42 | Playoffs |
| China | Wang Haitao | 9 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 45 | Playoffs |
| Great Britain | Aileen Neilson | 9 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 56 | Playoffs |
| United States | Patrick McDonald | 9 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 52 | |
| Slovakia | Radoslav Ďuriš | 9 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 68 | |
| Sweden | Jalle Jungnell | 9 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 49 | |
| Norway | Rune Lorentsen | 9 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 62 | |
| South Korea | Kim Myung-jin | 9 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 74 | |
| Finland | Markku Karjalainen | 9 | 2 | 7 | 61 | 58 | |

### Draw 1

Saturday, March 8, 9:30
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Slovakia (Ďuriš) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| United States (McDonald) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |

### Draw 2

Saturday, March 8, 15:30
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (McDonald) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| South Korea (Kim) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 |

### Draw 3

Sunday, March 9, 9:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (McDonald) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |

### Draw 5

Monday, March 10, 9:30
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (McDonald) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Canada (Armstrong) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 |

### Draw 6

Monday, March 10, 15:30
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| United States (McDonald) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |

### Draw 8

Tuesday, March 11, 15:30
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (McDonald) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Finland (Karjalainen) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |

### Draw 9

Wednesday, March 12, 9:30
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (McDonald) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | X | 10 |
| China (Wang) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |

### Draw 10

Wednesday, March 12, 15:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| United States (McDonald) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |

### Draw 11

Thursday, March 13, 9:30
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| Great Britain (Neilson) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| United States (McDonald) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |