# United States at the 1980 Winter Olympics

The United States was the host nation for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.

## Medalists

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Eric Heiden | Speed skating | Men's 500 meters | February 15 |
| Gold | Eric Heiden | Speed skating | Men's 5000 meters | February 16 |
| Gold | Eric Heiden | Speed skating | Men's 1000 meters | February 19 |
| Gold | Eric Heiden | Speed skating | Men's 1500 meters | February 21 |
| Gold | Eric Heiden | Speed skating | Men's 10,000 meters | February 23 |
| Gold | United States men's national ice hockey team Bill BakerNeal BrotenDave ChristianSteve ChristoffJim CraigMike EruzioneJohn HarringtonMark JohnsonRob McClanahanKen MorrowJack O'CallahanMike RamseyMark PavelichSteve JanaszakBuzz SchneiderDave SilkEric StrobelBob SuterPhil VerchotaMark Wells | Ice hockey | Men's tournament | February 24 |
| Silver | Leah Poulos-Mueller | Speed skating | Women's 500 meters | February 15 |
| Silver | Leah Poulos-Mueller | Speed skating | Women's 1000 meters | February 17 |
| Silver | Phil Mahre | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom | February 19 |
| Silver | Linda Fratianne | Figure skating | Women's singles | February 23 |
| Bronze | Beth Heiden | Speed skating | Women's 3000 meters | February 20 |
| Bronze | Charles Tickner | Figure skating | Men's singles | February 21 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Speed skating | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Ice hockey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Figure skating | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total | Percentage |
| Male | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 66.7% |
| Female | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 33.3% |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 100% |
Multiple medalists :
| Name | Sport | | | | Total |
| Eric Heiden | Speed skating | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Leah Poulos-Mueller | Speed skating | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |

## Alpine skiing

Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Karl Anderson | Downhill | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Phil Mahre | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:48.88 | 14 |
| Andy Mill | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:49.07 | 16 |
| Pete Patterson | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:47.04 | 5 |
| Cary Adgate | Giant slalom | 1:22.48 | 23 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Phil Mahre | Giant slalom | 1:21.74 | 14 | 1:22.59 | 10 | 2:44.33 | 10 |
| Steve Mahre | Giant slalom | 1:21.86 | 15 | 1:23.08 | 15 | 2:44.94 | 15 |
| Pete Patterson | Giant slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Phil Mahre | Slalom | 53.31 | 1 | 51.45 | 8 | 1:44.76 | |
| Steve Mahre | Slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Pete Patterson | Slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Bill Taylor | Slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Holly Flanders | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:40.96 | 14 |
| Cindy Nelson | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:39.69 | 7 |
| Heidi Preuss | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:39.51 | 4 |
| Christin Cooper | Giant slalom | 1:16.61 | 9 | 1:28.10 | 7 | 2:44.71 | 7 |
| Tamara McKinney | Giant slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Cindy Nelson | Giant slalom | 1:17.42 | 13 | 1:29.90 | 14 | 2:47.32 | 13 |
| Heidi Preuss | Giant slalom | 1:17.54 | 15 | 1:30.83 | 20 | 2:48.37 | 17 |
| Abbi Fisher | Slalom | 45.10 | 14 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Christin Cooper | Slalom | 44.23 | 7 | 45.05 | 7 | 1:29.28 | 8 |
| Tamara McKinney | Slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Cindy Nelson | Slalom | 44.96 | 12 | 45.89 | 13 | 1:30.85 | 11 |

## Biathlon

| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Martin Hagen | Individual | 1:21:02.95 | 8 (0+4+4+0) | 36 |
| Glenn Jobe | Individual | 1:21:36.52 | 6 (1+0+0+5) | 38 |
| Johnny Ruger | Individual | 1:33:30.80 | 21 (8+4+6+3) | 45 |
| Peter Hoag | Sprint | 38:53.44 | 4 (2+2) | 45 |
| Lyle Nelson | Sprint | 35:40.56 | 2 (1+1) | 19 |
| Donald Nielsen | Sprint | 38:51.02 | 6 (2+4) | 44 |
| Peter Hoag Martin Hagen Lyle Nelson Donald Nielsen | Relay | 1:39:24.29 | 13 (0+5 0+8) | 8 |

## Bobsleigh

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Brent Rushlaw Joe Tyler | Two-man | 1:02.90 | 5 | 1:02.81 | 3 | 1:02.99 | 5 | 1:03.42 | 8 | 4:12.12 | 6 |
| Howard Siler Dick Nalley | Two-man | 1:03.04 | 6 | 1:03.04 | 6 | 1:02.65 | 2 | 1:03.00 | 5 | 4:11.73 | 5 |
| Bob Hickey Jeff Jordan Willie Davenport Jeff Gadley | Four-man | 1:01.49 | 12 | 1:01.81 | 14 | 1:01.04 | 13 | 1:01.77 | 14 | 4:06.11 | 12 |
| Howard Siler Joe Tyler Jeff Jost Dick Nalley | Four-man | 1:01.49 | 12 | 1:01.69 | 13 | 1:01.30 | 14 | 1:01.72 | 12 | 4:06.20 | 13 |

## Cross-country skiing

Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Tim Caldwell | 15 km | 44:30.41 | 25 |
| Stan Dunklee | 15 km | 44:03.84 | 22 |
| Jim Galanes | 15 km | 44:46.48 | 33 |
| Bill Koch | 15 km | 43:38.56 | 16 |
| Stan Dunklee | 30 km | 1:33:48.02 | 30 |
| Jim Galanes | 30 km | 1:36:15.17 | 41 |
| Bill Koch | 30 km | DNF | DNF |
| Doug Peterson | 30 km | 1:38:29.86 | 45 |
| Stan Dunklee | 50 km | 2:42:20.20 | 33 |
| Jim Galanes | 50 km | 2:37:09.64 | 20 |
| Bill Koch | 50 km | 2:34:31.62 | 13 |
| Doug Peterson | 50 km | DNF | DNF |
| Tim Caldwell Stan Dunklee Jim Galanes Bill Koch | 4 × 10 km relay | 2:04:12.17 | 8 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Leslie Bancroft-Krichko | 5 km | 16:39.71 | 33 |
| Betsy Haines | 5 km | 17:27.75 | 37 |
| Beth Paxson | 5 km | 16:20.93 | 26 |
| Alison Owen-Spencer | 5 km | 16:05.04 | 22 |
| Leslie Bancroft-Krichko | 10 km | 33:04.71 | 28 |
| Beth Paxson | 10 km | 33:01.60 | 25 |
| Alison Owen-Spencer | 10 km | 32:41.33 | 22 |
| Lynn von der Heide-Spencer-Galanes | 10 km | 33:13.89 | 31 |
| Leslie Bancroft-Krichko Alison Owen-Spencer Beth Paxson Lynn von der Heide-Spencer-Galanes | 4 × 5 km relay | 1:06:55.41 | 7 |

## Figure skating

Individual
| Athlete | Event | CF | SP | FS | Total | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Points | Places | Rank |
| Scott Hamilton | Men's singles | 8 | 4 | 4 | 181.78 | 45 | 5 |
| David Santee | Men's singles | 3 | 3 | 5 | 185.52 | 34 | 4 |
| Charles Tickner | Men's singles | 2 | 5 | 3 | 187.06 | 28 | |
| Lisa-Marie Allen | Ladies' singles | 8 | 3 | 4 | 179.42 | 45 | 5 |
| Linda Fratianne | Ladies' singles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 188.30 | 16 | |
| Sandy Lenz | Ladies' singles | 11 | 6 | 7 | 172.74 | 82 | 9 |
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | SP / CD | FS / FD | Total | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Points | Places | Rank |
| Tai Babilonia Randy Gardner | Pairs | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| Kitty Carruthers Peter Carruthers | Pairs | 5 | 5 | 137.38 | 46 | 5 |
| Sheryl Franks Michael Botticelli | Pairs | 7 | 7 | 133.84 | 64 | 7 |
| Judy Blumberg Michael Seibert | Ice dancing | 7 | 7 | 190.30 | 66 | 7 |
| Stacey Smith John Summers | Ice dancing | 8 | 8 | 188.38 | 75 | 9 |

## Ice hockey

Summary
| Team | Event | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Consolation game | Final round | Final round | Final round |
| Team | Event | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | Sweden T 2-2 | Czechoslovakia W 7–3 | Norway W 5–1 | Romania W 7–2 | West Germany W 4–2 | 1 Q | Bye | Soviet Union W 4–3 | Finland W 4–2 | |
Roster
* Bill Baker – A
* Neal Broten
* Dave Christian
* Steve Christoff
* Jim Craig
* Mike Eruzione – C
* John Harrington
* Steve Janaszak
* Mark Johnson
* Rob McClanahan
* Ken Morrow
* Jack O'Callahan
* Mark Pavelich
* Mike Ramsey
* Buzz Schneider
* Dave Silk
* Eric Strobel
* Bob Suter
* Phil Verchota
* Mark Wells
First Round
| Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Sweden | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 9 | Advanced to the final round |
| United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 9 | Advanced to the final round |
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 6 | Advanced to the consolation round |
| Romania | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 3 | |
| West Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 2 | |
| Norway | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 36 | −27 | 1 | |
All times are local (UTC-5).
Final round
The top two teams from each group play the top two teams from the other group once. Points from previous games against their own group carry over, excluding teams who failed to make the medal round. First place team wins gold, second silver, and third bronze.
| Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 5 |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 4 |
| Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 2 |
| Finland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 1 |
Head-to-head results carried forward from group matches:
* February 12: Sweden 2–2 USA
* February 18: Finland 2–4 USSR

## Luge

Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| John Fee | Singles | 45.328 | 21 | 45.407 | 15 | 46.032 | 20 | 45.345 | 15 | 3:02.112 | 14 |
| Richard Stithem | Singles | 45.418 | 22 | 45.938 | 19 | 46.245 | 21 | 45.491 | 17 | 3:03.092 | 20 |
| Jeff Tucker | Singles | 45.158 | 17 | 45.311 | 13 | 45.427 | 14 | 45.400 | 16 | 3:01.296 | 12 |
| Raymond Bateman Frank Masley | Doubles | 48.241 | 19 | 40.612 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1:28.853 | 18 |
| Ty Danco Richard Healey | Doubles | 40.386 | 12 | 40.955 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1:21.341 | 11 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Donna Burke | Singles | 40.663 | 19 | 40.931 | 17 | 40.943 | 16 | 41.148 | 21 | 2:43.685 | 17 |
| Susan Charlesworth | Singles | 41.018 | 24 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Debra Genovese | Singles | 40.497 | 16 | 40.811 | 16 | 40.799 | 15 | 40.819 | 15 | 2:42.926 | 15 |

## Nordic combined

| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Gary Crawford | Individual | 78.8 | 82.9 | 161.7 | 29 | 52:21.3 | 178.480 | 25 | 340.180 | 28 |
| Mike Devecka | Individual | 88.6 | 85.9 | 174.5 | 22 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Kerry Lynch | Individual | 87.6 | 92.7 | 180.3 | 20 | 49:44.3 | 202.030 | 12 | 382.330 | 18 |
| Walter Malmquist | Individual | 108.4 | 113.4 | 221.8 | 2 | 52:54.5 | 173.500 | 27 | 395.300 | 12 |

## Ski jumping

| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank |
| Jeff Davis | Normal hill | 80.0 | 105.7 | 84.0 | 120.6 | 226.3 | 17 |
| Jim Denney | Normal hill | 70.0 | 93.2 | 75.0 | 99.7 | 192.9 | 36 |
| Jim Maki | Normal hill | 81.0 | 113.8 | 72.0 | 94.9 | 208.7 | 26 |
| Chris McNeill | Normal hill | 79.0 | 110.1 | 74.5 | 102.4 | 212.5 | 23 |
| Jeff Davis | Large hill | 96.0 | 99.6 | 83.0 | 76.9 | 176.5 | 44 |
| Jim Denney | Large hill | 109.0 | 123.8 | 104.0 | 115.3 | 239.1 | 8 |
| Walter Malmquist | Large hill | 97.0 | 104.0 | 95.5 | 101.4 | 205.4 | 27 |
| Reed Zuehlke | Large hill | 98.0 | 100.4 | 79.0 | 68.8 | 169.2 | 45 |

## Speed skating

Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Jim Chapin | 500 m | 39.74 | 24 |
| Eric Heiden | 500 m | 38.03 OR | |
| Dan Immerfall | 500 m | 38.69 | 5 |
| Eric Heiden | 1000 m | 1:15.18 OR | |
| Craig Kressler | 1000 m | 1:18.37 | 11 |
| Peter Mueller | 1000 m | 1:17.11 | 5 |
| Eric Heiden | 1500 m | 1:55.44 OR | |
| Craig Kressler | 1500 m | 2:00.60 | 18 |
| Tom Plant | 1500 m | 2:00.57 | 17 |
| Eric Heiden | 5000 m | 7:02.29 OR | |
| Craig Kressler | 5000 m | 7:25.43 | 18 |
| Mike Woods | 5000 m | 7:10.39 | 7 |
| Eric Heiden | 10,000 m | 14:28.13 WR | |
| Craig Kressler | 10,000 m | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Mike Woods | 10,000 m | 14:39.53 | 4 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Sarah Docter | 500 m | 44.48 | 23 |
| Beth Heiden | 500 m | 43.18 | 7 |
| Leah Poulos-Mueller | 500 m | 42.26 | |
| Sarah Docter | 1000 m | 1:28.80 | 14 |
| Beth Heiden | 1000 m | 1:27.01 | 5 |
| Leah Poulos-Mueller | 1000 m | 1:25.41 | |
| Mary Docter | 1500 m | 2:14.74 | 12 |
| Sarah Docter | 1500 m | 2:15.11 | 13 |
| Beth Heiden | 1500 m | 2:13.10 | 7 |
| Mary Docter | 3000 m | 4:39.29 | 6 |
| Sarah Docter | 3000 m | 4:43.30 | 10 |
| Beth Heiden | 3000 m | 4:33.77 | |