# United States at the 1988 Winter Olympics

The United States competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

## 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 | Brian Boitano | Figure skating | Men's singles | February 20 |
| Gold | Bonnie Blair | Speed skating | Women's 500 meters | February 22 |
| Silver | Eric Flaim | Speed skating | Men's 1500 meters | February 20 |
| Bronze | Peter Oppegard Jill Watson | Figure skating | Pairs | February 16 |
| Bronze | Bonnie Blair | Speed skating | Women's 1000 meters | February 26 |
| Bronze | Debi Thomas | Figure skating | Women's singles | February 27 |
Multiple medalists :
| Name | Sport | | | | Total |
| Bonnie Blair | Speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Alpine skiing | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Biathlon | 5 | – | 5 |
| Bobsleigh | 9 | – | 9 |
| Cross-country skiing | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Figure skating | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Ice hockey | 22 | – | 22 |
| Luge | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4 |
| Ski jumping | 6 | – | 6 |
| Speed skating | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Total | 87 | 31 | 118 |

## Alpine skiing

Timed events Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Bill Hudson | Downhill | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| A. J. Kitt | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 2:04.94 | 26 |
| Doug Lewis | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 2:06.25 | 32 |
| Jeff Olson | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 2:05.09 | 28 |
| Bill Hudson | Super-G | — | — | — | — | 1:47.29 | 30 |
| A. J. Kitt | Super-G | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Jeff Olson | Super-G | — | — | — | — | 1:45.56 | 24 |
| Tiger Shaw | Super-G | — | — | — | — | 1:44.26 | 18 |
| Felix McGrath | Giant slalom | 1:06.79 | 16 | 1:03.81 | 13 | 2:10.60 | 13 |
| Jack Miller | Giant slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Bob Ormsby | Giant slalom | 1:10.07 | 39 | 1:05.78 | 29 | 2:15.85 | 34 |
| Tiger Shaw | Giant slalom | 1:06.71 | 14 | 1:03.52 | 12 | 2:10.23 | 12 |
| Felix McGrath | Slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Jack Miller | Slalom | 55.00 | 24 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Bob Ormsby | Slalom | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ |
| Alex Williams | 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 |
| Pam Fletcher | Downhill | — | — | — | — | DNS | DNS |
| Kristin Krone | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:29.13 | 20 |
| Hilary Lindh | Downhill | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Edith Thys | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:28.53 | 18 |
| Debbie Armstrong | Super-G | — | — | — | — | 1:21.87 | 18 |
| Kristin Krone | Super-G | — | — | — | — | 1:24.51 | 32 |
| Hilary Lindh | Super-G | — | — | — | — | 1:23.11 | 26 |
| Edith Thys | Super-G | — | — | — | — | 1:20.93 | 9 |
| Debbie Armstrong | Giant slalom | 1:01.73 | 17 | 1:08.99 | 13 | 2:10.72 | 13 |
| Tamara McKinney | Giant slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Diann Roffe | Giant slalom | 1:01.75 | 18 | 1:08.94 | 12 | 2:10.69 | 12 |
| Heidi Voelker | Giant slalom | 1:02.10 | 20 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Beth Madsen | Slalom | 51.09 | 17 | 50.09 | 11 | 1:41.18 | 11 |
| Tamara McKinney | Slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Diann Roffe | Slalom | 51.74 | 22 | 51.14 | 14 | 1:42.88 | 15 |
| Heidi Voelker | Slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
Combined Men
| Athlete | Event | Downhill | Downhill | Slalom | Slalom | Slalom | Slalom | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total | Points | Points | Rank |
| Bill Hudson | Combined | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| A. J. Kitt | Combined | 1:50.42 | 38.85 | 56.95 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Felix McGrath | Combined | 1:53.35 | 71.19 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Jeff Olson | Combined | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Downhill | Downhill | Slalom | Slalom | Slalom | Slalom | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total | Points | Points | Rank |
| Kristin Krone | Combined | 1:18.80 | 36.11 | 44.94 | 45.25 | 1:30.19 | 78.70 | 114.81 | 17 |
| Hilary Lindh | Combined | 1:19.27 | 43.36 | 46.96 | 48.35 | 1:35.31 | 121.20 | 164.57 | 23 |
| Beth Madsen | Combined | 1:21.31 | 74.84 | 41.86 | 42.92 | 1:24.78 | 33.79 | 108.64 | 15 |
| Edith Thys | Combined | 1:18.38 | 29.63 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |

## Biathlon

| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Darin Binning | Individual | 1:03:54.8 | 4 | 42 |
| Bill Carow | Individual | 1:05:10.1 | 5 | 49 |
| Curt Schreiner | Individual | 1:05:22.7 | 5 | 52 |
| Josh Thompson | Individual | 1:01:29.4 | 5 | 25 |
| Bill Carow | Sprint | 28:19.6 | 4 (1+3) | 49 |
| Lyle Nelson | Sprint | 27:34.3 | 1 (0+1) | 30 |
| Curt Schreiner | Sprint | 28:19.9 | 3 (2+1) | 50 |
| Josh Thompson | Sprint | 27:27.7 | 4 (2+2) | 27 |
| Darin Binning Lyle Nelson Curt Schreiner Josh Thompson | Relay | 1:29:33.0 | 2 | 9 |

## 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 Mike Aljoe | Two-man | 59.01 | 25 | 1:00.13 | 17 | 1:00.96 | 16 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Matt Roy Jim Herberich | Two-man | 59.37 | 29 | 1:00.06 | 15 | 1:00.34 | 10 | 59.57 | 11 | 3:59.34 | 16 |
| Brent Rushlaw Hal Hoye Mike Wasko Bill White | Four-man | 56.72 | 4 | 57.67 | 8 | 56.69 | 9 | 57.20 | 1 | 3:48.28 | 4 |
| Brian Shimer Jim Herberich Matt Roy Scott Pladel | Four-man | 57.17 | 12 | 58.49 | 19 | 57.47 | 19 | 58.10 | 13 | 3:51.23 | 16 |

## Cross-country skiing

Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Todd Boonstra | 15 km classical | 47:21.8 | 53 |
| Joe Galanes | 15 km classical | 48:05.2 | 58 |
| Dan Simoneau | 15 km classical | 44:53.8 | 29 |
| Bill Spencer | 15 km classical | 45:59.6 | 40 |
| Kevin Brochman | 30 km classical | 1:37:07.1 | 56 |
| Jon Engen | 30 km classical | 1:35:41.9 | 51 |
| Joe Galanes | 30 km classical | DNF | DNF |
| Dan Simoneau | 30 km classical | 1:35:21.4 | 49 |
| Kevin Brochman | 50 km freestyle | 2:19:45.5 | 47 |
| Jon Engen | 50 km freestyle | DNF | DNF |
| Dan Simoneau | 50 km freestyle | DNF | DNF |
| Bill Spencer | 50 km freestyle | 2:25:22.6 | 56 |
| Todd Boonstra Dan Simoneau Bill Spencer Joe Galanes | 4×10 km relay | 1:50:27.6 | 13 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Leslie Bancroft-Krichko | 5 km classical | 16:31.1 | 31 |
| Nancy Fiddler | 5 km classical | 17:05.4 | 41 |
| Leslie Thompson | 5 km classical | 16:58.5 | 39 |
| Betsy Youngman | 5 km classical | 17:32.6 | 47 |
| Leslie Bancroft-Krichko | 10 km classical | 33:25.1 | 36 |
| Dorcas DenHartog-Wonsavage | 10 km classical | 34:26.1 | 40 |
| Nancy Fiddler | 10 km classical | 34:31.1 | 41 |
| Leslie Thompson | 10 km classical | 35:17.7 | 45 |
| Dorcas DenHartog-Wonsavage | 20 km freestyle | 1:00:48.6 | 23 |
| Nancy Fiddler | 20 km freestyle | 1:03:57.5 | 43 |
| Leslie Thompson | 20 km freestyle | 1:01:04.1 | 25 |
| Betsy Youngman | 20 km freestyle | 1:03:31.3 | 42 |
| Leslie Bancroft-Krichko Dorcas DanHartog-Wonsavage Nancy Fiddler Leslie Thompson | 4×5 km relay | 1:04:08.8 | 8 |

## Figure skating

Individual
| Athlete | Event | CF | SP | FS | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | TFP | Rank |
| Brian Boitano | Men's singles | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.0 | |
| Christopher Bowman | Men's singles | 8 | 5 | 7 | 13.8 | 7 |
| Paul Wylie | Men's singles | 12 | 8 | 9 | 19.4 | 10 |
| Caryn Kadavy | Ladies's singles | 7 | 5 | DNS | DNF | DNF |
| Jill Trenary | Ladies's singles | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10.4 | 4 |
| Debi Thomas | Ladies's singles | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6.0 | |
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | CD | SP / OD | FS / FD | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | TFP | Rank |
| Natalie Seybold Wayne Seybold | Pairs | — | 10 | 10 | 15.0 | 10 |
| Gillian Wachsman Todd Waggoner | Pairs | — | 4 | 5 | 7.0 | 5 |
| Jill Watson Peter Oppegard | Pairs | — | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | |
| Suzanne Semanick Scott Gregory | Ice dancing | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12.0 | 6 |
| Susan Wynne Joseph Druar | Ice dancing | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22.0 | 11 |

## 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 | Final round |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| United States men's | Men's tournament | Austria W 10–6 | Czechoslovakia L 5–7 | Soviet Union L 5–7 | Norway W 6–3 | West Germany L 1–4 | 4 | 7th place game Switzerland W 8–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 7 |
Roster
   * Scott Fusco
   * Corey Millen
   * Greg Brown
   * Guy Gosselin
   * Clark Donatelli
   * Jim Johannson
   * Peter Laviolette
   * Scott Young
   * Brian Leetch
   * Mike Richter
   * Jeff Norton
   * Eric Weinrich
   * Dave Snuggerud
   * Allen Bourbeau
   * Kevin Stevens
   * Tony Granato
   * Craig Janney
   * Steve Leach
   * Lane MacDonald
   * Kevin Miller
   * Todd Okerlund
   * Chris Terreri
   * Dave Peterson (Head coach)
First round
| Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 10 |
| West Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 8 |
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 6 |
| United States | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 4 |
| Austria | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 1 |
| Norway | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 1 |
7th place game

## 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 |
| Duncan Kennedy | Singles | 47.032 | 16 | 47.065 | 16 | 47.093 | 15 | 47.282 | 16 | 3:08.472 | 14 |
| Frank Masley | Singles | 46.813 | 11 | 46.890 | 9 | 46.813 | 8 | 47.427 | 18 | 3:07.943 | 12 |
| Jon Owen | Singles | 47.670 | 25 | 47.632 | 23 | 47.834 | 25 | 48.328 | 28 | 3:11.464 | 23 |
| Joe Barile Steven Maher | Doubles | 46.262 | 10 | 48.701 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 1:34.963 | 16 |
| Timothy Nardiello Miro Zajonc | Doubles | 46.482 | 13 | 46.838 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1:33.320 | 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 |
| Cammy Myler | Singles | 46.502 | 8 | 46.888 | 9 | 46.828 | 12 | 46.617 | 8 | 3:06.835 | 9 |
| Erica Terwillegar | Singles | 46.506 | 9 | 47.300 | 15 | 46.780 | 10 | 46.705 | 10 | 3:07.291 | 11 |
| Bonny Warner | Singles | 46.409 | 6 | 46.643 | 8 | 46.633 | 7 | 46.371 | 5 | 3:06.211 | 6 |

## Nordic combined

| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 3 | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Gary Crawford | Individual | 55.4 | 65.2 | 70.6 | 135.8 | 43 | 43:54.7 | 41 | 54:12.7 | 41 |
| Joe Holland | Individual | 101.8 | 96.4 | 108.6 | 210.4 | 9 | 41:01.8 | 28 | 43:02.5 | 19 |
| Todd Wilson | Individual | 88.2 | 91.9 | 78.1 | 180.1 | 37 | 42:07.9 | 39 | 47:30.6 | 40 |
| Joe Holland Hans Johnstone Todd Wilson | Team | — | — | — | 516.9 | 9 | 1:23:42.9 | 10 | 1:33:06.9 | 10 |

## Ski jumping

| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank |
| Mike Holland | Normal hill | 79.5 | 92.8 | 74.5 | 81.8 | 174.6 | 33 |
| Mark Konopacke | Normal hill | 83.5 | 100.2 | 79.0 | 88.0 | 188.2 | 18 |
| Dennis McGrane | Normal hill | 78.0 | 90.4 | 73.0 | 79.4 | 169.8 | 43 |
| Rick Mewborn | Normal hill | 75.0 | 80.1 | 74.0 | 78.5 | 158.6 | 54 |
| Chris Hastings | Large hill | 94.0 | 74.0 | 93.0 | 71.1 | 145.1 | 49 |
| Mike Holland | Large hill | 105.0 | 96.9 | 92.0 | 73.7 | 170.6 | 32 |
| Mark Konopacke | Large hill | 100.0 | 83.9 | 96.0 | 76.3 | 160.2 | 42 |
| Ted Langlois | Large hill | 95.0 | 75.9 | 90.0 | 66.9 | 142.8 | 50 |
| Mike Holland Mark Konopacke Ted Langlois Dennis McGrane | Team | — | 259.3 | — | 237.5 | 496.8 | 10 |

## Speed skating

Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Erik Henriksen | 500 m | 37.50 | 15 |
| Dan Jansen | 500 m | DNF | DNF |
| Marty Pierce | 500 m | 37.76 | 22 |
| Nick Thometz | 500 m | 37.16 | 8 |
| Tom Cushman | 1000 m | 1:14.68 | 17 |
| Eric Flaim | 1000 m | 1:13.53 | 4 |
| Dan Jansen | 1000 m | DNF | DNF |
| Nick Thometz | 1000 m | 1:14.71 | 18 |
| John Baskfield | 1500 m | 1:55.88 | 20 |
| Eric Flaim | 1500 m | 1:52.12 | |
| Mark Greenwald | 1500 m | 1:54.64 | 11 |
| Dave Silk | 1500 m | 1:55.26 | 15 |
| Erick Flaim | 5000 m | 6:47.09 | 4 |
| Mark Greenwald | 5000 m | 6:51.98 | 9 |
| Dave Silk | 5000 m | 6:49.95 | 6 |
| Eric Flaim | 10,000 m | 14:05.57 | 4 |
| Jeff Klaiber | 10,000 m | 14:38.60 | 25 |
| Dave Silk | 10,000 m | 14:25.56 | 14 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Leslie Bader | 500 m | 41.57 | 23 |
| Bonnie Blair | 500 m | 39.10 WR | |
| Katie Class | 500 m | 40.91 | 12 |
| Kristen Talbot | 500 m | 41.71 | 25 |
| Leslie Bader | 1000 m | 1:21.09 | 7 |
| Bonnie Blair | 1000 m | 1:18.31 | |
| Katie Class | 1000 m | 1:21.10 | 8 |
| Nancy Swider-Peltz | 1000 m | 1:24.81 | 24 |
| Leslie Bader | 1500 m | 2:05.53 | 10 |
| Bonnie Blair | 1500 m | 2:04.02 | 4 |
| Katie Class | 1500 m | 2:07.30 | 13 |
| Janet Goldman | 1500 m | 2:08.72 | 18 |
| Leslie Bader | 3000 m | 4:30.09 | 20 |
| Mary Docter | 3000 m | 4:29.93 | 19 |
| Janet Goldman | 3000 m | 4:25.26 | 11 |
| Mary Docter | 5000 m | 7:37.00 | 11 |
| Janet Goldman | 5000 m | 7:36.98 | 10 |
| Nancy Swider-Peltz | 5000 m | 7:52.12 | 22 |