United States at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

The United States competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea from 9 to 18 March 2018.

With 13 gold, 15 silver and 8 bronze medals, the US athletes had their best performance in 16 years and were the most successful national selection for the first time since 1994, ahead of the neutral athletes from Russia and the Canadian team. The most successful athlete within the US team was Oksana Masters with two gold, two silver and one bronze medal. Kendall Gretsch and Brenna Huckaby also each won two gold medals. With one gold, four silver and one bronze, David Cnossen was the most successful male US participant of the 2018 Paralympics.

Alpine skiing

 * Men
 * Sitting


 * Standing


 * Visually Impaired


 * Women
 * Sitting


 * Standing


 * Visually Impaired

Biathlon
Men

Sitting

Standing

Women Sitting

Cross-country skiing

 * Men
 * Sitting


 * Visually Impaired


 * Women
 * Sitting


 * Standing


 * Visually Impaired

Snowboarding
The World Para Snowboard World Cup Finals in Big White, British Columbia took place in February 2018. The event was the final one used to decide who would represent the United States at the 2018 Games. To be eligible to represent the United States at the Paralympic Games, American snowboarders had to get season race points in at least one race in the 2017-18 season. The deadline to get the points was 19 February 2018. On February 20, the names of the U.S. Paralympic Snowboarding Team were made public.


 * Snowboard cross
 * Men


 * Women

Para ice hockey
The USA could play at the 2018 Paralympics after it won competitions in 2017, before the Games started.

The United States national sledge hockey team played in several tournaments and friendly games to get ready for the Winter Paralympics. The team played in the December 2017 World Sled Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They played in the Para Ice Hockey International Tournament in Turin, Italy in January 2018. They also played in the 2018 Border Series in Buffalo, New York and Pt. Colborne, Ontario in February 2018. Head coach: Guy Gosselin Assistant coach: David Hoff, General Manager: Dan Brennan, Team doctor: Michael Uihein Team physiotherapist: Mike Cortese Team equipment manager: Scott Aldrich Team media officer: Scott Aldrich
 * Roster

Key: * OT – Overtime * GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout
 * Summary


 * Preliminary round


 * Semi-finals


 * Gold medal game

Wheelchair curling

 * Summary

The national team first decided who might be part of the national team in September 2017 in Incheon, South Korea. The second time when the national team said some people may not be able to go was at an event in Green Bay, Wisconsin in October 2017. The final choice of who would be on Team USA for the 2018 Games was made at USA National Team event in Wausau, Wisconsin in early November 2017.

Before the Games started, American wheelchair curlers had a few important dates in preparation for the Games. These included the U.S. Open in Utica, New York in December 2017, the Kisakallio Cup in Kisakallio, Finland in January 2018, and Sochi Open in January 2018.


 * Round robin standings

United States has a bye in draws 2, 4, 6, 9, 14 and 16.
 * Results

Saturday, 10 March, 14:35
 * Draw 1

Sunday, 11 March, 9:35
 * Draw 3

Sunday, 11 March, 19:35
 * Draw 5

Monday, 12 March, 14:35
 * Draw 7

Monday, 12 March, 19:35
 * Draw 8

Tuesday, 13 March, 14:35
 * Draw 10

Tuesday, 13 March, 19:35
 * Draw 11

Wednesday, 14 March, 9:35
 * Draw 12

Wednesday, 14 March, 14:35
 * Draw 13

Thursday, 15 March, 9:35
 * Draw 15

Thursday, 15 March, 19:35
 * Draw 17