United States at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Infobox Paralympics United States
games=2006 Winter
competitors= 56
sports= 4
flagbearer= Chris Devlin-Young
officials=
gold= 7
silver= 2
bronze= 3
total= 12
rank= 5
U.S. Paralympics sent 56 athletes (45 men and 11 women) to the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy — the largest delegation of any nation. Chris Devlin-Young, a 15-year veteran of the U.S. Disabled Ski Team and four-time Paralympic medalist in alpine skiing, served as the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies. Sledge hockey player Lonnie Hannah, a member of the gold-medal-winning U.S. team at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City and the bronze-medal-winning team in Turin, was the flag bearer at the Closing Ceremonies.

While the United States' total medal count was down from the 2002 Winter Paralympics because the number of disability classes in both alpine and nordic skiing were significantly reduced, there were many standout U.S. performances. Steve Cook won three medals in nordic skiing, including gold in the men's standing category of the 5K and the 10K. In alpine skiing, Laurie Stephens won three medals in the women's sitting category, including gold in the downhill and super G, while in the men's downhill, Kevin Bramble won gold in the sitting category and his teammate Chris Devlin-Young took the silver. Allison Jones and Sandy Dukat won gold and bronze, respectively, in the women's standing category of the slalom. Stephani Victor was the gold medal winner in the women's sitting slalom. The U.S. Paralympic sledge hockey team was unable to repeat its gold medal from the 2002 Winter Paralympics after losing 4-2 to Norway in the semifinals, but held on to win the bronze by beating Germany 4-3.

Medals

Gold

* Alpine skiing
** Men's downhill - Sitting: Kevin Bramble in an adjusted time of 1:21.03
** Women's downhill - Sitting: Laurie Stephens in an adjusted time of 1:29.96
** Women's super G - Sitting: Laurie Stephens in an adjusted time of 1:19.16
** Women's slalom - Standing: Allison Jones in a total adjusted time of 1:30.14
** Women's slalom - Sitting: Stephani Victor in a total adjusted time of 1:48.54
* Cross-country skiing
** Men's 5K - Standing: Steve Cook in an adjusted time of 12:36.2
** Men's 10K - Standing: Steve Cook in an adjusted time of 27:22.8

ilver

* Alpine skiing
** Men's downhill - Sitting: Chris Devlin-Young in an adjusted time of 1:22.04
** Women's giant slalom - Sitting: Laurie Stephens in a total adjusted time of 2:05.11

Bronze

* Alpine skiing
** Women's slalom - Standing: Sandy Dukat in a total adjusted time of 1:33.66
* Cross-country skiing
** Men's 20K - Standing: Steve Cook in an adjusted time of 59:42.2
* Ice sledge hockey
** Men's sledge hockey: United States beats Germany 4-3 in the bronze medal game

The 2006 U.S. Paralympic Team

Name, age, hometown/residence, disability class

Alpine skiing: 7 women, 20 men

Women:
* Sandy Dukat (33, Chicago/Vail, Colorado), LW 2
* Lacey Heward (26, Boise, Idaho/Emmett, Idaho), LW 11
* Allison Jones (21, Colorado Springs/Denver), LW 2
* Hannah Pennington (27, Denver/Winter Park, Colorado), LW 3-2
* Laurie Stephens (22, Wenham, Massachusetts/Durham, New Hampshire), LW 12-1
* Elitsa Storey (18, Sun Valley, Idaho), LW 2
* Stephani Victor (36, Park City, Utah), LW 12-2

Men:
* Erik Bayindirli (43, Deer Mountain, Utah), LW 11
* Kevin Bramble (33, Cape May Court House, New Jersey), LW 12-1
* Carl Burnett (24, Cape Elizabeth, Maine/Winter Park, Colorado), LW 11
* Chris Canfield (45, Breckenridge, Colorado), LW 2
* Nick Catanzarite (28, Mishawaka, Indiana/Winter Park, Colorado), LW 10-1
* Chris Devlin-Young (44, Campton, New Hampshire), LW 12-1
* Timothy Clay Fox (27, Portland, Oregon), LW 4
* Ralph Green (28, Brooklyn, New York/Edwards, Colorado), LW 2
* Gerald Hayden (25, Merced, California/Winter Park, Colorado), LW 12-1
* John Knudsen (19, American Canyon, California), LW 12-2
* James Lagerstrom (41, Dearborn, Michigan), LW 4
* Roger Lee (43, Los Angeles/Winter Park, Colorado), LW 11
* Monte Meier (34, St. Paul, Minnesota/Park City, Utah), LW 2
* Andy Parr (34, Rockland, Maine/Lincoln, New Hampshire), B 3
* Reed Robinson (51, Incline Village, Nevada), LW 6/8-1
* George Sansonetis (33, Fraser, Colorado), LW 9-2
* Josh Sundquist (21, Harrisonburg, Virginia/Winter Park, Colorado), LW 2
* Joe Tompkins (37, Juneau, Alaska), LW 11
* Tyler Walker (20, Franconia, New Hampshire), LW 12-2
* Brad Washburn (19, Highlands Ranch, Colorado/Winter Park, Colorado), LW 4

Ice sledge hockey: 15 men

* Steven Cash (16, Overland, Missouri)
* Taylor Chace (19, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire)
* Dave Conklin (50, La Crosse, Wisconsin)
* James Connelly (16, Galloway, New Jersey)
* Bradley Emmerson (20, Amherst, New York)
* Manuel Guerra, Jr (38, Plymouth, Minnesota)
* Michael Hallman (16, Hatboro, Pennsylvania)
* Lonnie Hannah II (42, Mansfield, Texas)
* Joe Howard (39, Kingston, Massachusetts)
* Tim Jones (18, Mt. Ephraim, New jersey)
* Andrew Lipsett (19, Mesquite, Texas)
* Christopher Manns (25, Buffalo, New York)
* Alexi Salamone (18, Grand Island, New York)
* Kip St. Germaine (40, East Falmouth, Massachusetts)
* Andy Yohe (27, Bettendorf, Iowa)

Nordic skiing: 3 women, 6 men

Women:

* Monica Bascio (36, Evergreen, Colorado)
* Candace Cable (51, Truckee, California)
* Kelly Underkofler (21, St. Paul, Minnesota/Frisco, Colorado)

Men:

* Bob Balk (40, Long Beach, California)
* Steve Cook (37, Salt Lake City)
* Mike Crenshaw (51, Boulder, Colorado)
* Chris Klebl (34, Heber City, Utah)
* Greg Mallory (37, Portland, Oregon)
* Dan Perkins (47, Syracuse, New York)

Wheelchair curling: 1 woman, 4 men

Women:

* Danell Libby (37, Chatham, New York)

Men:

* James Joseph (44, New Hartford, New York)
* Augusto Perez (33, East Syracuse, New York)
* Jim Pierce (43, North Syracuse, New York)
* Wes Smith (65, Glenburn, Maine)

The youngest member of the 2006 United States Paralympic Team was James Connelly, (Ice Sledge Hockey; Bronze) at the age of 16 years and 4 months. He was a rookie defenseman on the Bronze Medal winning Ice Sledge Hockey Team, making him the United State's youngest Winter Medal holding Paralympian in history.

ee also

*2006 Winter Paralympics
*United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics

External links

* [http://www.paralympicgames.torino2006.org Torino 2006 Paralympic Games]
* [http://www.paralympic.org International Paralympic Committee]
* [http://www.usparalympics.org U.S. Paralympics]