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| At the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck |
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| Competitors | 57[1] in 7 sports | |||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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The United States will compete at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
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The United States is allowed to send a maximum of two athletes to compete in the alpine skiing event, one male and one female athlete.[1][2][3]
The United States has qualified two male and two female biathletes.[1][4]
The United States will send a pair of athletes to compete in the two-man bobsled event.[1]
The United States has qualified one male and one female cross-country skier.[1][2][3][5]
The United States has qualified a mixed team of two junior men and two junior women. The team representing the United States was decided at the Youth Olympic Games playdown in Grafton, North Dakota.[6]
Skip: Korey Dropkin
Third: Sarah Anderson
Second: Thomas Howell
Lead: Taylor Anderson
| Blue Group | Skip | W | L |
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| China | |||
| Czech Republic | |||
| Estonia | |||
| New Zealand | Luke Steele | ||
| Norway | |||
| South Korea | |||
| Switzerland | Michael Brunner | ||
| United States | Korey Dropkin |
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Teams are to be determined.
| Athletes | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
The United States has qualified a total of three singles skaters and three skating pairs. However, there will be only one athlete in girls' singles, one pair team in pair skating, and two pairs teams in ice dancing. Originally, the United States had received a quota spot in the boys' singles competition and an additional quota spot in the girls' singles competition, but U.S. Figure Skating has announced that those spots will not be filled.[1][7]
The United States has qualified two male and two female skiers, one each in the half-pipe and ski cross categories for each gender.[1][2][3]
The United States is sending one boys' ice hockey team consisting of 17 athletes.
The team roster is listed as follows:[1][9]
| No. | Pos. | 2012 Winter Youth Olympics United States U-16 boys' ice hockey team roster | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Hometown | Current Team |
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| G | Logan Halladay | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 79 kg (170 lb) | 17 August 1996 | Cary, North Carolina | Carolina Jr. Hurricanes (NAPAL) | |
| G | Edwin Minney | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 88 kg (190 lb) | 29 March 1996 | Wind Gap, Pennsylvania | DC Capitals (TIER-1 ELITE) | |
| D | Adam Baughman | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 79 kg (170 lb) | 3 January 1996 | Chicago, Illinois | Chicago Mission (HPHL) | |
| D | Nathan Billitier | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (180 lb) | 20 March 1996 | Spencerport, New York | Rochester Stars (EJHL) | |
| D | Ryan Bliss | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (190 lb) | 22 June 1996 | Bedford, New Hampshire | St. Paul's School | |
| D | Jack Glover | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 17 May 1996 | Golden Valley, Minnesota | Benilde-St. Margaret's School | |
| D | Joshua Jacobs | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 78 kg (170 lb) | 15 February 1996 | Shelby Township, Michigan | Detroit Honeybaked (HPHL) | |
| D | Jack Walker | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 30 January 1996 | Edina, Minnesota | Edina High School | |
| F | Blake Clarke | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (190 lb) | 24 January 1996 | Wildwood, Missouri | Fargo Force (USHL) | |
| F | Jack Eichel | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 79 kg (170 lb) | 28 October 1996 | North Chelmsford, Massachusetts | Boston Jr. Bruins (EJHL) | |
| F | Jared Fiegl | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 23 January 1996 | Parker, Colorado | Colorado Rampage (TIER-1 ELITE) | |
| F | Shane Gersich | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 74 kg (160 lb) | 10 July 1996 | Chaska, Minnesota | Holy Family Catholic High School | |
| F | Marcel Godbout | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 82 kg (180 lb) | 4 June 1996 | Center Line, Michigan | Shattuck St. Mary's School | |
| F | Nicholas Magyar | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 79 kg (170 lb) | 29 May 1996 | Mentor, Ohio | Cleveland Jr. Barons | |
| F | Ryan MacInnis | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 14 February 1996 | St. Louis, Missouri | St. Louis Amateur Blues (TIER-1 ELITE) | |
| F | Nick Schmaltz | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (170 lb) | 23 February 1996 | Verona, Wisconsin | Chicago Mission (HPHL) | |
| F | Joe Wegwerth | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 16 June 1996 | Brewster, New York | Brewster Bulldogs (EJHL) |
Head Coach: Ben Smith[10]
Athletic Trainer: Stan Wong
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | PTS |
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| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 January 12:30 |
United States | 12:30 | Austria | OlympiaWorld Innsbruck |
| 15 January 18:00 |
Canada | 18:00 | United States | OlympiaWorld Innsbruck |
| 17 January 15:45 |
Finland | 15:45 | United States | OlympiaWorld Innsbruck |
| 18 January 16:15 |
United States | 16:15 | Russia | OlympiaWorld Innsbruck |
The United States has qualified three male and two female lugers.[1][11]
The United States has qualified one athlete in nordic combined.[1]
The United States has qualified one male and one female short track speed skater.[1]
The United States has qualified one male and two female athletes in the skeleton event.[1]
The United States has qualified one male and one female athlete in the ski jumping event.[1][2][3]
The United States has qualified one male and one female snowboarder each in the men's and women's half-pipe and slopestyle competitions.[1][2][3]
The United States has qualified one female speed skater.[1]
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