USA Yesterday at the Olympics
- Andrew Weibrecht won a silver medal in the men’s Super-G, followed by Bode Miller, who won a bronze medal by tieing for third. This set the following new USA records and bests:
- Bode Miller – 6 medals – 2nd all-time in WOG Alpine skiing – behind Kjetil André Aamodt with 8. He is tied with two women, Janica Kostelić (CRO) and Anja Pärson (SWE)
- Miller is also 2nd all-time among men in Alpine skiing, trailing only Aamodt
- He is #1 among USA in Alpine skiing, for both men and overall
- Miller moves into =2nd all-time at WOG for USA Olympians with 6 medals, tieing Bonnie Blair. He is also 2nd all-time at WOG for USA male Olympians. They both trail Apolo Anton Ohno with 8.
- Miller is now the oldest medalist in WOG Alpine skiing at 36-127 (years/days) surpassing Aamodt who was 34-170 in 2006 .
- Weibrecht becomes 4th American male, and 12th overall, with 2 or more medals in WOG Alpine skiing.
- This is the 6th USA Alpine skiing multi-medal podium at WOG – after 1964 men’s slalom, 1984 men’s slalom, 1984 women’s giant slalom, 2010 men’s Super-G, and 2010 women’s downhill.
- It is the 44th USA multi-medal podium at WOG overall – we had 41 coming into Sochi and in 2014 have already had women’s snowboarding halfpipe and men’s freestyle slopestyle (a sweep).
- Our best at previous WOG for multi-medal podiums is 7 in 2010 and 2002, with 4 in 2006, and 3 in 1932.
- In men’s hockey, the United States defeated Slovenia 5-1, with Phil Kessel scoring a hat trick with 3 goals. Here are the records for most USA goals in a game in men’s ice hockey:
Most Goals, USA, Game, Individual, Men
8 Tony Conroy (1920, vs. Switzerland)
7 Joe McCormick (1920, vs. Switzerland)
7 Larry McCormick (1920, vs. Czechoslovakia)
6 Herb Drury (1920, vs. Switzerland)
6 Francis “Moose” Goheen (1920, vs. Switzerland)
6 Herb Drury (1924, vs. Sweden)
6 Herb Drury (1924, vs. Belgium)
6 Herb Drury (1924, vs. France)
6 Herb Drury (1924, vs. Great Britain)
6 Clarence “Taffy” Abel (1924, vs. Sweden)
6 Clarence “Taffy” Abel (1924, vs. France)
Since 1948
5 6 athletes in 1948
4 5 athletes in 1948
4 Bob Rompre (1952, vs. Finland)
4 Dick Douherty (1956, vs. Czechoslovakia)
4 Bill Cleary (1960, vs. Germany)
4 Rog Christian (1960, vs. Czechoslovakia)
Last Hat Tricks
3 John LeClair (2002, vs. Finland)
3 Pat LaFontaine (1984, vs. Austria)
3 Stephen Sertich (1976, vs. Yugoslavia)
USA Today at the Olympics
- Alpine Skiing – Women’s Giant Slalom – The USA has won this event 3 times – Andi Mead-Lawrence (1952), Debbie Armstrong (1984), and Julia Mancuso (2006). Mancuso is, of course, back for another shot at this along with Mikaela Shiffrin. That is the most wins in the event, tied with Switzerland. We have 7 medals in the event, trailing only Austria’s 8 (although they have never won gold), and equal to Switzerland, who also have 7. Our 7 medals have been won by 7 different athletes. Our best finish in Vancouver was 8th by Mancuso.
- Nordic Combined – Men’s Large Hill Individual – In this format, this event has only been held once before, in Vancouver. Prior to 2010, the two individual Nordic combined events were labelled “Individual” and “Sprint,” but this was changed in Vancouver to “Normal Hill” and “Large Hill.” Whatever the designation, we did quite well in Vancouver in this event, with Bill Demong winning gold and Johnny Spillane silver. This followed Spillane’s other individual silver on the Normal Hill in 2010. These were our first ever medals in Nordic Combined, and this was followed a few days later by a silver in the team competition.
- Speed Skating – Men’s 10,000 metres – The USA has 3 medals in this event, with 2 gold medals. The golds came in 1932 by Irving Jaffee and 1980 by Eric Heiden. The other medal was a silver by Chad Hedrick in 2006. In Vancouver Jonathan Kuck was 8th and Ryan Bedford 12th. Our 3 USA medals are 5th in the national medal list, which is led by Norway and the Netherlands, both with 17, with the Netherlands having 6 gold, and Norway 4. Sweden has also won 5 golds.
- Short-Track Speed Skating – Women’s Relay – The USA has no horse in this race, unfortunately, as they did not qualify for the event.
This Day at the Olympics
395 Olympians were born
57 Olympians died
99 Olympic events were held
USA Births and Death on this Day at the Olympics
Born
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Date,Name,Sport,Years
17 Feb 1880,Theodore Gross,GYM,1904
17 Feb 1883,George Cooke,FTB,1904
17 Feb 1883,Willard Schrader,GYM,1904
17 Feb 1900,Paul Krempel,GYM,1920-28
17 Feb 1903,Carl Mose,ART,1928
17 Feb 1905,John Huffman,FEN,1928-36
17 Feb 1906,Emmett Swanson,SHO,1948-52
17 Feb 1909,Frank Spain,ICH,1936
17 Feb 1910,Dallas Bixler,GYM,1932
17 Feb 1910,James Crockett,FTB,1936
17 Feb 1923,Polly Craus,FEN,1952
17 Feb 1924,Eugene Rogers,SWI,1948
17 Feb 1925,Ken Wiesner,ATH,1952
17 Feb 1934,Cy Cromwell,ROW,1964
17 Feb 1945,Daniel Cantillon,FEN,1968
17 Feb 1947,Mattiline Render,ATH,1972
17 Feb 1952,Insook Bhushan,TTN,1988-92
17 Feb 1953,Aaron Herman,ROW,1972
17 Feb 1955,Kent Weigle,FSK,1976
17 Feb 1958,Karen Lende O’Connor,EQU,1988-12
17 Feb 1959,Rowdy Gaines,SWI,1984
17 Feb 1961,Debra Richardson,BVO,1996
17 Feb 1963,Michael Jordan,BAS,1984-92
17 Feb 1965,Libbie Hickman,ATH,2000
17 Feb 1967,Joe Greene,ATH,1992-96
17 Feb 1968,Celita Schutz,JUD,1996-04
17 Feb 1970,Yari Allnutt,FTB,1992
17 Feb 1970,Tommy Moe,ASK,1992-98
17 Feb 1972,Lloy Ball,VOL,1996-08
17 Feb 1983,Elliot Hovey,ROW,2008-12
17 Feb 1987,Amy Rodriguez,FTB,2008-12
17 Feb 1987,Megan Sweeney,LUG,2010
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Died
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Date,Name,Sport,Years
17 Feb 1927,Frank Lane,ATH,1896
17 Feb 1928,Frederick Kaiser,ATH,1912
17 Feb 1968,Marquard Schwarz,SWI,1904-06
17 Feb 1981,Al Fitch,ATH,1936
17 Feb 1991,Sid Hinds,SHO,1924
17 Feb 1994,Gretchen Fraser,ASK,1948
17 Feb 1994,Frederick Weber,FEN/MOP,1936
17 Feb 2009,Mike Whitmarsh,BVO,1996
17 Feb 2012,Frank Sanders Jr.,ICH,1972
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Previous USA Winter Olympic Medals on this Day
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Medalist,Sport,X,Event,Medal,Date
USA Team,BOB,M,Four,Gold,17 Feb 1928
USA Team,BOB,M,Four,Silver,17 Feb 1928
Jennison Heaton,SKE,M,Skeleton,Gold,17 Feb 1928
Jack Heaton,SKE,M,Skeleton,Silver,17 Feb 1928
Leah Poulos-Mueller,SSK,F,1000 m,Silver,17 Feb 1980
Tommy Moe,ASK,M,Super G,Silver,17 Feb 1994
USA Team,ICH,F,Ice Hockey,Gold,17 Feb 1998
Chris Witty,SSK,F,1000 m,Gold,17 Feb 2002
Jennifer Rodriguez,SSK,F,1000 m,Bronze,17 Feb 2002
Lindsey Jacobellis,SNB,F,BoarderX,Silver,17 Feb 2006
Lindsey Kildow-Vonn,ASK,F,Downhill,Gold,17 Feb 2010
Julia Mancuso,ASK,F,Downhill,Silver,17 Feb 2010
Shaun White,SNB,M,Halfpipe,Gold,17 Feb 2010
Scotty Lago,SNB,M,Halfpipe,Bronze,17 Feb 2010
Shani Davis,SSK,M,1000 m,Gold,17 Feb 2010
Chad Hedrick,SSK,M,1000 m,Bronze,17 Feb 2010
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Medal Standings after Day #10
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Day #10 – 16 Feb 2014,Gold,Silver,Bronze,Total,Rank (US)
Netherlands,5,5,7,17,1
Russia,4,7,5,16,2
United States,4,4,8,16,3
Norway,5,3,6,14,4
Canada,4,6,4,14,5
Germany,7,3,2,12,6
Sweden,2,5,2,9,7
Switzerland,5,1,1,7,8
Austria,2,4,1,7,9
France,2,-,4,6,10
China,3,2,-,5,11
Japan,1,3,1,5,12
Slovenia,1,1,3,5,13
Italy,-,2,3,5,14
Poland,4,-,-,4,15
Belarus,3,-,1,4,16
Czech Republic,1,2,1,4,17
Korea,1,1,1,3,18
Latvia,-,1,2,3,19
Great Britain,1,-,1,2,20
Finland,-,2,-,2,21
Australia,-,1,1,2,22
Slovakia,1,-,-,1,23
Croatia,-,1,-,1,24
Kazakhstan,-,-,1,1,=25
Ukraine,-,-,1,1,=25
Total (55 events),56,54,56,166,
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Day #10 – 21 Feb 2010,Gold,Silver,Bronze,Total,Rank (US)
United States,7,7,10,24,1
Germany,6,7,5,18,2
Norway,5,3,4,12,3
Canada,4,4,1,9,=4
Korea,4,4,1,9,=4
Austria,2,3,3,8,=6
Russia,2,3,3,8,=6
France,2,2,4,8,8
Switzerland,5,-,2,7,9
Sweden,3,1,2,6,10
China,3,1,1,5,=11
Netherlands,3,1,1,5,=11
Poland,-,3,1,4,13
Italy,-,1,3,4,14
Slovakia,1,1,1,3,15
Czech Republic,1,-,2,3,16
Japan,-,1,2,3,17
Australia,1,1,-,2,18
Latvia,-,2,-,2,19
Belarus,-,1,1,2,=20
Croatia,-,1,1,2,=20
Slovenia,-,1,1,2,=20
Great Britain,1,-,-,1,23
Estonia,-,1,-,1,=24
Finland,-,1,-,1,=24
Kazakhstan,-,1,-,1,=24
Totals (50 events),50,51,49,150
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Day #10 – 19 Feb 2006,Gold,Silver,Bronze,Total,Rank (US)
Germany,7,7,4,18,1
Norway,2,7,7,16,2
United States,7,4,2,13,3
Russia,6,2,5,13,4
Canada,2,6,5,13,5
Austria,4,5,1,10,6
Switzerland,2,2,4,8,7
Korea,3,3,1,7,8
Italy,3,-,4,7,9
China,1,2,4,7,10
Netherlands,2,2,2,6,11
Sweden,2,1,3,6,12
France,3,-,2,5,13
Finland,-,2,3,5,14
Estonia,3,-,-,3,15
Croatia,1,1,-,2,16
Czech Republic,-,2,-,2,17
Australia,1,-,-,1,18
Bulgaria,-,1,-,1,=19
Great Britain,-,1,-,1,=19
Slovakia,-,1,-,1,=19
Latvia,-,-,1,1,=22
Ukraine,-,-,1,1,=22
Totals (49 events),49,49,49,147
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Day #10 – 17 Feb 2002,Gold,Silver,Bronze,Total,Rank (US)
Germany,6,10,7,23,1
United States,4,7,7,18,2
Norway,10,3,1,14,3
Austria,2,3,8,13,4
Italy,3,2,3,8,5
Russia,3,2,2,7,6
Switzerland,3,1,2,6,7
France,2,3,1,6,8
Finland,3,1,1,5,9
Netherlands,2,2,-,4,10
Canada,2,-,2,4,11
Sweden,-,1,3,4,12
China,1,-,2,3,13
Bulgaria,-,1,2,3,14
Croatia,1,1,-,2,=15
Korea,1,1,-,2,=15
Estonia,1,-,1,2,17
Czech Republic,-,2,-,2,18
Japan,-,1,1,2,=19
Poland,-,1,1,2,=19
Australia,1,-,-,1,21
Totals (43 events),45,42,44,131
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Day #10 – 16 Feb 1998,Gold,Silver,Bronze,Total,Rank (US)
Germany,6,6,6,18,1
Norway,5,7,4,16,2
Russia,8,4,1,13,3
Austria,2,3,6,11,4
Canada,3,4,1,8,5
Netherlands,3,3,1,7,6
Japan,3,1,3,7,7
Finland,2,3,2,7,8
United States,2,1,4,7,9
Italy,1,3,2,6,10
France,2,-,3,5,11
Switzerland,2,1,1,4,12
Czech Republic,-,1,1,2,=13
Sweden,-,1,1,2,=13
Bulgaria,1,-,-,1,15
Denmark,-,1,-,1,=16
Ukraine,-,1,-,1,=16
Belgium,-,-,1,1,=18
Belarus,-,-,1,1,=18
Kazakhstan,-,-,1,1,=18
Totals (39 events),40,40,39,119
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