Previous 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympics Coverage

The US has won just a single medal in the last three days at the Sochi Paralympics, but several athletes have come very close for the US.

Wheelchair Curling

The US wheelchair curling team got hot winning three straight games in Sochi and nearly won their final game to qualify for the semifinals. Unfortunately up 6-2 in the 7th end they gave up a five spot to Great Britain. They rallied in the 8th end to force it to an extra end where Great Britain won and ended the US’ chances in Sochi. They finished 5th at 4-5.

Alpine Skiing – Men’s Combined

Only the first part of the men’s combined, the downhill, could be run on Tuesday. Mark Bathum in fifth in the visually impaired event and Health Calhoun in fourth in the sitting event both seem to be medal threats. James Stanton sits 15th in the standing event.

Alpine Skiing – Women’s Combined

The women’s super combined was also limited to just the first half on Tuesday. There are medal threats in all three events. Laurie Stephens sits fifth in the sitting while Danelle Umstead is third in the visually impaired. In the standing the US has Stephanie Jallen in third and Allison Jones in fifth.

Alpine Skiing – Men’s Slalom

In the men’s slalom event the US only had one man in the top five (Mark Bathum, 4th in the visually impaired) and one more in the top ten (Gerald Hayden, 8th in the sitting). The top finisher in the standing event was Ralph Green in 17th.

Alpine Skiing – Women’s Slalom

In the women’s slalom the US came close to a medal in two divisions: the visually impaired with Danelle Umstead in fourth and the sitting division with Laurie Stephens in fourth. They weren’t quite as close in standing with Melanie Schwartz finishing tenth.

Biathlon – Men’s 12.5km

In the men’s 12.5 km biathlon the US had top finishers of Omar Bermejo (17th in the standing) and Andrew Soule (5th in the sitting).

Biathlon – Women’s 10km

In the women’s 10km biathlon Oksana Masters was the only one competing for the US and she finished eighth in the sitting division.

Cross-Country – Women’s 1km Free Sprint – Sitting

Four US women competed in the sitting division of the 1km sprint free with only Oksana Masters and Tatyana McFadden moving on. Both reached the final where McFadden finished second, just a tenth of a second off the lead, and Masters finished fourth and missed out on a medal by one second.

Cross-Country – Men’s 1km Free Sprint – Sitting

There were six US men competing in the sitting division of the 1km sprint free but only Andrew Soule and Daniel Cnossen moved on from qualifying. Both reached the final with Soule finishing fifth and Cnossen finishing sixth.

Cross-Country – Men’s 1km Free Sprint – Standing

In the standing division neither of the US athletes advanced from qualifying. Omar Bermejo finished 30th with John Oman right behind him in 31st.

Cross-Country – Men’s 1km Free Sprint – Visually Impaired

In the visually impaired division Jacob Adicoff was able to move on from qualifying but was eliminated after finishing fourth in his semifinal heat.

Ice Sledge Hockey

The Ice Sledge Hockey team wrapped up the group stage with a 2-1 loss to Russia on Monday.  The US fell down 2-0 before an Adam Page goal cut the deficit in half but the US could get no closer. The loss meant the US finished second in their group and would have to face Canada in the semifinals.

That matchup was Thursday and was all US! A 3-0 win behind two Declan Farmer goals in the first period and a Joshua Pauls goal near the end of the second. The win moved the US into the gold medal match where they will face a rematch with Russia on Saturday.

Upcoming:

The US will have 26 athletes competing in 11 events on Friday.

Broadcast Information:

TeamUSA.org will have live streaming of likely all of the events Monday while NBCSN will cover the snowboarding on delay from 3-6 AM ET and a daily coverage show will be on from 11:30 PM-1 AM ET Friday night

Schedule:

• March 14th
  • 1:30 AM ET – Women’s Para Snowboard Cross – Standing
    • Christina Albert
    • Amy Purdy
    • Nicole Roundy
    • Megan Harmon
    • Heidi Jo Duce
  • 1:31 AM ET – Men’s Para Snowboard Cross – Standing
    • Evan Strong
    • Michael Shea
    • Tyler Burdick
    • Keith Gabel
    • Daniel Monzo
  • 2 AM ET – Men’s Biathlon – 15km – Sitting
    • Aaron Pike
    • Travis Dodson
    • Jeremy Wagner
    • Sean Halsted
    • Daniel Cnossen
    • Andrew Soule
  • 4:30 AM ET – Men’s Biathlon – 15km – Standing
    • Omar Bermejo
  • 7:20 AM ET – Men’s Biathlon – 15km – Visually Impaired
    • Kevin Burton
  • 6 AM ET – Women’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Run 2 – Visually Impaired
    • Danelle Umstead
  • 6:15 AM ET – Women’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Run 2 – Standing
    • Stephanie Jallen
    • Allison Jones
    • Melanie Schwartz
  • 6:40 AM ET – Women’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Run 2 – Sitting
    • Laurie Stephens
  • 6:55 AM ET – Men’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Run 2 – Visually Impaired
    • Mark Bathum
  • 7:20 AM ET – Men’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Run 2 – Standing
    • James Stanton
  • 8 AM ET – Men’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Run 2 – Sitting
    • Heath Calhoun