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

Previous 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympics Coverage

The US got a couple more medals on Monday with two bronzes in the women’s Super-G. Ice sledge hockey was off while curling went 0-2 against two of the best teams in the field.

Wheelchair Curling

The US wheelchair curling team went 0-2 on Monday with a loss to 7-2 loss to Canada where Canada scored the last four points after the US had cut it to 3-2 after four ends. They lost to Russia 6-5 after falling behind 5-1 and trying to rally late. The US is now 1-4 but has played three of the top four teams in the tournament. Time is running out to make a run but it probably is still possible if they win out. The US takes on 0-4 Finland on Tuesday in a must win.

Alpine Skiing – Men’s Super-G

In the women’s super-g sitting race on Monday two US women (Alana Nichols and Stephani Victor) took DNFs while Laurie Stephens took bronze after finishing 2.98 seconds behind the leader. The US matched the bronze medal result in the standing race with Sephanie Jallen grabbing that one. She edged out teammate Allison Jones who was fourth and about a half second back. Melanie Schwartz finished ninth. In the visually impaired race only one US athlete was in the field, Danelle Umstead, and she finished fourth, 3.32 seconds back.

Cross-Country – Men’s 20km Classic

In the men’s 20km classic visually impaired race the US had two competitors. Jacob Adicoff came in sixth six minute behind the winner and about two minutes behind the bronze medalist. Kevin Burton was 10th about 15 minutes off the winner’s pace. In the standing race John Oman was in 18th for the US after finishing 26 minutes behind the winner in 1:17:04.1

Upcoming:

The ice sledge hockey team and wheelchair curling team will be playing on Tuesday and 16 other individuals will be competing in nine events between the men’s and women’s combined, men’s 12.5km biathlon and women’s 10km biathlon.

Broadcast Information:

TeamUSA.org will have live streaming of likely all of the events Monday while NBCSN will cover the biathlon live from 2-4:30 AM ET and show the ice sledge hockey game vs. Russia on delay at 3 PM ET.

Schedule:

• March 11th
  • 1:30 AM ET – Women’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Downhill – Visually Impaired
    • Danelle Umstead
  • 1:45 AM ET – Women’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Downhill – Standing
    • Allison Jones
    • Stephanie Jallen
    • Melanie Schwartz
  • 2 AM ET – Women’s Biathlon – 10km – Sitting
    • Oksana Masters
  • 2:10 AM ET – Women’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Downhill – Sitting
    • Laurie Stephens
  • 2:25 AM ET – Men’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Downhill – Visually Impaired
    • Mark Bathum
  • 2:48 AM ET – Men’s Biathlon – 12.5km – Sitting
    • Augusto Jose Perez
    • Jeremy Wagner
    • Sean Halsted
    • Daniel Cnossen
    • Andrew Soule
  • 2:50 AM ET – Men’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Downhill – Standing
    • James Stanton
  • 3:30 AM ET – Men’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Downhill – Sitting
    • Jasmin Bambur
    • Heath Calhoun
  • 5:20 AM ET – Men’s Biathlon – 12.5km – Standing
    • Omar Bermejo
  • 7:30 AM ET – Women’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Slalom – Visually Impaired
  • 7:30 AM ET – Wheelchair Curling – Round Robin – USA vs. Finland
  • 7:40 AM ET – Women’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Slalom – Standing
  • 8 AM ET – Women’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Slalom – Sitting
  • 8:10 AM ET – Men’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Slalom – Visually Impaired
  • 8:30 AM ET – Men’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Slalom – Standing
  • 8:30 AM ET – Ice Sledge Hockey – Group Round – Group B – USA vs. Russia
  • 9:05 AM ET – Men’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Slalom – Sitting

Previous 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympics Coverage

The US got a couple more medals on Sunday with silvers in the men’s Super-G and the women’s 12km sitting cross-country race. They also got wins in both curling and ice hockey to complete a good day for Team USA.

Wheelchair Curling

The US wheelchair curling team got their first win in the Paralympics to move to 1-2.The US consistently scored two or more with the hammer early and played strong defense limiting Norway to more than one just once. The 8-5 win moved the US into a tie for fifth. They take on Canada (3-0) and Russia (2-1) on Monday.

Alpine Skiing – Men’s Super-G

Seven US men competed in the Super-G race on Sunday. Mark Bathum was the only one in the visually impaired division and won the silver medal in a tight race missing out on gold by 0.13 seconds. In the standing division the only one to finish the race was James Stanton who placed sixth, 3.74 seconds behind the winner. Heath Calhoun came in 4th in the sitting division but was 2.6 seconds behind the bronze and over five seconds behind the winner.

Cross-Country – Women’s 12km

Oksana Masters went from the biathlon on Saturday to cross-country skiing on Sunday. Things worked out well with a second place finish in the women’s 12km sitting event. Tatyana McFadden and Monica Bascio also finished in the top ten with McFadden in fifth and Bascio finishing seventh.

Cross-Country – Men’s 15km

The men’s cross-country 15km sitting event had only one American within four minutes of the winner, Andrew Soule in fifth place. Three more followed in the thirty seconds after the four minute mark with Sean Halsted in ninth, Aaron Pike in 12th, and Daniel Cnossen in 13th.

Ice Sledge Hockey

The US picked up their second win of the ice sledge hockey tournament with a 3-0 defeat of Korea. Adam Page had two goals for the US who became the first team in the group to two wins. The US will take on Russia on Tuesday and will win the group unless Russia wins in regulation. If Russia were to win the US would finish second in the group so either way they will be in the semifinals.

Upcoming:

The wheelchair curling team will be playing twice on Monday and 11 other individuals will be competing in five events between the Super-G and cross-country skiing.

Broadcast Information:

TeamUSA.org will have live streaming of likely all of the events Monday while NBCSN will cover the Super-G live from 2-5 AM ET and show a daily coverage show from 12-3 PM ET.

Schedule:

• March 10th
  • 1:30 AM ET – Wheelchair Curling – Round Robin – USA vs. Canada
  • 2 AM ET – Women’s Alpine Skiing – Super-G – Visually Impaired
    • Danelle Umstead
  • 2 AM ET – Men’s Cross-Country Skiing – 20km Classic – Standing
    • John Oman
  • 2:20 AM ET – Women’s Alpine Skiing – Super-G – Standing
    • Allison Jones
    • Melanie Schwartz
    • Stephanie Jallen
  • 2:55 AM ET – Women’s Alpine Skiing – Super-G – Sitting
    • Alana Nichols
    • Stephani Victor
    • Laurie Stephens
  • 3 AM ET – Men’s Cross-Country Skiing – 20km Classic – Visually Impaired
    • Kevin Burton
    • Jacob Adicoff
  • 7:30 AM ET – Wheelchair Curling – Round Robin – USA vs. Russia

Previous 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympics Coverage

The US got the Paralympics off to a good start by grabbing three medals (two bronze and a silver) in the women’s downhill on the first day. There were a few other top ten finishes including two athletes who missed out on bronze by a matter of seconds. The other highlight of the first day was a strong 5-1 win for the ice sledge hockey team.

Wheelchair Curling

 

The US wheelchair curling team got underway on Saturday with two matches to open the Sochi Olympics. The US fell behind 3-0 in each match while starting with the hammer and were able to come back to get within a goal against Slovakia but fell 6-4 while they could never get closer than down two to Korea falling 9-5. There are still plenty of games for the US in Sochi but it wasn’t the start they wanted.

Alpine Skiing – Women’s Downhill

Four US women competed in the downhill on Saturday with three of them grabbing medals. Alana Nichols grabbed silver, missing gold by 0.14 seconds, with Laurie Stephens in the sitting race. Allison Jones grabbed the bronze in the standing race while Danelle Umstead was fifth in the visually impaired race.

Biathlon – Women’s 6km

Oksana Masters was the only woman in the 6km biathlon for the US. She competed in the sitting race and, despite missing no targets, finished fourth, missing out on bronze by just over three seconds.

Biathlon – Men’s 7.5km

The men’s 7.5km biathlon was full of Americans with nine taking part. Only one finished in the top ten in any of the three events: Andrew Soule who missed no targets and finished fourth in the sitting race. Soule missed out on the bronze by about three seconds. In the standing race Omar Bermejo was the top American in 18th and Jacob Adicoff was the top Amercan in the visually impaired race in 14th.

Alpine Skiing – Men’s Downhill

Mark Bathum came the closest to medaling for the US on Saturday in the men’s downhill with a fifth place finish in the visually impaired, 0.8 seconds behind the bronze. In the sitting event Christopher Devlin-Young was the only one of the three Americans to start that was able to finish as he placed 10th.

Ice Sledge Hockey

The ice sledge hockey team got off to a good start with a 5-1 win over Italy. That left the US in first place in Group B as Korea beat Russia in overtime in the other game. Brody Roybal had two goals to lead the way for the US. The US next takes on Korea in a matchup that could decide the winner of the group.

Upcoming:

Both the wheelchair curling and the ice sledge hockey teams will be playing on Sunday and 17 other individuals will be competing in five events between the Super-G and cross-country skiing.

Broadcast Information:

TeamUSA.org will have live streaming of likely all of the events Sunday while NBCSN will cover the cross-country skiing live from 1-5:30 AM ET Saturday and show a daily coverage show from 11 PM-1 AM ET Sunday night.

Schedule:

• March 9th
  • 12:30 AM ET – Wheelchair Curling – Round Robin – USA vs. Norway
  • 1 AM ET – Men’s Alpine Skiing – Super-G – Visually Impaired
    • Mark Bathum
  • 1 AM ET – Men’s Cross-Country Skiing – 15km – Sitting
    • Bryan Price
    • Augusto Jose Perez
    • Aaron Pike
    • Andrew Soule
    • Sean Halsted
    • Daniel Cnossen
  • 1:20 AM ET – Men’s Alpine Skiing – Super-G – Standing
    • James Stanton
    • Ralph Green
    • Jonathan Lujan
  • 2:15 AM ET – Men’s Alpine Skiing – Super-G – Sitting
    • Heath Calhoun
    • Jasmin Bambur
    • Christopher Devlin-Young
  • 4:30 AM ET – Women’s Cross-Country Skiing – 12km – Sitting
    • Beth Requist
    • Monica Bascio
    • Tatyana McFadden
    • Oksana Masters
  • 8:30 AM ET – Ice Sledge Hockey – Group Round – Group B – USA vs. South Korea

It’s been a few weeks since the Olympics but things are ready to ramp back up in Sochi with competition beginning on Saturday. The US will see their teams get underway in wheelchair curling and in sledge hockey. They will also have 18 other athletes competing individually in nine events that are either downhill skiing or biathlon.

Things get started at 12:30 AM ET with wheelchair curling vs. Slovakia and the last event to start will be the sledge hockey game against Italy at 7:30 AM ET.

Broadcast Information:

TeamUSA.org will have live streaming of likely all of the events Saturday while NBCSN will cover the downhill live from 1-5 AM ET Saturday and show a daily coverage show from 5:30-8:30 PM ET.

Schedule:

• March 8th
  • 12:30 AM ET – Wheelchair Curling – Round Robin – USA vs. Slovakia
  • 1 AM ET – Women’s Alpine Skiing – Downhill – Visually Impaired
    • Danelle Umstead
  • 1 AM ET – Women’s Biathlon – 6km – Sitting
    • Oksana Masters
  • 1:15 AM ET – Women’s Alpine Skiing – Downhill – Standing
    • Allison Jones
  • 1:25 AM ET – Men’s Biathlon – 7.5km – Sitting
    • Andrew Soule
    • Daniel Cnossen
    • Sean Halsted
    • Jeremy Wagner
    • Travis Dodson
    • Aaron Pike
  • 1:35 AM ET – Women’s Alpine Skiing – Downhill – Sitting
    • Alana Nichols
    • Laurie Stephens
  • 1:40 AM ET – Men’s Alpine Skiing – Downhill – Visually Impaired
    • Mark Bathum
  • 2:50 AM ET – Men’s Alpine Skiing – Downhill – Sitting
    • Christopher Devlin-Young
    • Tyler Walker
    • Jasmin Bambur
  • 3:15 AM ET – Men’s Biathlon – 7.5km – Standing
    • Omar Bermejo
  • 4:44 AM ET – Men’s Biathlon – 7.5km – Visually Impaired
    • Kevin Burton
    • Jacob Adicoff
  • 6:30 AM ET – Wheelchair Curling – Round Robin – USA vs. South Korea
  • 7:30 AM ET – Ice Sledge Hockey – Group Round – Group B – USA vs. Italy