The United States competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
Medalists
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
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+Multiple medalistsNameSportTotalDianne HolumSpeed skating0112
Alpine skiing
Men AthleteEventHeat 1Heat 2FinalRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJim BarrowsDownhillcolspan=8 rowspan=4 Jere ElliottBilly Kidd2:03.4018Dennis McCoy2:04.8221Rick ChaffeeGiant slalomcolspan=4 rowspan=4 1:46.44131:49.75143:36.1915Jimmy Heuga1:45.4671:48.4393:33.8910Billy Kidd1:45.9181:46.4613:32.375Spider Sabich1:46.34121:49.81153:36.1514Rick ChaffeeSlalom54.281 QFcolspan=2 49.951051.24101:41.199Jimmy Heuga52.341 QFcolspan=2 49.961151.0191:40.977Billy Kidd53.371 QFcolspan=2 Spider Sabich53.522 QFcolspan=2 49.75450.7471:40.495
Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKaren BudgeDownhillcolspan=4 rowspan=4 DNSSuzy Chaffee1:48.5028Kiki Cutter1:44.9417Sandy Shellworth1:46.5321Wendy AllenGiant slalomcolspan=4 rowspan=4 2:00.0322Suzy Chaffee1:58.3817Kiki Cutter1:59.5221Judy Nagel1:57.3912Wendy AllenSlalomKiki CutterRosie FortnaJudy Nagel40.191
Biathlon
AthleteEventTimeMissesRankJonathan ChaffeeIndividual1:34:21.111 (3+2+4+2)49Bill Spencer1:30:17.710 (2+3+1+4)37Ralph Wakley1:27:32.95 (1+1+3+0)27Edward Williams1:32:24.59 (2+5+0+2)45John EhrensbeckBill SpencerRalph WakleyEdward WilliamsRelay2:28:35.588
Bobsleigh
AthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHoward CliftonMichael LuceTwo-man1:12.10141:12.18101:11.8891:13.15154:49.3111Paul LameyRobert Huscher1:11.3081:11.5441:11.0461:12.1594:46.036Bill HickeyHoward CliftonMichael LucePaul SavageFour-man1:11.45141:08.9214colspan=4 rowspan=2 2:20.3715Boris SaidDavid DunnRobert CrowleyPhil Duprey1:11.08111:08.48102:19.5610
Cross-country skiing
AthleteEventTimeRankLarry DamonMen's 15 km55:07.255Mike Elliott52:40.841Mike Gallagher52:02.434Bob Gray53:24.848Mike ElliottMen's 30 km1:42:22.629Mike Gallagher1:41:58.227Charles Kellogg1:50:03.751Jon Lufkin1:51:21.255Larry DamonMen's 50 km2:41:25.232Mike Elliott2:40:38.530Mike Gallagher2:36:26.122Charles Kellogg2:44:00.436John BowerMike ElliottMike GallagherBob GrayMen's 4 × 10 km relay2:21:30.412
Figure skating
Ladies' singles skater Peggy Fleming built up a huge lead after the compulsory figures and won the first-place votes of all nine judges.Beijing 2008 Her victory marked the first gold medal won by an American after the death of an entire US figure skating team in an air crash in 1961, and heralded an American figure skating renaissance.
Individual AthleteEventTotalRankRankPointsPlacesRank John Misha PetkevichMen's singles841806.2566Gary Visconti651810.2525Tim Wood231891.617Peggy FlemingLadies' singles111970.59Janet Lynn1461698.7909 Albertina Noyes571797.3404
Mixed AthleteEventTotalRankRankPointsPlacesRankCynthia KauffmanRonald KauffmanPairs57297.0586JoJo StarbuckKenneth Shelley1412276.012113Sandi SweitzerRoy Wagelein86294.564.57
Ice hockey
Summary TeamEventFirst roundMedal roundOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankUnited States menMen's tournamentL 1–5L 3–4L 2–10L 2–3W 8–1W 6–4T 1–16
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Medal Round RankTeam PldWLTGFGAPts17610481012275113317113752028151047421231895733117237672412328577160133928707013480
Czechoslovakia – USA 5:1 (1:1, 2:0, 2:0) Goalscorers: Suchý, Havel, Jiřík, Hejma, Jiří Holík – Volmar. Referees: Dahlberg, Wiking (SWE)
Sweden – USA 4:3 (0:0, 4:2, 0:1) Goalscorers: Nilsson, Wickberg, Hedlund, Bengsston – Falkman, Lilyholm, Nanne. Referees: McEvoy, Kubinec (CAN)
USSR – USA 10:2 (6:0, 4:2, 0:0) Goalscorers: Firsov 3, Blinov 2, Populanov 2, Kuzkin, Staršinov, Mojsejev – Ross, Morrison. Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Kubinec (CAN)
Canada – USA 3:2 (1:2, 0:0, 2:0) Goalscorers: Cadieux 2, Johnston – Pleau, Riutta. Referees: Snětkov, Seglin (URS)
USA – West Germany 8:1 (2:1, 4:0, 2:0) Goalscorers: Volmar 2, Ross, Morrison, Nanne, Pleau, Cunnoff, P. Hurley – Funk. Referees: McEvoy (CAN), Seglin (URS)
East Germany – USA 4:6 (1:3, 1:1, 2:2) Goalscorers: Fuchs 2, Karrenbauer 2 – Stordahl 2, P. Hurley 2, Volmar, Lilyholm. Referees: Kubinec (CAN), Seglin (URS)
USA – Finland 1:1 (1:1, 0:0, 0:0) Goalscorers: Volmar – Wahlsten. Referees: Kubinec (CAN), Seglin (URS)
Luge
Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMike HesselSingles1:00.00291:00.46321:00.16293:00.6230Kim Layton59.732759.452359.46242:58.6426James Murray1:00.343259.942959.72263:00.0028Robin Partch1:30.364759.782859.53253:29.6746Mike HesselJim MoriartyDoublescolspan=2
Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSheila JohansenSingles51.211551.901952.36182:35.4717Kathleen Ann Roberts-Homstad50.621251.041551.94152:33.6014Ellen Williams51.671651.091652.39192:35.1516
Nordic combined
AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-countryTotalJump 1Jump 2PointsRankTimePointsRankPointsRankJohn BowerIndividual104.2101.0205.21451:00.1205.9616411.1613Georg Krog105.4106.8212.21153:55.9171.5633383.7622Jim Miller85.186.5171.63550:56.0206.7815378.3826Tom Upham92.290.0182.23156:30.5142.9740325.1739
Ski jumping
AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRankBill BakkeNormal hill69.590.070.090.8180.840John Balfanz72.597.868.591.9189.733Jay Rand70.085.870.592.6178.442Adrian Watt71.086.968.087.1174.044Bill BakkeLarge hill90.590.187.585.4175.534John Balfanz84.583.785.586.1169.842Jay Martin85.081.485.082.4163.843Jay Rand90.090.986.083.8174.735
Speed skating
Men AthleteEventTimeRankNeil Blatchford500 m40.75Tom Gray41.621Terry McDermott40.5John Wurster40.75Roger Capan1500 m2:13.634Bill Lanigan2:11.724Wayne LeBombard2:11.223Richard Wurster2:08.419Bill Cox5000 m7:58.125Bill Lanigan7:57.724Wayne LeBombard8:03.828Bill Cox10,000 m17:08.225Bill Lanigan16:50.121
Women AthleteEventTimeRankJenny Fish500 m46.3Dianne Holum46.3Mary Meyers46.3Jeanne Ashworth1000 m1:34.77Jenny Fish1:38.423Dianne Holum1:33.4Jeanne Ashworth1500 m2:30.316Dianne Holum2:28.513Jeanne Omelenchuk2:35.525Jeanne Ashworth3000 m5:14.010Toy Dorgan5:17.614Jeanne Omelenchuk5:14.911
References
Sources Official Olympic Reports
Olympic Winter Games 1968, full results by sports-reference.com