United States at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

The United States sent 56 athletes to the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy, the largest delegation of any nation. Chris Devlin-Young, a 15-year veteran of the U.S. Disabled Ski Team and four-time Paralympic medalist in alpine skiing, served as the flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. ice sledge hockey player Lonnie Hannah, a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. team at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City and the bronze medal-winning team in Turin, was the flag bearer at the closing ceremonies.

Medalists

American athletes won seven gold, two silver, and three bronze medals at the games. Laurie Stephens and Steve Cook both won multiple medals; Stephens took two golds and a silver in alpine skiing, and Cook won two golds and a bronze in cross-country skiing. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medalists' names are in bold. == Alpine skiing ==

Alpine skiing

The United States sent 27 alpine skiers to the Games, 20 men and 7 women. The men's team took home two medals, a gold and a silver won by Kevin Bramble and Christopher Devlin-Young, respectively, in the downhill sitting event. The women won six medals, including two in the slalom standing event: a gold won by Allison Jones and a bronze by Sandy Dukat. Laurie Stephens was the alpine skiing team's most prolific medalist, with two golds and one silver. ; Men ; Women Key: DNF=Did not finish; DNS=Did not start == Biathlon ==

Biathlon

The U.S. Paralympic biathlon team consisted of two women and one man. All three of these athletes also competed in cross-country skiing events at the Games. The highest placed finisher was Kelly Underkofler, who took fourth in the women's 12.5 km standing event. == Cross-country skiing ==

Cross-country skiing

Nordic skiing: 3 women, 6 men Women: • Monica Bascio (36, Evergreen, Colorado) • Candace Cable (51, Truckee, California) • Kelly Underkofler (21, St. Paul, Minnesota/Frisco, Colorado) Men: • Bob Balk (40, Long Beach, California) • Steven Cook (37, Salt Lake City) • Mike Crenshaw (51, Boulder, Colorado) • Chris Klebl (34, Heber City, Utah) • Greg Mallory (37, Portland, Oregon) • Dan Perkins (47, Syracuse, New York) == Ice sledge hockey ==

Ice sledge hockey

Ice sledge hockey: 15 men • Steven Cash (16, Overland, Missouri) • Taylor Chace (19, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire) • Dave Conklin (50, La Crosse, Wisconsin) • James Connelly (16, Galloway, New Jersey) • Brad Emmerson (20, Amherst, New York) • Manuel Guerra, Jr (38, Plymouth, Minnesota) • Michael Hallman (16, Hatboro, Pennsylvania) • Lonnie Hannah II (42, Mansfield, Texas) • Joseph Howard (39, Kingston, Massachusetts) • Tim Jones (18, Mount Ephraim, New Jersey) • Andrew Lipsett (19, Mesquite, Texas) • Christopher Manns (25, Buffalo, New York) • Alexi Salamone (18, Grand Island, New York) • Kip St. Germaine (40, East Falmouth, Massachusetts) • Andy Yohe (27, Bettendorf, Iowa) == Wheelchair curling ==

Wheelchair curling

Wheelchair curling: 1 woman, 4 men Women: • Danell Libby (37, Chatham, New York) Men: • James Joseph (44, New Hartford, New York) • Augusto Perez (33, East Syracuse, New York) • Jim Pierce (43, North Syracuse, New York) • Wes Smith (65, Glenburn, Maine) The youngest member of the 2006 United States Paralympic Team was James Connelly (ice sledge hockey; bronze), at the age of 16 years and 4 months. He was a rookie defenseman on the bronze medal-winning ice sledge hockey team, making him the United States' youngest winter medal-holding Paralympian in history. ==See also==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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