USA: 10 facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics

 

- The USA have participated in all Winter Paralympic Games since the inaugural edition in 1976.

 

- The USA have won 96 gold medals, 97 silvers and 68 bronze for a total of 261 at the Winter Paralympics. Only Norway (134 gold medals) and Austria (102) have enjoyed more success as a delegation.

 

- The USA won four gold medals at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics, their fewest since also taking four in 1980. In the first Winter Paralympic Games in 1976, the USA failed to win a single medal.

 

- The USA have won 89 of their 96 Winter Paralympic gold medals in alpine skiing.

 

- The USA’s most successful Winter Paralympian is alpine skier Sarah Will, who won 12 gold medals and one silver.

 

- Sarah Will's 12 Winter Paralympic gold medals are the most by any participant from outside Europe.

 

- The USA are the leading country at the Summer Paralympics, where they have taken 2,067 medals (731 gold, 656 silver and 680 bronze).

 

- At the London 2012 Paralympics, the USA came sixth in the medals table with 31 golds.

 

- With 80 athletes, the USA will have the largest delegation at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

 

- The USA won the ice sledge hockey Paralympic title at Vancouver 2010, and in Sochi will attempt to become the first nation to win back-to-back Paralympic titles in the sport.

 

You can follow the US Paralympics on Twitter at @USParalympics and on Facebook.

 

Athletes:

 

Alpine skiing

 

Allison JONES, Twitter: @JonezyRocks, Facebook

 

Lindsay BALL, Facebook

 

Jasmin BAMBUR

 

Diane BARRAS (guide)

 

Mark BATHUM, Twitter: @MarkBathum

 

Heath CALHOUN, Facebook

 

Tyler CARTER

 

Christopher DEVLIN-YOUNG

 

Ralph GREEN, Twitter: @BKSkiman, Facebook

 

Gerald HAYDEN

 

Joel HUNT

 

Stephanie JALLEN, Twitter: @StephJallen6

 

Ian JANSING, Facebook

 

Andrew Earl KURKA, Twitter: @Andrew_Kurka, Facebook

 

Stephen LAWLER, Twitter: @ItsTheLaw_ler, Facebook

 

Jonathan LUJAN, Twitter: @JonnyVolcano44, Facebook

 

Staci MANNELLA, Twitter: @staciskier96, Facebook

 

Scott MEYER

 

Alana NICHOLS

 

Patrick PARNELL

 

Kim SEEVERS (guide)

 

Jamie STANTON, Twitter: @JamieStantonUSA

 

Laurie STEPHENS, Twitter: @LaurieStephens3

 

Melanie SCHWARTZ

 

Joe TOMPKINS

 

Danelle UMSTEAD, Twitter: @DanelleUmstead, Facebook

 

Rob UMSTEAD (guide),

 

Stephani VICTOR, Twitter: @stephanivictor, Facebook

 

Tyler WALKER, Twitter: @tbone_walker, Facebook

 

Cade YAMAMOTO (guide)

 

Snowboard

 

Amy PURDY, Twitter, Facebook

 

Cristina ALBERT

 

Tyler BURDICK, Twitter: @TylerTBurdick

 

Heidi Jo DUCE, Twitter: @HeidiJoDuce, Facebook

 

Keith GABEL, Twitter: @GabelKeith, Facebook

 

Megan HARMON

 

Daniel MONZO, Twitter: @danielmonzo

 

Nicole ROUNDY, Twitter: @NicoleRoundy, Facebook

 

Mike SHEA, Twitter: @Adaptiveathlete, Facebook

 

Evan STRONG, Twitter, Facebook

 

Nordic skiing

 

Jacob ADICOFF

 

Monica BASCIO, Twitter: @mbascio

 

Omar BERMEJO, Twitter: @Dberm_O, Facebook

 

Kevin BURTON, Twitter: @kev_burton

 

David CHAMBERLAIN, Twitter: @chambo365

 

Dan CNOSSEN

 

Travis DODSON

 

Sean HALSTED

 

Oksana MASTERS, Twitter: @Oksana_Masters

 

Tatyana MCFADDEN, Twitter: @TatyanaMcFadden, Facebook

 

John OMAN

 

Augusto Jose PEREZ

 

Aaron PIKE, Twitter: @pikester86

 

Reid PLETCHER (guide)

 

Bryan PRICE

 

Beth REQUIST, Twitter: @BethRequist, Facebook

 

Andrew SOULE

 

Jeremy WAGNER

 

 

Ice sledge hockey

 

Tyler CARRON

 

Steve CASH, Twitter: @SteveCash34, Facebook

 

Taylor CHACE, Twitter: @TaylorChace, Facebook

 

Declan FARMER, Twitter: @6DFarmer

 

Nikko LANDEROS

 

Jen LEE

 

Taylor LIPSETT, Twitter: @usasledsniper7

 

Daniel MCCOY, Twitter: @mcsled14

 

Kevin MCKEE, Twitter: @McKee25

 

Adam PAGE

 

Joshua PAULS, Twitter: @spudsusa27, Facebook

 

Rico ROMAN, Twitter: @RicoSled23

 

Brody ROYBAL

 

Paul SCHAUS

 

Greg SHAW

 

Joshua SWEENEY, Twitter: @SledSweeney13

 

Andy YOHE

 

Wheelchair curling

 

Penny GREELY

 

Jimmy JOSEPH

 

Meghan LINO

 

Patrick MCDONALD

 

David PALMER