United States at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics

United States competed at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics which is being held in Valtellina and Valchiavenna, Italy, from December 12 to 21, 2019.[1] US was one of the 34 nations to compete at the multi-sport event. This was the nation's 12th appearance at the Winter Deaflympics, having regularly participated at the event since making its debut in 1967.[2] 42 athletes represented US at the Deaflympics in all six sporting events including chess, cross-country skiing, curling, ice hockey, alpine skiing and snowboarding.[3]

United States at the
2019 Winter Deaflympics
IPC codeUSA
NPCUSA Deaf Sports Association
Websitewww.usdeafsports.org
in Valtellina, Valchiavenna
Competitors42 in 6 sports
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
6

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldSean EssonSnowboardingMen's slopestyle18 December
 GoldLauren WeibertSnowboardingWomen's slopestyle18 December
 GoldMen's teamIce hockeyIce hockey tournament21 December
 SilverLauren WeibertSnowboardingWomen's big air19 December
 BronzeSean EssonSnowboardingMen's big air19 December
 BronzeLauren BenedictSnowboardingWomen's big air19 December

Participants
Name
Lauren Weibert
Curran Allison
Lauren Benedict
Troy Benson
Byron Bridges
Christian Buczek
Eric Cohen
Sean Esson
Max Finley
Herman Fuechtmann
Henry Fusco
Miles Gates
Garrett Gintoli
Peter Gintoli
Abraham Glasser
William Holtzer
Samuel Holzrichter
Scott Humes
Grant Isenbarger
John Knetzger
Ryne Krueger
Daniel Kurchena
Anders Lindgren
Jeffrey Mansfield
Trevor McHugh
Keith Mischo
David Nathanson
Artern Novoselov
Tomas Oricchio
Luke Peinado
Oscar Petrov
Jeffrey Pollock
Calvin Rausch
Jake Schlereth
Christopher Smith
Max Stephens
Branton Stewart
Derek Struwing

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Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics

Chess
Main article: Chess at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics

Curling
Main article: Curling at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics

Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics

In July 2019, the American men's deaf ice hockey team announced a squad consisting of 23 players for the event.[4] The men's team will be captained by Peter Gintoli while his younger brother Garrett Gintoli will serve as his deputy.[5] The women's team was not eligible to compete at the event as the women's ice hockey event was discontinued by the organizers and by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf due to the low number of participants.[6] The men's team defeated Canada 7-3 in the final to secure its first gold medal ever in Winter Deaflympics.[7][8]

Snowboarding
Main article: Snowboarding at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics

In total snowboarders representing the United States won two gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals and the country finished in 2nd place in the snowboarding medal table.

References
  1. "2019 Winter Deaflympics". CDSA. Archived from the original on 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  2. "United States". Deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  3. "USA Athletes Officially Chosen for 2019 Deaflympics in Valtellina-Valchiavenna, Italy". USA Deaf Sports Federation. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  4. AHIHA. "USA National Deaf Ice Hockey Announces Team for 2019 Winter Deaflympics". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  5. "Gintoli brothers named captains for Deaflympics hockey team". Shelton Herald. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  6. "Cancellation of Women's Hockey 2019 Winter Deaflympics in Italy – Manitoba Deaf Sports Association". Retrieved 2019-12-10.
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  8. "Ice hockey". 2019 Winter Deaflympics. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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