Going for Gold: 2018 United States Winter Olympians

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In 2018, the United States seeks to reach the top of the Winter Olympics Medal table. In this quiz, learn about some of the Americans seeking Olympic glory in Pyeongchang this February.


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2018 US Winter Olympians Quiz Questions

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Question 1

Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin is the youngest Olympic gold medalist in this discipline.

  • A
    Slalom
  • B
    Downhill
  • C
    Combined
  • D
    Super-G

Question 2

The 2018 Winter Olympics will mark which time that bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor has participated in the Winter Games?

  • A
    Fourth
  • B
    Second
  • C
    Third
  • D
    First

Question 3

Jessie Diggins won gold at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in 2013 in the women's team sprint competing in this sport.

  • A
    Curling
  • B
    Cross-country skiing
  • C
    Luge
  • D
    Ice hockey

Question 4

John Shuster won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics competing in this sport.

  • A
    Alpine skiing
  • B
    Figure skating
  • C
    Ice hockey
  • D
    Curling

Question 5

Nathan Chen competed in this sport at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

  • A
    Speed skating
  • B
    Luge
  • C
    Downhill skiing
  • D
    Figure skating

Question 6

Figure skater Ashley Wagner won her first Olympic medal in which year?

  • A
    2002
  • B
    2014
  • C
    2010
  • D
    2006

Question 7

Tim Burke competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics as a member of which United States team?

  • A
    Luge
  • B
    Ice hockey
  • C
    Curling
  • D
    Biathlon

Question 8

Alex Shibutani has won three medals at the World Figure Skating Championships competing in which discipline?

  • A
    Ice dancing
  • B
    Singles
  • C
    Synchronized skating
  • D
    Pairs

Question 9

Going into the 2018 Winter Olympics, skier Maddie Bowman has won how many Olympic gold medals in her career?

  • A
    1
  • B
    2
  • C
    3
  • D
    4

Question 10

Freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy won a silver medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in which event?

  • A
    Moguls
  • B
    Ski Cross
  • C
    Slopestyle
  • D
    Aerials

Question 11

United States women's ice hockey player Amanda Kessel's brother, Phil, plays for which NHL team?

  • A
    Florida Panthers
  • B
    Edmonton Oilers
  • C
    Pittsburgh Penguins
  • D
    Chicago Blackhawks

Question 12

In 2018, Erin Hamlin, an Olympian in this sport, will compete her fourth Winter Games.

  • A
    Luge
  • B
    Ice hockey
  • C
    Alpine skiing
  • D
    Figure skating

Question 13

2018 United States Winter Olympian J.R. Celski competes in which sport?

  • A
    Ice hockey
  • B
    Alpine skiing
  • C
    Short track speed skating
  • D
    Luge

Question 14

Snowboarder Jamie Anderson is a native of which state?

  • A
    Wyoming
  • B
    California
  • C
    Idaho
  • D
    Colorado

Question 15

How old is United States Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim?

  • A
    15
  • B
    21
  • C
    17
  • D
    19

Question 16

Tony Granato will serve as the head coach of which men's United States team at the 2018 Winter Olympics?

  • A
    Bobsleigh
  • B
    Ice hockey
  • C
    Skeleton
  • D
    Curling

Question 17

Speed skater Heather Bergsma first competed in the Winter Olympics in which year?

  • A
    2002
  • B
    2010
  • C
    1998
  • D
    2006

Question 18

In 2018, Bryan Fletcher will compete his second Olympic games in this sport.

  • A
    Cross-country skiing
  • B
    Nordic combined
  • C
    Ski jumping
  • D
    Alpine skiing

Question 19

From 2013-15 and from 2015-17, this American speed skater held the world record in the women's 1,000 meters.

  • A
    Cindy Klassen
  • B
    Chris Witty
  • C
    Anne Henning
  • D
    Brittany Bowe

Question 20

USA women's ice hockey player Meghan Duggan attended which school?

  • A
    Wisconsin
  • B
    Ohio State
  • C
    Notre Dame
  • D
    Penn State

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