Going for Gold: 2018 United States Winter Olympians
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In 2018, the US 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.
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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Question 1
Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin is the youngest Olympic gold medalist in this discipline.
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ASlalom
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BDownhill
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CCombined
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DSuper-G
Slalom
Shiffrin won the gold medal in women's slalom at the 2014 Winter Olympics at the age of 18.
Question 2
The 2018 Winter Olympics will mark which time that bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor has participated in the Winter Games?
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AFourth
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BSecond
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CThird
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DFirst
Third
She earned a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 2014 Winter Games.
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.
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ACurling
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BCross-country skiing
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CLuge
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DIce hockey
Cross-country skiing
Diggins and Kikkan Randall won gold in the women's team sprint in 2013 at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Question 4
John Shuster won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics competing in this sport.
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AAlpine skiing
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BFigure skating
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CIce hockey
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DCurling
Curling
In 2018, Shuster will compete in his fourth Winter Olympics.
Question 5
Nathan Chen competed in this sport at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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ASpeed skating
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BLuge
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CDownhill skiing
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DFigure skating
Figure skating
Chen won gold at the 2017 Four Continents Championships and Grand Prix Final in men's singles figure skating.
Question 6
Figure skater Ashley Wagner won her first Olympic medal in which year?
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A2002
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B2014
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C2010
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D2006
2014
Wagner was part of the United States figure skating team that won bronze at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Question 7
Tim Burke competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics as a member of which United States team?
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ALuge
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BIce hockey
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CCurling
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DBiathlon
Biathlon
The 2018 Winter Olympics was Burke's fourth appearance in the Winter Games.
Question 8
Alex Shibutani has won three medals at the World Figure Skating Championships competing in which discipline?
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AIce dancing
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BSingles
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CSynchronized skating
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DPairs
Ice dancing
Shibutani and his sister Maia have won a silver medal and two bronze medals in ice dancing at the World Figure Skating Championships.
Question 9
Going into the 2018 Winter Olympics, skier Maddie Bowman has won how many Olympic gold medals in her career?
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A1
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B2
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C3
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D4
1
Bowman won gold in the women's halfpipe at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Question 10
Freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy won a silver medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in which event?
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AMoguls
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BSki Cross
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CSlopestyle
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DAerials
Slopestyle
Kenworthy has also won a Winter X Games silver and bronze medal in slopestyle.
Question 11
United States women's ice hockey player Amanda Kessel's brother, Phil, plays for which NHL team?
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AFlorida Panthers
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BEdmonton Oilers
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CPittsburgh Penguins
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DChicago Blackhawks
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Toronto Maple Leafs traded Phil Kessel to the Penguins in 2015.
Question 12
In 2018, Erin Hamlin, an Olympian in this sport, will compete her fourth Winter Games.
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ALuge
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BIce hockey
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CAlpine skiing
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DFigure skating
Luge
Hamlin won bronze in the women's luge singles at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Question 13
2018 United States Winter Olympian J.R. Celski competes in which sport?
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AIce hockey
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BAlpine skiing
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CShort track speed skating
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DLuge
Short track speed skating
Celski has three career Olympic medals.
Question 14
Snowboarder Jamie Anderson is a native of which state?
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AWyoming
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BCalifornia
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CIdaho
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DColorado
California
Anderson was born in South Lake Tahoe, California in 1990.
Question 15
How old is United States Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim?
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A15
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B21
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C17
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D19
17
In 2018, Kim seeks to become the youngest American snowboarder to earn an Olympic medal.
Question 16
Tony Granato will serve as the head coach of which men's United States team at the 2018 Winter Olympics?
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ABobsleigh
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BIce hockey
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CSkeleton
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DCurling
Ice hockey
Granato is currently the head coach of the University of Wisconsin-Madison men's ice hockey team. (photo credit: David Zalubowski/AP)
Question 17
Speed skater Heather Bergsma first competed in the Winter Olympics in which year?
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A2002
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B2010
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C1998
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D2006
2010
She finished sixth in the women's 500 meters at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Question 18
In 2018, Bryan Fletcher will compete his second Olympic games in this sport.
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ACross-country skiing
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BNordic combined
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CSki jumping
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DAlpine skiing
Nordic combined
Fletcher didn't medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Question 19
From 2013-15 and from 2015-17, this American speed skater held the world record in the women's 1,000 meters.
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ACindy Klassen
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BChris Witty
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CAnne Henning
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DBrittany Bowe
Brittany Bowe
Bowe is a nine-time World Championship medalist.
Question 20
USA women's ice hockey player Meghan Duggan attended which school?
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AWisconsin
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BOhio State
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CNotre Dame
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DPenn State
Wisconsin
Duggan played at Wisconsin from 2006-11.
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