Sports Fact of the Day- United States Medals at the Olympics
Posted by deaconcat08 on February 26, 2010
I have been following the United States’ quest for a rare victory in the Winter Olympic medal count, and it got me thinking about what sports this nation has never won gold in or has failed to medal altogether. After doing some research, I have found out the United States has won a medal in every Winter Olympic sport. Going into Vancouver, the Nordic Combined was the only sport the U.S. had never medaled in, but in the past 2 weeks, we’ve won 4 from there, including a gold. However, we still have never won a gold medal in luge, curling, cross-country skiing, or ski jump.
In the Summer Olympics, the U.S. has never medaled in badminton, team handball, or table tennis. In addition to those three, we’ve never won a gold medal in the modern pentathlon (really cool sport actually), judo, field hockey, or the triathlon.
Keep in mind that I’m referring to sports as a whole. Not specific events. There are many events the U.S. has never won. For example, the United States has never won gold in women’s short track speed skating, but Apolo Ohno has won several golds for us on the men’s side.