United States at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

United States at the
2018 Summer Youth Olympics
IOC code USA
NOC United States Olympic Committee
Website http://www.teamusa.org/
in Buenos Aires, Argentina
6 – 18 October 2018
Competitors 90 in 22 sports
Medals
Gold
4
Silver
4
Bronze
5
Total
13
Summer Youth Olympics appearances

The United States is participating at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.

Archery

The United States qualified two archers based on its performance at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships.[1][2]

  • Boys' Individual - Trenton Cowles
  • Girls' Individual - Catalina GNoriega

Badminton

The United States qualified one player based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.[3]

  • Girls' singles - Jennie Gai

Basketball

The United States qualified a girls' team based on its performance at the 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup.[4] The United States later qualified a boys' team based on the U18 3x3 National Federation Ranking.[5]

  • Boys' tournament - 1 team of 4 athletes
  • Girls' tournament - 1 team of 4 athletes

Beach volleyball

The United States qualified a girls' team based on their performance at the 2018 Central Zone U19 Championship.[6]

  • Girls' tournament - 1 team of 2 athletes

Canoeing

The United States qualified three boats based on its performance at the 2018 World Qualification Event.[7]

  • Boys' K1 - 1 boat
  • Girls' C1 - 1 boat
  • Girls' K1 - 1 boat

Diving

Equestrian

The United States qualified a rider based on its performance at the FEI North American Junior Championships.[8]

  • Individual Jumping - 1 athlete

Fencing

The United States qualified six athletes based on its performance at the 2018 Cadet World Championship.[9]

  • Boys' Épée - Isaac Herbst
  • Boys' Foil - Kenji Bravo
  • Boys' Sabre - Robert Vidovszky
  • Girls' Épée - Emily Vermeule
  • Girls' Foil - May Tieu
  • Girls' Sabre - Alexis Anglade

Golf

Gymnastics

Artistic

The United States qualified two gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 American Junior Championship.[10]

  • Boys' artistic individual all-around - 1 quota
  • Girls' artistic individual all-around - 1 quota

Rhythmic

The United States qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 American Junior Championship.[10]

  • Girls' rhythmic individual all-around - 1 quota

Trampoline

The United States qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 American Junior Championship.[10]

  • Girls' trampoline - 1 quota

Roller speed skating

The United States qualified two roller skaters based on its performance at the 2018 Roller Speed Skating World Championship.[11]

  • Boys' combined speed event - Sabien Tinson
  • Girls' combined speed event - Corinne Stoddard

Rowing

The United States qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2017 World Junior Rowing Championships.[12]

  • Boys' single sculls - 1 athlete
  • Girls' pair – 2 athletes

Rugby sevens

The United States qualified a boys' team based on its performance at the 2018 Americas North qualification tournament, with Canada electing to send its boys' field hockey team instead based on quotas.[13][14]

Roster[15]
  • Tyren Al-Jiboori
  • Max Clark
  • Alex Cleary
  • Lauina Falatea
  • Jasper Green
  • Isaia Kruse
  • Sione Mahe
  • Zachary Neff
  • Uluamu Niutupuivah
  • Jon Rodriguez
  • Inoke Waqavesi
  • Ben Wierenga

Sailing

The United States qualified one boat based on its performance at the North American and Caribbean Nacra 15 Qualifiers.[16] The nation later qualified two more boats based on their performance at the North American Windsurfing Championship.[17]An IKA Twin Tip boat was qualified through its performance at the 2018 World Championship.[18]

  • Boys' Techno 293+ - 1 boat
  • Boys' IKA Twin Tip Racing - 1 boat
  • Girls' Techno 293+ - 1 boat
  • Mixed Nacra 15 - 1 boat

Sport climbing

The United States qualified two sport climbers based on their second-place and third-place finishes in the youth A combined event of the 2017 World Youth Sport Climbing Championships.[19]

However neither Shiraishi nor Raboutou was included in the final list of starting athletes for the Summer Youth Olympics.[20] The US Olympic Committee declined to allow them to participate, citing a fixed limit on the total number of athletes that it could send to all events, and a low prioritization of the climbing event based on the fact that, as a sport new to the Olympics, USA Climbing had applied for recognition by the USOC but not yet received it.[21]

Swimming

United States qualified eight swimmers.

Table tennis

The United States qualified two table tennis players based on its performance at the North American Continental Qualifier.[22][23]

  • Boys' singles - Kanak Jha
  • Girls' singles – Amy Wang

Taekwondo

Tennis

Triathlon

The United States qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2018 American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[24]

  • Boys' individual - 1 quota
  • Girls' individual - 1 quota

Weightlifting

The United States qualified three athletes based on its performance at the 201? ??? Youth Championships.[25][26]

  • Boys' events - 2 quotas
  • Girls' events - 1 quota

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "YOG 2018 Qualification Places - Boys" (PDF). World Archery Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "YOG 2018 Qualification Places - Girls" (PDF). World Archery Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "BWF Junior World Ranking – Girls Invited to 2018 Youth Olympics" (PDF). BWF Corporate. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Belgium's men and USA's women win FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2017". FIBA. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "33 countries to compete at 2018 Youth Olympic Games". www.fiba.basketball/. International Basketball Federation (FIBA). 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Girls from Puerto Rico and USA to Olympic Youth Games". NORCECA. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Nine countries set to make YOG canoeing debut". International Canoe Federation (ICF). 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Qualified NOC's to the 3rd Youth Olympic Games – Buenos Aires - 2018" (PDF). FEI. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "2018 Youth Olympic Games - Buenos Aires FIE Qualifications" (PDF). FIE. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 "2018 Youth Olympic Games Gymnastics Qualifiers". FIG. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Inline Speed Skating Worlds: presented the "5-Rings-Athletes"". FIRS. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "2018 Youth Olympic Games Rowing Places Obtained" (PDF). FISA. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  13. ↑ Tabani, Aalina (5 March 2018). "USA Falls to Canada in Youth Olympic Games Qualifier Final". USA Rugby. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "Canada sevens men miss out on Youth Olympics". 21 March 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "USA Rugby Officially Names 2018 U.S. Youth Olympic Men's Rugby Team". USA Rugby. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "NACRA 15 North American Championships Results". 20 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  17. ↑ "Qualifications come to an end at the North American Windsurfing Championships". World Sailing. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "2018 Youth Olympic Games - Qualification". World Sailing. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  19. ↑ "World Youth Championship". IFSC. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  20. ↑ "Qualified athletes for sport climbing" (PDF). IFSC. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  21. ↑ Waggoner, Kynan (July 25, 2017). "Letter to Zach Galla, Ross Fulkerson, Brooke Raboutou, Ashima Shiraishi, and Arabella Jariel" (PDF). USA Climbing.
  22. ↑ Hetherington, Matt (18 December 2017). "Kanak Jha Overcomes Steep Hurdle, Sprints for Finish as 2018 Youth Olympic Games Beckon". U.S. Olympic Committee.
  23. ↑ "Amy Wang on Fine Form, Exhibits Absolute Class to Qualify for Buenos Aires 2018". U.S. Olympic Committee. 17 December 2017.
  24. ↑ "Results: 2018 Salinas CAMTRI Triathlon American YOG Qualifier". ITU. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  25. ↑ "Boys Team Classification from World Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  26. ↑ "Girls Team Classification from World Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
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