The United States participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.
Medalists
Archery
The United States qualified two archers based on its performance at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships.
Individual AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreTrenton CowlesBoys' Individual66515W 6–0W 7–1W 6–0W 6–0W 6–0Catalina GNoriegaGirls' Individual64214W 6–5W 6–4L 3–7Did not advance5
Team AthletesEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScore Mixed team129918W 6–0W 6–2W 6–2L 3–5W 5–3 13027L 0–6Did not advance 17
Athletics
Badminton
The United States qualified one player based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.
Singles AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreJennie GaiGirls' SinglesW (21–10, 21–7)W (21–18, 23–21)W (21–10, 22–20)1QL (16–21, 18–21)Did not advance5
Team AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreTeam Alpha Mixed TeamsW (110–98)L (99–110)W (110–103)2 QW (110–94)W (110–90)W (110–106)
Basketball
The United States qualified a girls' team based on its performance at the 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup. The United States later qualified a boys' team based on the U18 3x3 National Federation Ranking.
Boys' tournament - 1 team of 4 athletes Girls' tournament - 1 team of 4 athletes
EventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankBoys' tournamentL 14–21L 16–18W 21–19W 21–184Did not advanceGirls' tournamentW 21–9W 21–8W 21–4W 21–91W 18–14W 21–9W 18–4
Shoot-out contest AthleteEventQualificationFinal PointsRankTotalRankPaige BueckersShoot-out contest7484Samantha Brunelle57Did not advance
Skills Competition AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankCarson McCorkleBoys' Dunk Contest502474
Beach volleyball
The United States qualified a girls' team based on their performance at the 2018 Central Zone U19 Championship.
Girls' tournament - 1 team of 2 athletes
AthletesEventPreliminary roundRound of 24Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankDevon NewberryLindsey SparksGirls' W 2–0 W 2–0 W 2–01 W 2–0 W 2–1 L 0–2 L 1–24Timothy BrewsterJohn SchwengelBoys' tournament L 0-2 W 2-0 W 2-02 W 2-0 W 2-0 LDid not advance
Boxing
Boys AthleteEventPreliminary R1Preliminary R2SemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOtha Jones III-64 kgL 1–4L 2-3Did not advance 5
Girls AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultHeaven Destiny Garcia-51 kgW 3–2L 4–1W 5–0Roma Martinez-57 kgL 0–5Did not advance5
Canoeing
The United States qualified three boats based on its performance at the 2018 World Qualification Event.
Boys' K1 - 1 boat Girls' C1 - 1 boat Girls' K1 - 1 boat
AthleteEventQualificationRepechageLast 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankTimeRankTimeRankOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultRobert HealyBoys' K1 sprint2:09.24152:09.1110rowspan=2 Did not advanceBoys' K1 slalom1:17.0071:19.156Did not advanceZoe HeinGirls' C1 sprint2:44.14122:34.272 L 2:38.67Did not advanceGirls' C1 slalom1:36.988colspan=2 W 1:35.47 L 1:40.43Did not advanceRia SpibarGirls' K1 sprint2:16.0918DNF12Did not advanceGirls' K1 slalom1:22.765colspan=2 W 1:20.44 L 1:21.19Did not advance
Diving
AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalPointsRankPointsRankJack MatthewsBoys' 3m springboard475.1512501.159Boys' 10m platform387.6012438.2510Bridget O'NeilGirls' 3 m springboard414.605439.60Mixed teamcolspan=2 263.7013
Equestrian
The United States qualified a rider based on its performance at the FEI North American Junior Championships.
Individual Jumping - 1 athlete
AthleteHorseEventRound 1Round 2TotalJump offPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankMattie HatcherSanta Rosa ValeryIndividual Jumping0100101884North America El Capricho ChampionQuid Du PlessisCanal Del Bajo KithiraLlavaneras GenquinaSanta Rosa ValeryTeam Jumping4 #0000 # 04 #004 #0 004 #0 #000 038.07 #34.55 #34.0732.1631.66 97.89
Fencing
The United States qualified six athletes based on its performance at the 2018 Cadet World Championship.
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
Individual AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3TotalScoreRankScoreTotal RankScoreTotal RankScoreParRankLucy LiGirls' Individual78 (+8)1870 (0)148273 (+3)2217211 +118Akshay BhatiaBoys' Individual69 (-1)169 (-1)138370 (0)2084206 -2
Team AthletesEventRound 1(Fourball)Round 2(Foursome)Round 3(Individual Stroke)TotalScoreRankScoreRankGirlBoyTotal RankScoreParRankLucy LiAkshay BhatiaMixed team62 (-8)370 (0)37166137 (-3)1269 -11
Gymnastics
Artistic The United States qualified two gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 American Junior Championship.
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.
Girls' rhythmic individual all-around - 1 quota
Trampoline The United States qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 American Junior Championship.
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.
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.
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.
Roster
Tyren Al-Jiboori Max Clark Alex Cleary Lauina Falatea Jasper Green Isaia Kruse Sione Mahe Zachary Neff Uluamu Niutupuivaha Jon Rodriguez Inoke Waqavesi Ben Wierenga
Group stage
Fifth place game
Sailing
The United States qualified one boat based on its performance at the North American and Caribbean Nacra 15 Qualifiers. The nation later qualified two more boats based on their performance at the North American Windsurfing Championship. An IKA Twin Tip boat was qualified through its performance at the 2018 World Championship.
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.
Girls' combined - 2 quotas (Ashima Shiraishi, Brooke Raboutou)
However neither Shiraishi nor Raboutou was included in the final list of starting athletes for the Summer Youth Olympics. 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.
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.
Boys' singles - Kanak Jha Girls' singles – Amy Wang
Taekwondo
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSharif SalimBoys' −48 kg L 8-11Did not advance6Anastasija ZoloticGirls' 49 kg W 22-17 W 21-11 L 16-17
Tennis
Singles AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals Final / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankTristan BoyerBoys' singlesL (3-6, 69-711)Did not advanceDrew BairdW (6-3, 65-77, 6-3)L (6-7, 4-6)Did not advanceLea MaGirls' singlesL (6-4, 2-6, 1-6)Did not advanceAlexa NoelL (64-77, 3-6)Did not advance
Doubles AthletesEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals Final / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankBoys' doublesrowspan=2 L (3-6, 6-7)Did not advanceGirls' doubles L (1-6, 4-6)Did not advanceMixed doublesL (1-6, 4-6)Did not advanceL (5-7, 2-6)Did not advance
Triathlon
The United States qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2018 American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.
Individual AthleteEventSwim (750m)Trans 1Bike (20 km)Trans 2Run (5 km)Total TimeRankAndrew ShellenbergerBoys9:31 0:28 27:41 0:30 16:37 54:47 7Maryhelen AlbrightGirls - - - - -DNF
Relay AthleteEventTotal Times per Athlete (Swim 250m, Bike 6.6 km, Run 1.8 km)Total Group TimeRankAmericas 1Mixed Relay22:11 (3)--- DNFAmericas 522:45 (6)23:11 (12)25:15 (10)24:06 (13) 1:35:17 11
Weightlifting
The United States qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 201? ??? Youth Championships.
Boy AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankJerome Anthony Smith−69 kg127315532824
Girl AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankPeyton Brown−58 kg8531063186
Wrestling
Key: – Victory by Fall – Without any points scored by the opponent – With point(s) scored by the opponent – Without any points scored by the opponent – With point(s) scored by the opponent
Boys AthleteEventGroup stageFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreRobert HowardBoys' freestyle −55kgW 13 – 2 W 10 – 5 1 W 17 – 6 Carson Taylor ManvilleBoys' freestyle −65kgW 12 – 3 L 0 – 10 2 L 2 – 6 4
Girls AthleteEventGroup stageFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreEmily ShilsonGirls' freestyle −43kgW 5 – 0 W 10 – 0 W 12 – 2 W 2 – 0 1 W 11 – 6 Tiare Lynn IkeiGirls' freestyle −49kgW 12 – 2 L 0 – 6 L 8 – 9 W 8 – 0 3 L 0 – 3 6
References
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