title: United States at the 1936 Winter Olympics
text: # United States at the 1936 Winter Olympics
  
  The United States competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Ivan Brown Alan Washbond | Bobsleigh | Two-man | February 15 |
  | Bronze | Leo Freisinger | Speed skating | 500 meters | February 11 |
  | Bronze | Gilbert Colgate Richard Lawrence | Bobsleigh | Two-man | February 15 |
  | Bronze | United States men's national ice hockey team John GarrisonAugust KammerPhilip LaBatteJohn LaxThomas MooneElbridge RossPaul RoweFrancis ShaughnessyGordon SmithFrancis SpainFrank Stubbs | Ice hockey | Men's tournament | February 16 |
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Downhill | Downhill | Slalom | Slalom | Slalom | Slalom | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total | Points | Average points | Rank |
  | Dick Durrance | Combined | 5:16.2 | 90.89 | 1:26.4 (+0:06) | 1:26.9 | 2:53.3 | 84.59 | 87.74 | 10 |
  | Robert Livermore | Combined | 6:04.4 | 78.87 | 1:37.5 | 1:36.7 | 3:14.2 | 75.49 | 77.18 | 23 |
  | George Page | Combined | 5:42.8 | 83.84 | 1:25.7 | 1:33.4 | 2:59.1 | 81.86 | 82.85 | 13 |
  | Albert Washburn | Combined | 6:30.8 | 73.54 | 1:56.7 (+0:06) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Downhill | Downhill | Slalom | Slalom | Slalom | Slalom | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total | Points | Average points | Rank |
  | Mary Bird | Combined | 8:32.4 | 59.41 | 2:38.9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Helen Boughton-Leigh | Combined | 7:17.4 | 69.59 | 1:46.7 | 1:50.8 | 3:37.5 | 65.33 | 67.46 | 21 |
  | Clarita Heath | Combined | 7:39.2 | 66.29 | 2:25.4 | 2:00.3 | 4:25.7 | 53.48 | 59.89 | 27 |
  | Elizabeth Woolsey | Combined | 6:12.8 | 81.68 | 2:00.8 | 2:09.3 | 4:10.1 | 56.82 | 69.24 | 19 |
  
  ## Bobsleigh
  
  | Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Ivan Brown Alan Washbond | Two-man | 1:22.50 | 1 | 1:21.02 | 2 | 1:25.39 | 3 | 1:20.38 | 2 | 5:29.29 | |
  | Gilbert Colgate Richard Lawrence | Two-man | 1:25.06 | 2 | 1:21.94 | 3 | 1:24.80 | 2 | 1:22.16 | 3 | 5:33.96 | |
  | Hubert Stevens Crawford Merkel Robert Martin John Shene | Four-man | 1:25.61 | 8 | 1:19.17 | 2 | 1:20.51 | 3 | 1:18.84 | 2 | 5:24.13 | 4 |
  | Francis Tyler James Bickford Richard Lawrence Max Bly | Four-man | 1:25.61 | 8 | 1:23.85 | 10 | 1:20.22 | 2 | 1:19.32 | 5 | 5:29.00 | 6 |
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Warren Chivers | 18 km | 1:30:25 | 48 |
  | Richard Parsons | 18 km | 1:30:09 | 46 |
  | Karl Magnus Satre | 18 km | 1:25:56 | 34 |
  | Berger Torrissen | 18 km | 1:29:08 | 45 |
  | Nils Backstrom | 50 km | 4:29:30 | 33 |
  | Richard Parsons | 50 km | 4:11:08 | 29 |
  | Karl Magnus Satre | 50 km | 3:58:45 | 18 |
  | Berger Torrissen | 50 km | 4:07:44 | 27 |
  | Warren Chivers Richard Parsons Karl Satre Birger Torrissen | 4 × 10 km relay | 3:06:26 | 11 |
  
  ## Figure skating
  
  Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Total | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Places | Points | Rank |
  | George Hill | Men's singles | 18 | 23 | 148 | 325.1 | 22 |
  | Robin Lee | Men's singles | 13 | 13 | 80 | 363.0 | 12 |
  | Erle Reiter | Men's singles | 12 | 17 | 95 | 352.9 | 13 |
  
  Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Total | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Places | Points | Rank |
  | Audrey Peppe | Ladies' singles | 18 | 8 | 85 | 363.3 | 12 |
  | Maribel Vinson | Ladies' singles | 6 | 7 | 39 | 388.7 | 5 |
  | Estelle Weigel | Ladies' singles | 23 | 22 | 151 | 324.5 | 22 |
  | Louise Weigel | Ladies' singles | 22 | 20 | 140 | 336.4 | 21 |
  
  Mixed
  
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Score | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Grace Madden James Madden | Pairs | 95 | 9.1 | 11 |
  | Maribel Vinson George Hill | Pairs | 46.5 | 10.4 | 5 |
  
  ## Ice hockey
  
  Summary
  
  | Team | Event | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Medal round | Medal round | Medal round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | United States men | Men's tournament | Germany W 1–0 | Switzerland W 3–0 | Italy L 1–2 | 2 Q | Czechoslovakia W 2–0 | Austria W 1–0 | Sweden W 2–1 | 1 Q | Great Britain T 0–0 | Canada L 0–1 | |
  
  Roster
  
  * Thomas Moone
  * Francis Shaughnessy
  * Philip LaBatte
  * Frank Stubbs
  * John Garrison
  * Paul Rowe
  * John Lax
  * Gordon Smith
  * Elbridge Ross
  * Francis Spain
  * August Kammer
  
  First round Top two teams advanced to semifinals
  
  | | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
  | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
  | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
  | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
  | 6 February | Germany | 0-1 (0-1,0-0,0-0) | United States |
  | 7 February | United States | 3-0 (0-0,3-0,0-0) | Switzerland |
  | 8 February | United States | 1-2 (0-0,0-0,1-1,0-0,0-1) | Italy |
  
  Second round Top two teams advanced to Medal round
  
  | | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
  | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
  | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
  | Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
  | 11 February | United States | 2-0 (0-0,2-0,0-0) | Czechoslovakia |
  | 12 February | United States | 1-0 (0-0,1-0,0-0) | Austria |
  | 13 February | United States | 2-1 (0-0,1-1,1-0) | Sweden |
  
  Medal round
  
  | | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
  | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
  | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
  
  Relevant results from the semifinal were carried over to the final
  
  | 11 February | United States | 2-0 (0-0, 2–0, 0-0) | Czechoslovakia |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 15 February | Great Britain | 0-0 (0-0,0-0,0-0,0-0,0-0,0-0) | United States |
  | 16 February | Canada | 1-0 (1-0,0-0,0-0) | United States |
  
  ## Nordic combined
  
  The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the 18 kilometer race of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event; their time on the 18 km was used for both events.
  
  The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Rank | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Total points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Edward Blood | Individual | 1:33:45 | 142.5 | 42 | 44.0 | 43.0 | 183.1 | 26 | 325.5 | 37 |
  | Karl Magnus Satre | Individual | 1:25:56 | 181.8 | 24 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 174.0 | 35 | 355.8 | 27 |
  | Paul Ottar Satre | Individual | 1:36:27 | 129.4 | 45 | 48.5 | 53.0 | 144.5 | 44 | 273.9 | 44 |
  | Berger Torrissen | Individual | 1:29:08 | 165.3 | 29 | 45.0 | 44.0 | 190.2 | 19 | 355.5 | 28 |
  
  ## Ski jumping
  
  | Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Walter Bietila | Normal hill | 66.5 | 100.4 | 24 | 63.5 | 94.8 | 34 | 195.2 | 30 |
  | Sverre Fredheim | Normal hill | 73.5 | 107.7 | 10 | 73.0 | 106.4 | 10 | 214.1 | 11 |
  | Roy Mikkelsen | Normal hill | 69.5 | 102.0 | 18 | 68.0 | 100.6 | 25 | 202.6 | 23 |
  | Caspar Oimoen | Normal hill | 71.5 | 100.5 | 23 | 72.5 | 107.1 | 9 | 207.6 | 13 |
  
  ## Speed skating
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Leo Freisinger | 500 m | 44.0 | |
  | Del Lamb | 500 m | 44.2 | 5 |
  | Robert Petersen | 500 m | 45.0 | 11 |
  | Allan Potts | 500 m | 44.8 | 6 |
  | Leo Freisinger | 1500 m | 2:21.3 | 4 |
  | Robert Petersen | 1500 m | 2:25.4 | 17 |
  | Allan Potts | 1500 m | 2:31.2 | 32 |
  | Eddie Schroeder | 1500 m | 2:24.3 | 12 |
  | Robert Petersen | 5000 m | 8:46.5 | 11 |
  | Eddie Schroeder | 5000 m | 8:49.1 | 15 |
  | Robert Petersen | 10,000 m | DNF | DNF |
  | Eddie Schroeder | 10,000 m | 17:52.0 | 8 |
  