how many competitors were from the united states?
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col : rank | pair | name | country | time | time behind row 1 :  | 19 | shani davis | united states | 1:08.89 |  row 2 :  | 20 | joey cheek | united states | 1:09.16 | +0.27 row 3 :  | 21 | erben wennemars | netherlands | 1:09.32 | +0.43 row 4 : 4 | 20 | lee kyou-hyuk | south korea | 1:09.37 | +0.48 row 5 : 5 | 21 | jan bos | netherlands | 1:09.42 | +0.53 row 6 : 6 | 4 | chad hedrick | united states | 1:09.45 | +0.56 row 7 : 7 | 16 | yevgeny lalenkov | russia | 1:09.46 | +0.57 row 8 : 8 | 18 | stefan groothuis | netherlands | 1:09.57 | +0.68 row 9 : 9 | 18 | casey fitzrandolph | united states | 1:09.59 | +0.70 row 10 : 10 | 6 | dmitry dorofeyev | russia | 1:09.74 | +0.85 row 11 : 11 | 19 | jeremy wotherspoon | canada | 1:09.76 | +0.87 row 12 : 12 | 9 | beorn nijenhuis | netherlands | 1:09.85 | +0.96 row 13 : 13 | 4 | konrad niedźwiedzki | poland | 1:09.95 | +1.06 row 14 : 14 | 16 | mikael flygind larsen | norway | 1:10.13 | +1.24 row 15 : 15 | 13 | alexey proshin | russia | 1:10.14 | +1.25 row 16 : 16 | 7 | françois-olivier roberge | canada | 1:10.20 | +1.31 row 17 : 17 | 11 | choi jae-bong | south korea | 1:10.23 | +1.34 row 18 : 18 | 12 | petter andersen | norway | 1:10.38 | +1.38 row 19 : 19 | 17 | denny morrison | canada | 1:10.44 | +1.44 row 20 : 20 | 15 | yusuke imai | japan | 1:10.48 | +1.59 row 21 : 21 | 15 | aleksandr kibalko | russia | 1:10.50 | +1.61 row 22 : 22 | 10 | lee kang-seok | south korea | 1:10.52 | +1.63 row 23 : 23 | 14 | even wetten | norway | 1:10.57 | +1.68 row 24 : 24 | 17 | mun jun | south korea | 1:10.66 | +1.77 row 25 : 25 | 10 | janne hänninen | finland | 1:10.83 | +1.94 row 26 : 26 | 2 | mika poutala | finland | 1:11.03 | +2.14 row 27 : 27 | 14 | takaharu nakajima | japan | 1:11.10 | +2.21 row 28 : 28 | 3 | takahiro ushiyama | japan | 1:11.21 | +2.32 row 29 : 29 | 12 | steven elm | canada | 1:11.36 | +2.47 row 30 : 30 | 8 | maurizio carnino | italy | 1:11.44 | +2.55 row 31 : 31 | 1 | pekka koskela | finland | 1:11.45 | +2.56 row 32 : 32 | 1 | keiichiro nagashima | japan | 1:11.78 | +2.89 row 33 : 33 | 1 | an weijiang | china | 1:11.80 | +2.91 row 34 : 34 | 1 | yu fengtong | china | 1:11.90 | +3.01 row 35 : 35 | 7 | zhang zhongqi | china | 1:12.29 | +3.40 row 36 : 36 | 8 | aleksandr zhigin | kazakhstan | 1:12.36 | +3.47 row 37 : 37 | 9 | risto rosendahl | finland | 1:12.60 | +3.71 row 38 : 38 | 5 | lu zhuo | china | 1:12.69 | +3.80 row 39 : – | 5 | maciej ustynowicz | poland | dq | – row 40 : – | 2 | ermanno ioriatti | italy | dq | –
how many competitors were from the united states?
Rank Pair Name Country Time Time behind
19 Shani Davis United States 1:08.89
20 Joey Cheek United States 1:09.16 +0.27
21 Erben Wennemars Netherlands 1:09.32 +0.43
4 20 Lee Kyou-hyuk South Korea 1:09.37 +0.48
5 21 Jan Bos Netherlands 1:09.42 +0.53
6 4 Chad Hedrick United States 1:09.45 +0.56
7 16 Yevgeny Lalenkov Russia 1:09.46 +0.57
8 18 Stefan Groothuis Netherlands 1:09.57 +0.68
9 18 Casey FitzRandolph United States 1:09.59 +0.70
10 6 Dmitry Dorofeyev Russia 1:09.74 +0.85
11 19 Jeremy Wotherspoon Canada 1:09.76 +0.87
12 9 Beorn Nijenhuis Netherlands 1:09.85 +0.96
13 4 Konrad Niedźwiedzki Poland 1:09.95 +1.06
14 16 Mikael Flygind Larsen Norway 1:10.13 +1.24
15 13 Alexey Proshin Russia 1:10.14 +1.25
16 7 François-Olivier Roberge Canada 1:10.20 +1.31
17 11 Choi Jae-bong South Korea 1:10.23 +1.34
18 12 Petter Andersen Norway 1:10.38 +1.38
19 17 Denny Morrison Canada 1:10.44 +1.44
20 15 Yusuke Imai Japan 1:10.48 +1.59
21 15 Aleksandr Kibalko Russia 1:10.50 +1.61
22 10 Lee Kang-seok South Korea 1:10.52 +1.63
23 14 Even Wetten Norway 1:10.57 +1.68
24 17 Mun Jun South Korea 1:10.66 +1.77
25 10 Janne Hänninen Finland 1:10.83 +1.94
26 2 Mika Poutala Finland 1:11.03 +2.14
27 14 Takaharu Nakajima Japan 1:11.10 +2.21
28 3 Takahiro Ushiyama Japan 1:11.21 +2.32
29 12 Steven Elm Canada 1:11.36 +2.47
30 8 Maurizio Carnino Italy 1:11.44 +2.55
31 1 Pekka Koskela Finland 1:11.45 +2.56
32 1 Keiichiro Nagashima Japan 1:11.78 +2.89
33 1 An Weijiang China 1:11.80 +2.91
34 1 Yu Fengtong China 1:11.90 +3.01
35 7 Zhang Zhongqi China 1:12.29 +3.40
36 8 Aleksandr Zhigin Kazakhstan 1:12.36 +3.47
37 9 Risto Rosendahl Finland 1:12.60 +3.71
38 5 Lu Zhuo China 1:12.69 +3.80
– 5 Maciej Ustynowicz Poland DQ –
– 2 Ermanno Ioriatti Italy DQ –
– 6 Erik Zachrisson Sweden DQ –
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