The United States competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Medalists
Alpine skiing
The United States sent a maximum of two athletes to compete in the alpine skiing event, one male and one female athlete.
Biathlon
The United States qualified two male and two female biathletes.
Individual
Mixed
Bobsleigh
The United States sent a pair of athletes to compete in the two-man bobsled event.
Cross country skiing
The United States qualified one male and one female cross-country skier.
Individual
Notes
LL – Lucky loser; lucky losers in the cross country skiing sprint competitions qualified for the next round by posting the best heat times among the third and fourth placed competitors in that round.
Mixed
Curling
The United States qualified a mixed team of two junior men and two junior women. The team representing the United States was decided at the Youth Olympic Games playdown in Grafton, North Dakota.
Mixed team
Team
Skip: Korey Dropkin
Third: Sarah Anderson
Second: Thomas Howell
Lead: Taylor Anderson
Standings
Round-robin results
Draw 1
Draw 2
Draw 3
Draw 4
Draw 5
Draw 6
Draw 7
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Final place: 5
Mixed doubles
Teams
Second: Lead:
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Results
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze Medal Game
Figure skating
The United States qualified a total of three singles skaters and three skating pairs. However, there were only one athlete in girls' singles, one pair team in pair skating, and two pairs teams in ice dancing. Originally, the United States had received a quota spot in the boys' singles competition and an additional quota spot in the girls' singles competition, but U.S. Figure Skating announced that those spots will not be filled.
Individual/Pairs
Mixed NOC
Freestyle skiing
The United States has qualified two male and two female skiers, one each in the half-pipe and ski cross categories for each gender.
Half-pipe
Ski cross
Ice hockey
The United States sent one boys' ice hockey team consisting of 17 athletes.
Team
The team roster is listed as follows:
Coaching staff
Head Coach: Ben Smith
Athletic Trainer: Stan Wong
Results
Preliminary round
Playoffs
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final rank: 4
Luge
The United States qualified three male and two female lugers.
Nordic combined
The United States qualified one athlete in Nordic combined.
Short track speed skating
The United States qualified one male and one female short track speed skater.
Individual
Mixed
Notes
Warren was relegated to the B final after the semifinal, and placed first in the B final. She finished fourth overall. Warren qualified for the C final after the semifinal, and placed fourth in the C final. She finished eleventh overall.
Skeleton
The United States qualified one male and two female athletes in the skeleton event.
Ski jumping
The United States qualified one male and one female athlete in the ski jumping event.
Individual
Ski Jumping/Nordic combined Mixed team
Snowboarding
The United States qualified one male and one female snowboarder each in the men's and women's half-pipe and slopestyle competitions.
Speed skating
The United States qualified one female speed skater.