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The 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea are underway, and the United States didn’t need much time to start racking up medals. On the first day of competition, Team USA won more gold medals than it secured at the entire 2014 Games in Sochi.

Team USA earned two gold medals four years ago, but on the opening Saturday in South Korea the United States stood atop the podium three times, including in both men’s and women’s biathlon.

The overall Team USA medal count

Gold: 8
Silver: 11
Bronze: 7
Total: 26

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Scroll down for an updating tally of the U.S. medalists:

Saturday, March 10

The first U.S. gold of these Paralympics was the first U.S. gold in the biathlon, with Kendall Gretsch winning the women’s 6km sitting biathlon, with teammate Oksana Masters capturing the bronze.

In the men’s 7.5km sitting biathlon another American came out on top, with Daniel Cnossen winning gold. Cnossen is a former Navy Seal who lost both legs in an explosion in Afghanistan.

Team USA also won gold with Andrew Kurka winning the men’s sitting downhill skiing.

Laurie Stephens captured the bronze win women’s sitting downhill skiing.


Sunday, March 11

Day 2 at the Paralympics was a day of doubling up for a quartet of United States athletes.

Kendall Gretsch struck gold for the second straight day, winning the women’s 12km sitting biathlon one day after winning gold in the 6km.

Also like Saturday, fellow American Oksana Masters took the bronze.

Daniel Cnossen was a double medalist as well. One day after winning gold in the men’s 7.5km sitting biathlon, the former Navy Seal took the silver in the 15k sitting biathlon on Sunday.

One day after winning the men’s sitting downhill, Andrew Kurka captured silver in the sitting super-G.


Monday, March 12

The US increased its medal total to 15 at the 2018 Paralympics after winning six in snowboard snowcross on Day 3 at the Olympics. Brenna Huckaby and Mike Schultz took gold; Amy Purdy and Keith Gabel captured silver; and the bronze medal winners were Mike Minor and Noah Elliott.


Tuesday, March 13


Wednesday March 14

Friday, March 16

Oksana Masters and Daniel Cnossen each picked up their third medals of these Paralympic Games, taking silver in the women’s 12.5km sitting biathlon and men’s 15k sitting biathlon, respectively.

In snowboarding Team USA picked up even more medals. Brenna Huckaby took the silver and Amy Purdy the bronze in the women’s banked slalom SB-LL1...

... and Brittani Coury captured the silver in women’s banked slalom SB-LL2:

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