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Ironically, the U.S. put on its finest performance in Winter Olympic Games in 1932—at Lake Placid. That year Americans carried away four gold medals in speed skating and two in bobsledding, as well as four silvers and two bronzes in other events. This year, for the first tune in the history of the Games, the U.S. has strong contenders in most sports, and in one, speed skating, a brother and sister alone who could win more gold medals than U.S. athletes have ever managed to collect in a single Winter Games. With a bit of luck, the town that first introduced whiter sports to the U.S. could become the site of America's greatest Winter Olympic showing.