Canada at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
Canada competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang , South Korea , from 9 to 18 March 2018. Canada sent a team of 55 athletes to compete in all six sports.[ 3] The chef de mission was retired sledge hockey player Todd Nicholson , appointed in January 2017.[ 4]
Canada finished the Games with eight gold medals and 28 overall (ranking 3rd and 2nd, respectively). It was the most successful Canadian performance in terms of total medals, surpassing the 19 won at the 2010 Winter Paralympics .[ 5] This also met the goal set by the Canadian Paralympic Committee to improve on the 16 medals won at the 2014 Winter Paralympics .[ 6]
Opening ceremony flag-bearer Brian McKeever became Canada's most decorated Winter Paralympian after winning his 14th career medal at the Games, surpassing the previous record by Lana Spreeman , who won 13 medals between 1980 and 1994.[ 7] He finished the Games with three gold and a bronze, for a career total of 13 gold medals and 17 medals in all, making him also the most decorated Paralympic cross-country skier ever.[ 8]
Mark Arendz won a Canadian single Games record 6 medals (5 individual and a team relay medal), and was honoured as Canada's flag-bearer for the Games closing ceremony.[ 8]
Medalists
Medals by date
Day
Date
Total
Day 1
10 March
1
1
2
4
Day 2
11 March
1
0
1
2
Day 3
12 March
1
0
0
1
Day 4
13 March
1
0
2
3
Day 5
14 March
1
0
5
6
Day 6
15 March
0
0
0
0
Day 7
16 March
1
0
2
3
Day 8
17 March
2
0
3
5
Day 9
18 March
0
3
1
4
Total
8
4
16
28
Medals by gender
Gender
Total
Male
6
1
7
14
Female
2
1
7
10
Mixed
0
2
2
4
Total
8
4
16
28
Medal
Name
Sport
Event
Date
Gold
Mac Marcoux Guide : Jack Leitch
Alpine skiing
Men's downhill, visually impaired
March 10
Gold
Kurt Oatway
Alpine skiing
Men's super-G, sitting
March 11
Gold
Brian McKeever Guide : Graham Nishikawa
Cross-country skiing
Men's 20 km free, visually impaired
March 12
Gold
Mollie Jepsen
Alpine skiing
Women's super combined, standing
March 13
Gold
Brian McKeever Guide : Russell Kennedy
Cross-country skiing
Men's 1.5 km sprint classic, visually impaired
March 14
Gold
Mark Arendz
Biathlon
Men's 15 km, standing
March 16
Gold
Brian McKeever Guide : Graham Nishikawa
Cross-country skiing
Men's 10 km classic, visually impaired
March 17
Gold
Natalie Wilkie
Cross-country skiing
Women's 7.5 km classic, standing
March 17
Silver
Mark Arendz
Biathlon
Men's 7.5 km, standing
March 10
Silver
Mark Arendz Chris Klebl Natalie Wilkie Emily Young
Cross-country skiing
4 x 2.5 km mixed relay
March 18
Silver
Mollie Jepsen
Alpine skiing
Women's slalom, standing
March 18
Silver
Canada national ice sledge hockey team
Para ice hockey
Mixed
March 18
Bronze
Mollie Jepsen
Alpine skiing
Women's downhill, standing
March 10
Bronze
Collin Cameron
Biathlon
Men's 7.5 km, sitting
March 10
Bronze
Alana Ramsay
Alpine skiing
Women's super-G, standing
March 11
Bronze
Mark Arendz
Biathlon
Men's 12.5 km, standing
March 13
Bronze
Alana Ramsay
Alpine skiing
Women's super combined, standing
March 13
Bronze
Mark Arendz
Cross-country skiing
Men's 1.5 km sprint classic, standing
March 14
Bronze
Natalie Wilkie
Cross-country skiing
Women's 1.5 km sprint classic, standing
March 14
Bronze
Mollie Jepsen
Alpine skiing
Women's giant slalom, standing
March 14
Bronze
Mac Marcoux Guide : Jack Leitch
Alpine skiing
Men's giant slalom, visually impaired
March 14
Bronze
Alexis Guimond
Alpine skiing
Men's giant slalom, standing
March 14
Bronze
Collin Cameron
Biathlon
Men's 15 km, sitting
March 16
Bronze
Brittany Hudak
Biathlon
Women's 12.5 km, standing
March 16
Bronze
Mark Arendz
Cross-country skiing
Men's 10 km classic, standing
March 17
Bronze
Mark Ideson Ina Forrest Dennis Thiessen Marie Wright James Anseeuw
Wheelchair curling
Mixed
March 17
Bronze
Emily Young
Cross-country skiing
Women's 7.5 km classic, standing
March 17
Bronze
Collin Cameron Brian McKeever Guides : Russell Kennedy ,Graham Nishikawa
Cross-country skiing
4 x 2.5 km open relay
March 18
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Alpine skiing
On 16 February 2018, Alpine Canada announced the nominations of 12 athletes (seven men and five women) to Team Canada.[ 9]
Men
Athlete
Event
Run 1
Run 2
Total
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Alex Cairns
Giant slalom, sitting
1:12.45
15
1:11.07
14
2:23.52
14
Slalom, sitting
59.47
13
57.47
10
1:56.94
10
Alexis Guimond
Downhill, standing
—
1:27.09
4
Giant slalom, standing
1:08.23
6
1:05.44
1
2:13.67
Slalom, standing
DNF
did not advance
Super-G, standing
—
1:28.01
4
Braydon Luscombe
Downhill, standing
—
DNF
Giant slalom, standing
1:12.53
21
did not start
Slalom, standing
DNF
did not advance
Super combined, standing
DNF
did not advance
Super-G, standing
—
1:29.39
8
Mac Marcoux Guide : Jack Leitch
Downhill, visually impaired
—
1:23.93
Giant slalom, visually impaired
1:09.44
4
1:08.07
3
2:17.51
Slalom, visually impaired
49.61
5
48.78
3
1:38.39
4
Super combined, visually impaired
DNF
did not advance
Super-G, visually impaired
—
DNF
Kurt Oatway
Downhill, sitting
—
1:27.50
8
Giant slalom, sitting
1:12.56
16
1:09.85
11
2:22.41
12
Slalom, sitting
DNF
did not advance
Super combined, sitting
DNF
did not advance
Super-G, sitting
—
1:25.83
Kirk Schornstein
Downhill, standing
—
1:28.53
6
Giant slalom, standing
1:10.78
16
1:10.46
13
2:21.24
13
Slalom, standing
DNF
did not advance
Super combined, standing
1:28.67
5
49.99
9
2:18.66
9
Super-G, standing
—
1:29.28
7
Women
Athlete
Event
Run 1
Run 2
Total
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Mollie Jepsen
Downhill, standing
—
1:34.60
Giant slalom, standing
1:14.44
3
1:11.28
2
2:25.72
Slalom, standing
58.36
2
1:01.23
2
1:59.59
Super combined, standing
1:34.00
2
58.70
2
2:32.70
Super-G, standing
—
1:36.22
4
Erin Latimer
Downhill, standing
—
1:38.87
6
Giant slalom, standing
1:21.69
11
1:20.42
13
2:42.11
12
Slalom, standing
1:06.55
10
1:09.06
9
2:15.61
10
Super combined, standing
1:38.65
6
1:04.67
7
2:43.32
7
Super-G, standing
—
1:43.13
9
Mel Pemble
Downhill, standing
—
1:42.22
9
Giant slalom, standing
1:22.45
12
1:18.91
11
2:41.36
11
Slalom, standing
DNF
did not advance
Super combined, standing
1:42.90
11
1:07.23
8
2:50.13
9
Super-G, standing
—
1:44.63
11
Alana Ramsay
Downhill, standing
—
1:35.21
4
Giant slalom, standing
1:15.78
4
1:13.48
4
2:29.26
4
Slalom, standing
59.62
6
1:03.94
6
2:03.56
6
Super combined, standing
1:34.25
3
1:01.83
6
2:36.08
Super-G, standing
—
1:35.20
Frédérique Turgeon
Downhill, standing
—
DNF
Giant slalom, standing
1:19.42
9
1:17.52
10
2:36.94
9
Slalom, standing
1:06.74
11
DNF
did not advance
Super combined, standing
DNF
did not advance
Super-G, standing
—
DNF
Biathlon
Men
Women
Cross-country skiing
On 16 February 2018, Cross Country Canada announced the 14 athletes (ten men and four women) nominated to Team Canada.[ 10] The team is expected to consist of 12 skiers and two guides including returning medallists Mark Arendz , Chris Klebl , and Brian McKeever with his guides Graham Nishikawa and Russell Kennedy . Kennedy competed in cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics . Cindy Ouellet was part of Team Canada at the Summer Paralympics, where she played wheelchair basketball . It will also be the first Games for Collin Cameron and Emily Young, the latter a former wrestler before doing para-Nordic skiing.[ 10]
Men
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Semifinal
Final
Real Time
Result
Rank
Result
Rank
Real Time
Result
Rank
Mark Arendz
1.5 km sprint classic, standing
4:03.34
3:39.01
3
4:53.7
2
4:20.8
4:20.8
10 km classic, standing
—
27:10.1
24:27.1
Yves Bourque
1.1 km sprint, sitting
4:02.40
3:47.86
29
did not qualify
7.5 km, sitting
—
32:42.2
30:44.5
31
15 km, sitting
—
55:52.9
52:31.7
25
Collin Cameron
1.1 km sprint, sitting
3:09.17
3:01.60
2
3:46.4
2
3:32.1
3:32.1
4
15 km, sitting
—
45:30.1
43:40.9
5
Sébastien Fortier
1.1 km sprint, sitting
3:29.03
3:20.67
17
did not qualify
7.5 km, sitting
—
26:44.7
25:40.5
16
15 km, sitting
—
48:22.1
46:26.0
18
Ethan Hess
1.1 km sprint, sitting
3:44.53
3:44.53
27
did not qualify
7.5 km, sitting
—
28:51.0
28:51.0
28
15 km, sitting
—
52:14.6
52:14.6
24
Chris Klebl
1.1 km sprint, sitting
3:26.25
3:13.88
9
3:53.3
6
did not advance
7.5 km, sitting
—
24:55.2
23:25.5
6
15 km, sitting
—
46:42.1
43:54.0
8
Brian McKeever Guides : Russell Kennedy ,Graham Nishikawa
1.5 km sprint classic, visually impaired
3:33.81
3:33.81
2
4:10.3
1
4:03.2
4:03.2
10 km classic, visually impaired
—
23:17.8
23:17.8
20 km free, visually impaired
—
46:02.4
46:02.4
Derek Zaplotinsky
1.1 km sprint, sitting
3:36.34
3:14.71
10
3:57.7
6
did not advance
7.5 km, sitting
—
28:12.4
25:23.2
15
15 km, sitting
—
48:57.4
44:03.7
9
Women
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Semifinal
Final
Real Time
Result
Rank
Result
Rank
Real Time
Result
Rank
Brittany Hudak
1.5 km sprint classic, standing
4:59.26
4:32.33
5
5:24.8
2
6:00.3
6:00.3
6
7.5 km classic, standing
—
26:11.0
23:49.6
8
Cindy Ouellet
1.1 km sprint, sitting
4:22.12
4:11.64
17
did not qualify
5 km, sitting
—
21:38.5
20:46.6
17
12 km, sitting
—
51:28.2
49:24.7
18
Natalie Wilkie
1.5 km sprint classic, standing
4:51.85
4:25.58
2
5:54.4
1
5:14.3
5:14.3
7.5 km classic, standing
—
24:24.0
22:12.2
15 km free, standing
—
54:23.4
52:12.9
6
Emily Young
1.5 km sprint classic, standing
4:58.06
4:28.25
3
5:55.5
2
5:18.3
5:18.3
4
7.5 km classic, standing
—
24:42.1
22:13.9
15 km free, standing
—
54:35.2
51:51.4
5
Relay
Para ice hockey
Canada automatically qualified to participate in the Games after placing in the top 5 at the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships in South Korea.[ 11] On 11 February 2018, Hockey Canada announced the 17 players nominated for the sledge hockey team, selected and headed by coach Ken Babey.[ 12]
Summary
Roster
Head coach: Ken Babey Assistant coaches: Danny Lynch , Luke Pierce
No.
Pos.
Name
Height
Weight
Birthdate
Hometown
2017–18 team
31
G
Dominic Larocque
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
173 lb (78 kg)
30 July 1987
Quebec City, QC
Team Canada
30
G
Corbin Watson
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
184 lb (83 kg)
6 January 1987
Kingsville, ON
Team Canada
14
D
Steve Arsenault
5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
177 lb (80 kg)
6 September 1988
Spruce Grove, AB
Team Canada
27
D
Bradley Bowden
5 ft 0 in (152 cm)
158 lb (72 kg)
26 May 1983
Orton, ON
Team Canada
11
D
Adam Dixon
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
180 lb (82 kg)
13 August 1989
Midland, ON
Team Canada
25
D
James Gemmell
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
140 lb (64 kg)
26 April 1980
Quesnel, BC
Team Canada
5
D
Tyrone Henry
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
155 lb (70 kg)
21 October 1993
Ottawa, ON
Team Canada
6
F
Rob Armstrong
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
146 lb (66 kg)
12 September 1996
Mississauga, ON
Team Canada
18
F
Billy Bridges
5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
190 lb (86 kg)
22 March 1984
Summerside, PE
Team Canada
19
F
Dominic Cozzolino
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
151 lb (68 kg)
23 August 1994
Mississauga, ON
Team Canada
10
F
Ben Delaney
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
143 lb (65 kg)
23 August 1996
Ottawa, ON
Team Canada
4
F
James Dunn
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
156 lb (71 kg)
12 November 2000
Wallacetown, ON
Team Canada
23
F
Liam Hickey
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
138 lb (63 kg)
25 March 1998
St. John's, NL
Team Canada
8
F
Tyler McGregor
5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
156 lb (71 kg)
11 March 1994
Forest, ON
Team Canada
20
F
Bryan Sholomicki
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
207 lb (94 kg)
8 February 1981
Winnipeg, MB
Team Canada
9
F
Corbyn Smith
5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
129 lb (59 kg)
5 August 1998
Monkton, ON
Team Canada
12
F
Greg Westlake
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
173 lb (78 kg)
12 June 1986
Oakville, ON
Team Canada
Preliminary round
Game reference Corbin Watson Dominic Larocque Goalies Ulf Nilsson Andreas Nejman Referee: Kristijan NikolicLinesmen: Han Youl Jan VaněkMcGregor (Hickey , Dixon ) (PP) – 01:521–0 Sholomicki (Armstrong , Dunn ) – 02:222–0 McGregor (Westlake , Hickey) – 05:22 3–0 Sholomicki (Dunn, Dixon) – 05:39 4–0 McGregor (Westlake, Dixon) – 09:20 5–0 Dixon (Delaney , Smith ) – 11:13 6–0 Cozzolino (Delaney, Dixon) – 11:317–0 Delaney (Armstrong, Cozzolino) (PP) – 17:43 8–0 Smith (Sholomicki, Dunn) – 18:06 9–0 Hickey (Armstrong, Henry ) – 24:37 10–0 Hickey (Westlake, McGregor) – 25:37 11–0 Armstrong (Sholomicki) – 26:38 12–0 Bridges – 31:5513–0 Armstrong (Bridges, Cozzolino) – 33:05 14–0 Sholomicki (Smith, Dunn) – 34:53 15–0 McGregor (Dixon) – 36:48 16–0 Westlake (McGregor, Hickey) – 44:42 17–0
2 min Penalties 6 min 45 Shots 2
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Snowboarding
On 21 February 2018, Canada Snowboard announced the nominations of 7 athletes (five men and two women) to Team Canada.[ 13]
Banked slalom
Cross
Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
Wheelchair curling
On 8 December 2017, Curling Canada announced the nominations of 5 athletes (three men and two women) to Team Canada.[ 14]
Summary
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
PCT
Ends Won
Ends Lost
Blank Ends
Stolen Ends
Shot %
Qualification
1
South Korea
11
9
2
65
51
14
0.818
38
36
9
11
66%
Advance to playoffs
2
Canada
11
9
2
74
45
29
0.818
47
28
6
27
62%
3
China
11
9
2
85
42
43
0.818
43
32
2
16
67%
4
Norway
11
7
4
55
57
−2
0.636
41
35
5
15
58%
5
Neutral Paralympic Athletes
11
5
6
61
63
−2
0.455
44
37
2
23
62%
6
Switzerland
11
5
6
56
63
−7
0.455
36
45
2
11
61%
7
Great Britain
11
5
6
57
53
4
0.455
41
41
6
20
62%
8
Germany
11
5
6
57
68
−11
0.455
37
39
5
16
54%
9
Slovakia
11
4
7
62
72
−10
0.364
39
46
1
11
57%
10
Sweden
11
4
7
47
66
−19
0.364
29
45
8
8
57%
11
Finland
11
2
9
53
87
−34
0.182
35
46
1
11
51%
12
United States
11
2
9
58
63
−5
0.182
37
45
3
12
60%
Round robin
Canada has a bye in draws 3, 5, 7, 10, 12 and 17.
Draw 1
Saturday, 10 March, 14:35
Draw 2
Saturday, 10 March, 19:35
Draw 4
Sunday, 11 March, 14:35
Draw 6
Monday, 12 March, 09:35
Draw 8
Monday, 12 March, 19:35
Draw 9
Tuesday, 13 March, 09:35
Draw 11
Tuesday, 13 March, 19:35
Draw 13
Wednesday, 14 March, 14:35
Draw 14
Wednesday, 14 March, 19:35
Draw 15
Thursday, 15 March, 09:35
Draw 16
Thursday, 15 March, 14:35
Semifinal
Friday, 16 March, 15:35
Bronze medal game
Saturday, 17 March, 09:35
See also
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