Canada competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in

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. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games. These games were the second best ever for Canada at the time, as they finished in fourth place in the medal standings with 17 medals, seven of which were gold.

Medalists

Notable events

*Canada won double gold in

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after going 50 years without a gold medal. Both the women's and men's teams won gold, beating the United States in both games. *

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, a short-track speed skater, won double gold, and a bronze medal. One of his golds was for the 5000 m relay team. *

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capped off an impressive speed skating career winning gold in the 500 m. She became the first Canadian to defend their gold medal, which she first won at the 1998 Games. *

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and

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won gold in the pairs figure skating event. They were given the gold after a controversy involving the French judge of their event. Both the Canadians and their Russian rivals would win gold in the same event. *

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became the first North American to win a medal in cross-country skiing, when she placed third in her event. Later on however, she was bumped up to gold when the two finishers ahead of her were disqualified. *

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made the transition from bronze medalist cyclist to bronze medalist speed skater when she finished 3rd in the 5000 m. *

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, expected to win gold in his event, but disappointed many when he tripped and fell after starting in his 500 m event. *

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finished his career with an 8th-place finish in the men's figure skating event.

Alpine skiing

;Men ;Women

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

;Distance ;Sprint

Curling

Men's tournament

Group stage

Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.

Medal round

Semi final Gold medal game

Women's tournament

Group stage

Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.

Medal round

Semi final Bronze medal game

Figure skating

;Men ;Women ;Pairs ;Ice Dancing

Freestyle skiing

;Men ;Women

Ice hockey

Men's tournament

First round – Group C

All times are local ( UTC-7).

Knock-out stage

Quarter final Semi final Gold medal game Contestants Source: * Gold -

Women's tournament

Group stage – Group A

Top two teams (shaded) advanced to semifinals. All times are local ( UTC-7).

Knock-out stage

Semi final Gold medal game Contestants

Luge

Short track speed skating

;Men ;Women

Skeleton

Snowboarding

;Halfpipe ;Parallel GS

Speed skating

;Men ;Women

Official outfitter

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was the official outfitter of clothing for members of the Canadian Olympic team. The same clothing was also sold at Roots stores in Canada.

References

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Olympic Winter Games 2002, full results by sports-reference.com
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