Canada competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in

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, from February 9 to 25, 2018. It was the nation's 23rd appearance at the

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, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1924. Canada competed in all sports disciplines, except

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. The

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was

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and

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were announced as the country's flag bearers during the

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. This was the first time two athletes were named as Canada's opening ceremony flag bearer. On February 24, 2018, short track speed skater

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was named the flag bearer for the

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. Instead of setting a specific medal count as a target, the

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aimed "to contend for No. 1" in the medal count. Private data analytics company Gracenote projected that the Canadian team would win 28 medals. Canada finished with 11 gold medals and 29 overall (ranking 3rd in both categories). This was the most successful Canadian performance in terms of overall medals, surpassing the 26 won at the

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. For the first time since its official introduction at the

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, Canada failed to medal in men's and women's curling, but did win gold in

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, a category making its Olympic debut.

History

On Day 2 of the Games,

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won the bronze medal in the men's slopestyle. This was eleven months after the snowboarder ended up in a coma. Pairs skater

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became the first openly gay man to win a gold medal at any Winter Olympics, as part of the Canadian team that won the team figure skating competition. A corner of Canada Olympic House was set aside as

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for the duration of the Olympics. Alex Gough won Canada's first ever permanent luge medal on February 13. She had been part of the 2014 luge relay team which briefly won a previous Olympic bronze due to a Russian doping disqualification, but that finding had been overturned on appeal. On February 23, Canada broke its record for most ever Winter Olympic medals, previously at 26, with figure skater

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winning the 27th medal. A day before the closing ceremony, on February 24, Canada won its 28th medal when Sebastien Toutant took gold in the first ever "big air" competition in snowboarding. That medal was Canada's 500th Olympic medal (not counting two medals (gold and silver) at the

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). Canada maintained its record for the most gold medals at a single Games—14 at Vancouver 2010—and now shares the honor with Norway and Germany, which equalled that mark at these Games.

Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Alpine skiing

Canada qualified a total of 15 male and female athletes for alpine skiing. However they declined one spot. On January 31, 2018 Alpine Canada announced that

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was not able to return to health due to continuing severe back pain. Therefore, he will not compete at the upcoming Winter Olympics. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Biathlon

Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the

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, Canada qualified five men and five women. The official team of ten athletes was named on January 16, 2018. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Bobsleigh

Canada qualified a full team of three sleds in the two-man, four-man and women's bobsleigh competitions each. The team will consist of 18 athletes, and also marked the largest bobsleigh team the country has ever sent to the

. The official team was named on January 24, 2018. ;Men * – Denotes the driver of each sled -

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and Joey Nemet will serve as the team's alternates. ;Women * – Denotes the driver of each sled - Cynthia Appiah and Kristen Bujnowski will serve as the team's alternates.

Cross-country skiing

Canada qualified a total of 8 male and female athletes for cross-country skiing and receive three additional quota places based on the reallocation process. Seven male and four female competitors were announced on January 29. ;Distance ;Men ;Women ;Sprint ;Men ;Women

Curling

Canada qualified a full team of 12 athletes (6 men and 6 women). The country will compete in all three events, including the debuting mixed doubles event. The teams and the alternates for the men's and women's tournaments were announced officially on January 8, 2017. ;Summary

Men's tournament

Canada qualified a men's team by earning enough points in the last two

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. The Olympic team was decided at the

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. The Canadian team consists of

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Marc Kennedy Marc Kennedy (born February 5, 1982) is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medallist from St. Albert, Alberta. In 2019, Kennedy was named the greatest Canadian male second in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, rep ...

Brent Laing Brent George Laing (born December 10, 1978) is a Canadian curler from Horseshoe Valley, Ontario. He currently plays lead for Mike McEwen. He grew up in Meaford, Ontario. Career Curling out of the Ottawa Curling Club (in Ottawa) and later the ...

Ben Hebert Benjamin "Ben" Hebert (born March 16, 1983) is a Canadian curler, a Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medallist, 2008 World Champion and four time Brier Champion from Chestermere, Alberta. In 2019, Hebert was named the greatest Canadian mal ...

, and

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. ;Round-robin Canada has a bye in draws 4, 8 and 11. ;Draw 1 ''Wednesday, 14 February, 09:05'' ;Draw 2 ''Wednesday, 14 February, 20:05'' ;Draw 3 ''Thursday, 15 February, 14:05'' ;Draw 5 ''Friday, 16 February, 20:05'' ;Draw 6 ''Saturday, 17 February, 14:05'' ;Draw 7 ''Sunday, 18 February, 09:05'' ;Draw 9 ''Monday, 19 February, 14:05'' ;Draw 10 ''Tuesday, 20 February, 09:05'' ;Draw 12 ''Wednesday, 21 February, 14:05'' ;Semifinal ''Thursday, 22 February, 20:05'' ;Bronze-medal game ''Friday, 23 February, 15:35''

Women's tournament

Canada qualified a women's team by earning enough points in the last two

. The Olympic team was decided at the

. The Canadian team consists of

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Emma Miskew Emma Kathryn Miskew (born February 14, 1989) is a Canadian curler. She was the long-time third of the three-time Canadian champion and 2017 world champion Rachel Homan rink until 2022 when she moved to second. The Homan team represented Canada ...

Joanne Courtney Joanne M. Courtney (born March 7, 1989 as Joanne Taylor) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. From 2014 to 2022, she was a member of the Rachel Homan rink which won the 2017 World Women's Curling Championship and represented Canada at t ...

Lisa Weagle Lisa Colleen Weagle (born March 24, 1985) is a Canadian curler from Ottawa, Ontario. Weagle was the lead on the Rachel Homan team from 2010 until March 12, 2020, when the team announced they would be parting ways with her. She then joined Team J ...

, and

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. ;Round-robin Canada has a bye in draws 1, 5 and 9. ;Draw 2 ''Thursday, 15 February, 09:05'' ;Draw 3 ''Thursday, 15 February, 20:05'' ;Draw 4 ''Friday, 16 February, 14:05'' ;Draw 6 ''Saturday, 17 February, 20:05'' ;Draw 7 ''Sunday, 18 February, 14:05'' ;Draw 8 ''Monday, 19 February, 09:05'' ;Draw 10 ''Tuesday, 20 February, 14:05'' ;Draw 11 ''Wednesday, 21 February, 09:05'' ;Draw 12 ''Wednesday, 21 February, 20:05''

Mixed doubles

Canada qualified a mixed doubles team by earning enough points in the last two

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s. The Olympic team was decided at the 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials. Former Olympic gold medallists John Morris and

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won the trials, and were the mixed doubles representative for Canada. ;Draw 1 ''Thursday, February 8, 9:05'' ;Draw 2 ''Thursday, February 8, 20:04'' ;Draw 3 ''Friday, February 9, 8:35'' ;Draw 4 ''Friday, February 9, 13:35'' ;Draw 5 ''Saturday, February 10, 9:05'' ;Draw 6 ''Saturday, February 10, 20:04'' ;Draw 7 ''Sunday, February 11, 9:05'' ;Semifinal ''Monday, February 12, 9:05'' ;Final ''Tuesday, February 13, 20:05''

Figure skating

Based on placements at the

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, Finland, Canada qualified 17 athletes (8 male and 9 female) across all four individual and pairs events. This meant Canada qualified the most figure skaters out of all nations. The team was announced after the conclusion of the

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. Canada also qualified in the team event after finishing in first place in the overall qualification rankings. ;Individual ;Mixed ;Team trophy

Freestyle skiing

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Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round ;Slopestyle

Ice hockey

Canada qualified a men's and women's team for a total of 48 athletes (25 men and 23 women). ;Summary

Men's tournament

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qualified by finishing 1st in the 2015

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. The official roster of the games was announced on January 11, 2018. The team did not include any of Canada's

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players as the league decided to not participate at the games. This meant about 300 of the country's top players did not make the team. ;Roster ;Preliminary round ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ;Semifinal ;Bronze medal game

Women's tournament

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qualified by finishing 2nd in the 2016

. ;Roster ;Preliminary round ---- ---- ;Semifinal ;Final

Luge

Based on results of the 2017–18 Luge World Cup, Canada qualified eight athletes and a relay team. The team consists of three athletes each in the individual events and a doubles sled. The team was officially named on December 20, 2017. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed team relay

Short track speed skating

Canada named its team of short track speed skaters in August 2017. Later in 2017 after the conclusion of the

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, Canada qualified a full team of ten athletes (five per gender), allowing all athletes named to the team to compete. On January 25, 2018, Speed Skating Canada officially unveiled the team and which events each athlete would compete in. ;Men ;Women Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; AA – Advanced to final round due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round; OR – Olympic record

Skeleton

Canada qualified the maximum team size of three men and three women. The team was officially announced on January 24, 2018.

Ski jumping

Canada qualified two ski jumpers, one male and one female. The team was officially announced on January 24, 2018.

Snowboarding

Canada qualified 21 athletes (ten men and eleven women), however returned its only quota for the women's parallel giant slalom, meaning only 20 athletes were officially named to the team (ten per gender). Canada's slopestyle and big air team of seven athletes was named on January 9, 2018. Canada's halfpipe, snowboard cross and alpine team of thirteen athletes was named on January 25, 2018. On January 30, 2018 Canada received an additional spot in men's snowboard cross, allowing Éliot Grondin to compete as the fourth Canadian in this event. ;Freestyle ;Men Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final ;Women Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final ;Parallel Qualification Legend: W – Winner; L – Loser ;Snowboard cross Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Speed skating

Canada earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four

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's used for qualification. Five athletes were pre-selected for the games after their results from the World Cup ( Alex Boisvert-Lacroix,

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and Keri Morrison). The rest of the team will be named after the Canadian trials held in

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from January 4 to 9, 2018. The official team was named on January 10, 2018. The team consists of 19 athletes (10 men and 9 women), which is one less than the maximum the country could have sent to the games. Canada also did not nominate a third skater in the women's 500 and 1000 metres events. ;Men ;Women ;Mass start ;Team pursuit

References

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History

Medalists

Competitors

Alpine skiing

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Curling

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Mixed doubles

Figure skating

Freestyle skiing

Ice hockey

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Luge

Short track speed skating

Skeleton

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

Speed skating

See also

References