Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

competed at the

2018 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 49 , athletes = 569 , events = 80 in 6 sports , opening = 9 March , closing = 18 March , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Eun-jung Seo Soon-seok , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic ...

Pyeongchang Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...

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, from 9 to 18 March 2018. Canada sent a team of 55 athletes to compete in all six sports. The

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was retired

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player

Todd Nicholson Todd Nicholson, (born January 28, 1969) is a Canadian former ice sledge hockey player. He was a member of the 2010 Paralympic Sledge Ice Hockey team, which were the fourth Paralympic games that Nicholson participated in. He announced his retire ...

, appointed in January 2017. 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 ) , nations = 44 , athletes = 506 , events = 64 in 5 sports , opening = 12 March , closing = 21 March , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Zach Beaumont , stadium = BC Place , winter_pr ...

. This also met the goal set by the

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to improve on the 16 medals won at the

2014 Winter Paralympics The 2014 Winter Paralympics (russian: Зимние Паралимпийские игры 2014, Zimniye Paralimpiyskiye igry 2014), the 11th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, were an ...

. Opening ceremony flag-bearer

Brian McKeever Brian McKeever (born June 18, 1979) is a Canadian cross-country skier and biathlete, who became Canada's most decorated Winter Paralympian when he won his 14th medal at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. He finished the 2018 Games with a career total ...

became Canada's most decorated Winter Paralympian after winning his 14th career medal at the Games, surpassing the previous record by

Lana Spreeman Lana Spreeman (August 9, 1955 – November 29, 2016) was a Canadian athlete, who competed in alpine skiing at five Winter Paralympic Games. In her career, she won 13 medals for Canada, making her Canada's most decorated Winter Paralympian until ...

, who won 13 medals between 1980 and 1994. 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. 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.

Medalists

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 Alpine Canada (french: Canada Alpin) is the national governing body for alpine, para-alpine and ski cross racing in Canada. Alpine Canada represents coaches, officials, supporters and athletes, including the racers of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team ...

announced the nominations of 12 athletes (seven men and five women) to Team Canada. ;Men ;Women

Biathlon

;Men ;Women

Cross-country skiing

On 16 February 2018,

Cross Country Canada Nordiq Canada is the governing federation for cross-country skiing in Canada. History The first governing body for cross-country skiing in Canada was the Canadian Amateur Skiers Association (CASA), founded in 1920. This body covered all discip ...

announced the 14 athletes (ten men and four women) nominated to Team Canada. The team is expected to consist of 12 skiers and two

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including returning medallists Mark Arendz, Chris Klebl, and

with his guides Graham Nishikawa and

Russell Kennedy Russell Kennedy (born 7 October 1991) is a Canadian cross-country skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Kennedy is a graduate of Alberta's Athabasca University Athabasca University (AU) is a Canadian public research university ...

. Kennedy competed in

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at the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

. Cindy Ouellet was part of Team Canada at the Summer Paralympics, where she played

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. It will also be the first Games for Collin Cameron and Emily Young, the latter a former wrestler before doing para-Nordic skiing. ;Men ;Women ;Relay

Para ice hockey

Canada automatically qualified to participated in the Games after placing in the top 5 at the 2017

World Para Ice Hockey Championships The World Para Ice Hockey Championships, known before 30 November 2016 as the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, are the world championships for sledge hockey. They are organised by the International Paralympic Committee through its World P ...

in South Korea. On 11 February 2018,

Hockey Canada Hockey Canada (which merged with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association in 1994) is the national governing body of ice hockey and ice sledge hockey in Canada. It is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation and controls the majority ...

announced the 17 players nominated for the sledge hockey team, selected and headed by coach Ken Babey. ;Summary ;Roster Head coach: Ken Babey Assistant coaches: Danny Lynch, Luke Pierce ;Preliminary round ---- ---- ;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. ;Banked slalom ;Cross Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Wheelchair curling

On 8 December 2017,

Curling Canada Curling Canada (formerly the Canadian Curling Association (CCA)) is a sanctioning body for the sport of Curling in Canada. It is associated with more than a dozen provincial and territorial curling associations across the country, and organizes C ...

announced the nominations of 5 athletes (three men and two women) to Team Canada. ;Summary ;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''

References

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Winter Paralympics The Winter Paralympic Games is an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete in snow and ice sports. The event includes athletes with mobility impairments, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. Th ...