Canada competed at the

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, from February 7 to 23, 2014. Canadians competed in every discipline except

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. The 2014 Games marked the first time a Canadian Olympic team competed in Russia, as Canada and 64 western countries did not take part at the

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held in

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due to the

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. The youngest athlete in Canada's delegation was figure skater

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, who turned 16 in January, while curler

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was the oldest athlete at 39. Canada originally finished these Olympics with 10 gold medals and 25 overall (ranking 2nd and 3rd respectively). This is the second most successful Canadian performance ever, exceeded only by the achievements at the home Olympics in Vancouver in 2010. With the belated luge medal awarded in 2017 after a Russian doping disqualification, Canada briefly tied its Vancouver performance in total medal count. However, the IOC decision was overturned on appeal, bumping the Canadian team back to fourth and the total medal count back to 2nd and 3rd.

History

On Day 1 of the Games, three athletes won the nation's first medals. Canada's first medalist was

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, who won a bronze in the slopestyle snowboarding event.

Justine Dufour-Lapointe Justine Dufour-Lapointe (born March 25, 1994) is a Canadian freestyle skier. She was the Olympic champion in the moguls event at the 2014 Winter Olympics and won a silver medal in moguls at the 2018 Winter Olympics. The gold and silver she an ...

won the first gold medal in freestyle skiing (women's moguls) and her sister,

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, finished in second place in the same event, earning the country's first silver medal. At 19 years 321 days, Justine Dufour-Lapointe became the youngest freestyle skiing Olympic gold medalist. Justine and Chloé, became the third pair of sisters to finish 1–2 in an event at the Winter Games. Their elder sister,

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, finished 12th in the same event. It was the fifth time three siblings have competed at the same event at the Winter Games. On February 10,

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became the first freestyle skiing gold medalist to defend his Olympic title, and first repeat gold medalist, winning the men's moguls. He became the first Canadian to defend their Olympic gold since

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repeated her gold at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. Le May Doan had been the first Canadian to repeat gold, Bilodeau becoming the second to do so, and the first man.

Medalists

Competitors

Alpine skiing

According to the final quota allocation released on January 26, 2014, Canada has fifteen athletes in qualification position. The first three men who have qualified were formally announced on January 8, 2014. and the first three women were formally announced on January 16, 2014. The final nine members of the team were named on January 27, 2013. ;Men ;Women

Biathlon

Canada has officially qualified 5 women and 5 men after finishing 13th in the

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and 2013 Biathlon World Championships for both sexes. However, only 8 athletes were to be selected. The team was unveiled on January 2, 2014. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Bobsleigh

The qualification is based on the world rankings as of January 20, 2014. On December 16, 2013, the following athletes were named to the Canadian Olympic team. ;Men Two-man bobsleigh, 2014 Winter Olympics, Canada

* – Denotes the driver of each sled
** – According to run results

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and

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were replaced in run 3 by

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and Graeme Rinholm. ;Women * – Denotes the driver of each sled

Cross-country skiing

Cross Country Ski Canada formally announced the athletes for Sochi on January 14. Brittany Webster and Amanda Ammar were added to the team on January 24, 2014. ;Distance ;Men ;Women ;Sprint ;Men ;Women

Curling

Based on results from 2012 World Women's Curling Championship and the

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, Canada has qualified their men's and women's teams as one of the seven highest ranked nations. The men's and women's teams were selected through the Olympic Curling Trials held in

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from December 1 to 8 in 2013.

Men's tournament

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Ryan Fry Ryan Bennett Fry (born July 25, 1978) is a Canadian curler currently living in Toronto and playing third on the Mike McEwen team. He previously played third for Team Brad Jacobs, and the team represented Canada and won the gold medal at the 20 ...

* E. J. Harnden *

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* Caleb Flaxey ;Round-robin Canada has a bye in draws 4, 8 and 12. ;Draw 1 ''Monday, February 10, 9:00 am'' ;Draw 2 ''Monday, February 10, 7:00 pm'' ;Draw 3 ''Tuesday, February 11, 2:00 pm'' ;Draw 5 ''Wednesday, February 12, 7:00 pm'' ;Draw 6 ''Thursday, February 13, 2:00 pm'' ;Draw 7 ''Friday, February 14, 9:00 am'' ;Draw 9 ''Saturday, February 15, 2:00 pm'' ;Draw 10 ''Sunday, February 16, 9:00 am'' ;Draw 11 ''Sunday, February 16, 7:00 pm'' ;Semifinal ''Wednesday, February 19, 7:00 pm'' ;Final ''Friday, February 21, 5:30 pm''

Women's tournament

Kaitlyn Lawes Lesley Kaitlyn Lawes (born December 16, 1988) is a Canadian curler. Lawes was the long time third for the Jennifer Jones team that represented Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics where they won the gold medal. They were the first women's team to ...

Jill Officer Jill Officer (born June 2, 1975) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Officer played second for the teams skipped by Jennifer Jones from 2003 to 2018 and while they were juniors. The team won a gold medal while representing Canada at t ...

Dawn McEwen Dawn Kathleen McEwen (born Askin; July 3, 1980) is a Canadian retired curling, curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was the long-time lead for the Jennifer Jones (curler), Jennifer Jones rink, who became Olympic champions, winning gold for Canada ...

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;Round-robin Canada has a bye in draws 3, 7 and 11. ;Draw 1 ''Monday, February 10, 2:00 pm'' ;Draw 2 ''Tuesday, February 11, 9:00 am'' ;Draw 4 ''Wednesday, February 12, 2:00 pm'' ;Draw 5 ''Thursday, February 13, 9:00 am'' ;Draw 6 ''Thursday, February 13, 7:00 pm'' ;Draw 8 ''Saturday, February 15, 9:00 am'' ;Draw 9 ''Saturday, February 15, 7:00 pm'' ;Draw 10 ''Sunday, February 16, 2:00 pm'' ;Draw 12 ''Monday, February 17, 7:00 pm'' ;Semifinals ''Wednesday, February 19, 2:00 pm'' ;Final ''Thursday, February 20, 5:30 pm''

Figure skating

Canada has achieved the following quota places with their results at the

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: ;Team trophy

Freestyle skiing

9 provisional spots were already filled by the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association. The remainder of the team besides ski cross was announced on January 20, 2014. The remainder of the ski cross team will be announced on January 27. Due to the depth of the Canadian team many athletes ranked high up will not get the chance to go, because of the quota limit of 26. This also meant Canada would not send any women in the aerials event, in which it won two medals in

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was named to the team in ski halfpipe but she was injured preparing for the

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, moguls skier Philippe Marquis was named to the team in her place on January 23, 2014. The members of the ski cross team were named on January 27, 2014, to complete the freestyle skiing team. ;Aerials ;Halfpipe ;Moguls ;Ski cross Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round ;Slopestyle

Ice hockey

Men's tournament

Canada qualified a men's team by being one of the 9 highest ranked teams in the

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following the 2012 World Championships. ;Group stage ---- ---- ;Quarterfinals ;Semifinals ;Gold medal game

Women's tournament

The women's team qualified by being one of the 5 highest ranked teams in the

following the 2012 Women's World Championships. On December 23 the roster was announced. ;Group stage ---- ---- ;Semifinals ;Gold medal game

Luge

Based on world rankings between November 1, 2013, and December 31, 2013, Canada has qualified 3 men, 3 women, 1 doubles team, and a relay team. On December 17, 2013, Canada nominated athletes for all but one spot on the women's roster to the Olympic team. The final spot on the women's roster was decided by a race off which was won by Arianne Jones and she was added to the team on December 23, 2013. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed team relay

Short track speed skating

Canada qualified five skaters of each gender for the Olympics during World Cup 3 and 4 in November 2013. They qualified the maximum number of starting places with 3 for each gender in each distance (500, 1000 and 1500 m) and both a men's and women's relay team. The team of 10 was nominated for the Games on August 29, 2013, and which skaters were competing in each individual distances was announced on January 14.

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was the 5th woman to qualify for the team but she did not skate in any individual distances or in the relay. ;Men ;Women Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Skeleton

Canada announced the four athletes for Sochi in December 2013.

Ski Jumping

The ski jumping team was named on January 26, 2014, in Vancouver. Alexandra Pretorius later withdrew due to injury and was not replaced. ;Men ;Women

Snowboarding

Canada pre-qualified six athletes in late October for snowboarding at the 2014 Games in Sochi. The full roster was announced on January 21, 2014. ;Alpine ;Men ;Women ;Freestyle ;Men Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal ;Women Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal ;Snowboard cross Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Speed skating

The members of the team were decided following the Olympic Selections and Canadian Single Distances Championships held December 28 – January 3. The team was named on January 22, 2014: ;Men ;Women ;Team pursuit

References

External links

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History

Medalists

Competitors

Alpine skiing

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Curling

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

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

External links