Canada at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Canada at the
2018 Winter Paralympics
IPC code CAN
NPC Canadian Paralympic Committee
Website www.paralympic.ca
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9-18 March 2018
Competitors 55 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Brian McKeever (opening)[1]
Mark Arendz (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
8
Silver
4
Bronze
16
Total
28
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

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 is 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

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 7 5 12
Biathlon / Cross-country skiing 10 4 14
Para ice hockey 17 0 17
Snowboarding 5 2 7
Wheelchair curling 3 2 5
Total 42 13 55

Alpine skiing

On February 16, 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 N/A 1:27.09 4
Giant slalom, standing 1:08.23 6 1:05.44 1 2:13.67 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Slalom, standing DNF Did not advance
Super-G, standing N/A 1:28.01 4
Braydon Luscombe Downhill, standing N/A 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 N/A 1:29.39 8
Mac Marcoux
Guide: Jack Leitch		 Downhill, visually impaired N/A 1:23.93 1st, gold medalist(s)
Giant slalom, visually impaired 1:09.44 4 1:08.07 3 2:17.51 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
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 N/A DNF
Kurt Oatway Downhill, sitting N/A 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 N/A 1:25.83 1st, gold medalist(s)
Kirk Schornstein Downhill, standing N/A 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 N/A 1:29.28 7
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mollie Jepsen Downhill, standing N/A 1:34.60 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Giant slalom, standing 1:14.44 3 1:11.28 2 2:25.72 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Slalom, standing 58.36 2 1:01.23 2 1:59.59 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Super combined, standing 1:34.00 2 58.70 2 2:32.70 1st, gold medalist(s)
Super-G, standing N/A 1:36.22 4
Erin Latimer Downhill, standing N/A 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 N/A 1:43.13 9
Mel Pemble Downhill, standing N/A 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 N/A 1:44.63 11
Alana Ramsay Downhill, standing N/A 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 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Super-G, standing N/A 1:35.20 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Frédérique Turgeon Downhill, standing N/A 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 N/A DNF

Biathlon

Men
Athlete Events Final
Real Time Calculated Time Missed Shots Result Rank
Mark Arendz 7.5 km, standing 19:24.1 18:25.9 0 (0+0) 18:25.9 2nd, silver medalist(s)
12.5 km, standing 37:48.1 35:54.7 1 (0+0+0+1) 35:54.7 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
15 km, standing 45:07.6 42:52.2 0 (0+0+0+0) 42:52.2 1st, gold medalist(s)
Collin Cameron 7.5 km, sitting 24:59.0 23:59.0 1 (0+1) 23:59.0 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
15 km, sitting 52:04.1 49:59.1 1 (0+1+0+0) 50:59.1 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Derek Zaplotinsky 7.5 km, sitting 28:06.4 25:17.8 1 (0+1) 25:17.8 9
12.5 km, sitting 59:54.9 53:55.4 5 (2+1+1+1) 53:55.4 12
Women
Athlete Events Final
Real Time Calculated Time Missed Shots Result Rank
Brittany Hudak 6 km, standing 20:11.0 19:22.6 2 (1+1) 19:22.6 8
10 km, standing 41:21.2 39:42.0 1 (0+0+0+1) 39:42.0 5
12.5 km, standing 43:04.1 41:20.7 0 (0+0+0+0) 41:20.7 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Emily Young 6 km, standing 20:08.6 19:08.2 1 (0+1) 19:08.2 7
12.5 km, standing 43:28.9 41:18.5 2 (1+0+1+0) 41:18.5 7

Cross-country skiing

On February 16, 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 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
10 km classic, standing N/A 27:10.1 24:27.1 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Yves Bourque 1.1 km sprint, sitting 4:02.40 3:47.86 29 Did not qualify
7.5 km, sitting N/A 32:42.2 30:44.5 31
15 km, sitting N/A 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 N/A 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 N/A 26:44.7 25:40.5 16
15 km, sitting N/A 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 N/A 28:51.0 28:51.0 28
15 km, sitting N/A 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 N/A 24:55.2 23:25.5 6
15 km, sitting N/A 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 1st, gold medalist(s)
10 km classic, visually impaired N/A 23:17.8 23:17.8 1st, gold medalist(s)
20 km free, visually impaired N/A 46:02.4 46:02.4 1st, gold medalist(s)
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 N/A 28:12.4 25:23.2 15
15 km, sitting N/A 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 N/A 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 N/A 21:38.5 20:46.6 17
12 km, sitting N/A 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 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
7.5 km classic, standing N/A 24:24.0 22:12.2 1st, gold medalist(s)
15 km free, standing N/A 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 N/A 24:42.1 22:13.9 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
15 km free, standing N/A 54:35.2 51:51.4 5
Relay
Athletes Event Final
Time Rank
Mark Arendz
Chris Klebl
Natalie Wilkie
Emily Young		 4 x 2.5 km mixed relay 25:21.9 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Collin Cameron
Brian McKeever
Guides: Russell Kennedy,
Graham Nishikawa		 4 x 2.5 km open relay 23:52.4 3rd, bronze medalist(s)

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 in South Korea.[11] On February 11, 2018, Hockey Canada announced the 17 players nominated for the sledge hockey team, selected and headed by coach Ken Babey.[12]

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Semifinal / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Canada men's Mixed  Sweden
W 17–0		  Italy
W 10–0		  Norway
W 8–0		 1 QS  South Korea
W 7–0		  United States
L 1–2 OT		 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Roster

Head coach: Canada Ken Babey     Assistant coaches: Canada Danny Lynch, Canada Luke Pierce

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Hometown 2017–18 team
31GDominic Larocque6 ft 0 in (183 cm)173 lb (78 kg)30 July 1987Quebec City, QCTeam Canada
30GCorbin Watson5 ft 11 in (180 cm)184 lb (83 kg)6 January 1987Kingsville, ONTeam Canada
14DSteve Arsenault5 ft 7 in (170 cm)177 lb (80 kg)6 September 1988Spruce Grove, ABTeam Canada
27DBradley Bowden5 ft 0 in (152 cm)158 lb (72 kg)26 May 1983Orton, ONTeam Canada
11DAdam Dixon5 ft 9 in (175 cm)180 lb (82 kg)13 August 1989Midland, ONTeam Canada
25DJames Gemmell5 ft 11 in (180 cm)140 lb (64 kg)26 April 1980Quesnel, BCTeam Canada
5DTyrone Henry6 ft 0 in (183 cm)155 lb (70 kg)21 October 1993Ottawa, ONTeam Canada
6FRob Armstrong5 ft 10 in (178 cm)146 lb (66 kg)12 September 1996Mississauga, ONTeam Canada
18FBilly Bridges5 ft 8 in (173 cm)190 lb (86 kg)22 March 1984Summerside, PETeam Canada
19FDominic Cozzolino5 ft 9 in (175 cm)151 lb (68 kg)23 August 1994Mississauga, ONTeam Canada
10FBen Delaney5 ft 11 in (180 cm)143 lb (65 kg)23 August 1996Ottawa, ONTeam Canada
4FJames Dunn5 ft 11 in (180 cm)156 lb (71 kg)12 November 2000Wallacetown, ONTeam Canada
23FLiam Hickey5 ft 11 in (180 cm)138 lb (63 kg)25 March 1998St. John's, NLTeam Canada
8FTyler McGregor5 ft 8 in (173 cm)156 lb (71 kg)11 March 1994Forest, ONTeam Canada
20FBryan Sholomicki6 ft 2 in (188 cm)207 lb (94 kg)8 February 1981Winnipeg, MBTeam Canada
9FCorbyn Smith5 ft 4 in (163 cm)129 lb (59 kg)5 August 1998Monkton, ONTeam Canada
12FGreg Westlake6 ft 2 in (188 cm)173 lb (78 kg)12 June 1986Oakville, ONTeam Canada
Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 0 35 0 +35 9 Semifinals
2  Italy 3 1 1 0 1 5 12 −7 5
3  Norway 3 1 0 1 1 5 12 −7 4 5–8th place semifinals
4  Sweden 3 0 0 0 3 1 22 −21 0
10 March 2018
19:00		Canada Canada17–0
(7–0, 5–0, 5–0)		Sweden SwedenGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 5,445
11 March 2018
19:00		Canada Canada10–0
(3–0, 4–0, 3–0)		Italy ItalyGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 4,795
12 March 2018
15:30		Canada Canada8–0
(2–0, 3–0, 3–0)		Norway NorwayGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 5,886
Semifinal
15 March 2018
12:00		Canada Canada7–0
(4–0, 1–0, 2–0)		South Korea South KoreaGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 6,603
Gold medal game
18 March 2018
12:00		Canada Canada1–2 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)		United States United StatesGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 6,096

Snowboarding

On February 21, 2018, Canada Snowboard announced the nominations of 7 athletes (five men and two women) to Team Canada.[13]

Banked slalom
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Andrew Genge Men's snowboard banked slalom, SB-UL 1:00.01 11 58.95 15 58.63 13 58.63 17
John Leslie Men's snowboard banked slalom, SB-LL2 57.56 11 54.10 9 52.53 8 52.53 8
Colton Liddle Men's snowboard banked slalom, SB-LL2 57.13 10 56.15 12 1:06.49 15 56.15 12
Alex Massie Men's snowboard banked slalom, SB-LL2 54.40 9 54.14 11 53.28 10 53.28 10
Curt Minard Men's snowboard banked slalom, SB-UL 55.13 4 54.67 7 55.09 6 54.67 8
Sandrine Hamel Women's snowboard banked slalom, SB-LL2 1:06.92 4 1:05.53 5 1:10.50 6 1:05.53 5
Michelle Salt Women's snowboard banked slalom, SB-LL1 DSQ 1:23.65 5 1:07.69 5 1:07.69 5
Cross
Athlete Event Qualification 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Seed
Time Rank Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Andrew Genge Men's snowboard cross, SB-UL 1:08.90 17 1:05.74 11 1:05.74 13 Q 2 Did not advance
John Leslie Men's snowboard cross, SB-LL2 1:02.12 10 1:00.90 6 1:00.90 9 Q 1 Q 2 Did not advance
Colton Liddle Men's snowboard cross, SB-LL2 1:06.33 14 1:04.68 12 1:04.68 14 Q 2 Did not advance
Alex Massie Men's snowboard cross, SB-LL2 1:02.09 9 1:01.35 8 1:01.35 10 Q 2 Did not advance
Curt Minard Men's snowboard cross, SB-UL 1:02.72 4 1:02.08 2 1:02.08 2 Q 1 Q 2 Did not advance
Sandrine Hamel Women's snowboard cross, SB-LL2 1:14.78 4 Cancelled N/A 2 Did not advance
Michelle Salt Women's snowboard cross, SB-LL1 DNF 1:16.93 3 1:16.93 3 Q N/A Cancelled 2 FB 2 4

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

Wheelchair curling

On December 8, 2017, Curling Canada announced the nominations of 5 athletes (three men and two women) to Team Canada.[14]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Tiebreaker Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Mark Ideson
Ina Forrest
Dennis Thiessen
Marie Wright
James Anseeuw		 Mixed Switzerland SUI
W 8–0		 Norway NOR
W 10–1		 Sweden SWE
W 8–4		 South Korea KOR
L 5–7		 United Kingdom GBR
L 1–8		 China CHN
W 8–5		 United States USA
W 6–5		 International Paralympic Committee NPA
W 5–4		 Slovakia SVK
W 9–5		 Germany GER
W 6–2		 Finland FIN
W 8–4		 2 Q N/A China CHN
L 3–4		 South Korea KOR
W 5–3		 3rd, bronze medalist(s)

Final round robin standings[15]

Key
Teams to playoffs
Pos
Country
 Skip W L PF PA Ends Won Ends Lost Blank Ends Stolen Ends Shot %
1 South KoreaSeo Soon-seok926551383691166%
2 CanadaMark Ideson927445472862762%
3 ChinaWang Haitao928542433221667%
4 NorwayRune Lorentsen745557413551558%
5 Neutral Paralympic AthletesKonstantin Kurokhtin566163443722362%
6 SwitzerlandFelix Wagner565663364521161%
7 Great BritainAileen Neilson565753413362062%
8 GermanyChristiane Putzich565768373951654%
9 SlovakiaRadoslav Ďuriš476272394611157%
10 SwedenViljo Petersson Dahl47476629458857%
11 FinlandSari Karjalainen295387354611151%
12 United StatesKirk Black295863374531260%
Round robin

Canada has a bye in draws 3, 5, 7, 10, 12 and 17.

Semifinal

Friday, 16 March, 15:35

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Wang) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 4
 Canada (Ideson) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3
Bronze medal game

Saturday, 17 March, 09:35

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 South Korea (Seo) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 3
 Canada (Ideson) 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 5

See also

References

  1. ↑ Heroux, Devin (8 March 2018). "Brian McKeever named Canada's flag-bearer for Paralympics opening ceremony". CBC Sports. CBC.ca. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mark Arendz named Canada's flag-bearer for Paralympics closing ceremony". CBC Sports. CBC.ca. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Fifty-five athletes named to Canadian Paralympic Team for PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". Canadian Paralympic Committee (Press release). Ottawa. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Todd Nicholson named Team Canada's Paralympic chef de mission". CBC Sports. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Canada wraps up best-ever Winter Paralympics at Pyeongchang closing ceremony". CBC Sports. CBC News. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "PyeongChang 2018: A record-breaking Winter Games for Canadian Paralympic Team". Canadian Paralympic Committee (Press release). Newswire.ca. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Hall, Vicki (12 March 2018). "Brian McKeever's 'relentless' drive leads to historic Paralympic gold". CBC Sports. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  8. 1 2 Heroux, Devin (March 18, 2018). "Greatness abounds as Canadians smash country's Paralympic medal record". CBC Sports. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Para-alpine athletes nominated to Canadian Paralympic Team for PyeongChang 2018". Alpine Canada (Press release). Calgary, AB. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Cross Country Canada Nominates Medal Winning Line-up of Athletes to PyeongChang 2018 Canadian Paralympic Team". Cross Country Canada (Press release). Canmore, AB. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  11. ↑ McEachern, Terrence (20 April 2017). "Summerside's Billy Bridges helps Canada win sledge hockey gold". CBC News. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  12. ↑ "Seventeen Players Nominated to Canada's Para Ice Hockey Team for 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". Paralympic.ca (Press release). Toronto, Ont. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Seven Para Snowboarders Selected to Canadian Paralympic Team for PyeongChang 2018". Paralympic.ca (Press release). Vancouver, BC. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Canadian wheelchair curling team selected for nomination to Canadian Paralympic Committee for 2018 Winter Paralympic Games". Curling Canada (Press release). 8 December 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  15. ↑ "Wheelchair Curling – Mixed – Competition Summary" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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