Canada at the 2018 Winter Paralympics explained

Npc:	CAN
Npcname:	Canadian Paralympic Committee
Games:	Winter Paralympics
Year:	2018
Flagcaption:	Flag of Canada
Date:	9-18 March 2018
Location:	Pyeongchang, South Korea
Competitors:	55
Sports:	6
Flagbearer:	Brian McKeever (opening)^[1] Mark Arendz (closing)^[2]
Rank:	3
Gold:	8
Silver:	4
Bronze:	16
Appearances:	auto

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 was 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.

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

See main article: 2018 Winter Paralympics medal table.

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Cross-country skiing	4	1	5	10
Alpine skiing	3	1	6	10
Biathlon	1	1	4	6
Para ice hockey	0	1	0	1
Wheelchair curling	0	0	1	1
Snowboarding	0	0	0	0
Total	8	4	16	28

Medals by date
Day	Date				Total
Day 1	10 March	1	1	2	4
Day 2	11 March	1	0	1	2
Day 3	12 March	1	0	0	1
Day 4	13 March	1	0	2	3
Day 5	14 March	1	0	5	6
Day 6	15 March	0	0	0	0
Day 7	16 March	1	0	2	3
Day 8	17 March	2	0	3	5
Day 9	18 March	0	3	1	4
Total		8	4	16	28

Medals by gender
Gender				Total
Male	6	1	7	14
Female	2	1	7	10
Mixed	0	2	2	4
Total	8	4	16	28

Multiple medalists
Name	Sport				Total
		3	0	1	4
		1	2	3	6
		1	1	2	4
		1	1	1	3
		1	0	1	2
		0	1	1	2
		0	0	3	3
		0	0	2	2

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Competitors

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

width=170	Sport	width=55	Men	width=55	Women	width=55	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

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

On 16 February 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
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	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
align=left rowspan=4	Alexis Guimond	Downhill, standing	1:27.09	4
Giant slalom, standing	1:08.23	6	1:05.44	1	2:13.67
Slalom, standing			did not advance
Super-G, standing	1:28.01	4
align=left rowspan=5	Braydon Luscombe	Downhill, standing
Giant slalom, standing	1:12.53	21	did not start
Slalom, standing			did not advance
Super combined, standing			did not advance
Super-G, standing	1:29.39	8
align=left rowspan=5	Mac Marcoux Guide Jack Leitch	Downhill, visually impaired	1:23.93
Giant slalom, visually impaired	1:09.44	4	1:08.07	3	2:17.51
Slalom, visually impaired	49.61	5	48.78	3	1:38.39	4
Super combined, visually impaired			did not advance
Super-G, visually impaired
align=left rowspan=5	Kurt Oatway	Downhill, sitting	1:27.50	8
Giant slalom, sitting	1:12.56	16	1:09.85	11	2:22.41	12
Slalom, sitting			did not advance
Super combined, sitting			did not advance
Super-G, sitting	1:25.83
align=left rowspan=5	Kirk Schornstein	Downhill, standing	1:28.53	6
Giant slalom, standing	1:10.78	16	1:10.46	13	2:21.24	13
Slalom, standing			did not advance
Super combined, standing	1:28.67	5	49.99	9	2:18.66	9
Super-G, standing	1:29.28	7

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=5	Mollie Jepsen	Downhill, standing	1:34.60
Giant slalom, standing	1:14.44	3	1:11.28	2	2:25.72
Slalom, standing	58.36	2	1:01.23	2	1:59.59
Super combined, standing	1:34.00	2	58.70	2	2:32.70
Super-G, standing	1:36.22	4
align=left rowspan=5	Erin Latimer	Downhill, standing	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	1:43.13	9
align=left rowspan=5	Mel Pemble	Downhill, standing	1:42.22	9
Giant slalom, standing	1:22.45	12	1:18.91	11	2:41.36	11
Slalom, standing			did not advance
Super combined, standing	1:42.90	11	1:07.23	8	2:50.13	9
Super-G, standing	1:44.63	11
align=left rowspan=5	Alana Ramsay	Downhill, standing	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
Super-G, standing	1:35.20
align=left rowspan=5	Frédérique Turgeon	Downhill, standing
Giant slalom, standing	1:19.42	9	1:17.52	10	2:36.94	9
Slalom, standing	1:06.74	11			did not advance
Super combined, standing			did not advance
Super-G, standing

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

Men

Athlete	Events	Final
Athlete	Events	Real Time	Calculated Time	Missed Shots	Result	Rank
align=left rowspan=3	Mark Arendz	7.5 km, standing	19:24.1	18:25.9	0 (0+0)	18:25.9
12.5 km, standing	37:48.1	35:54.7	1 (0+0+0+1)	35:54.7
15 km, standing	45:07.6	42:52.2	0 (0+0+0+0)	42:52.2
align=left rowspan=2	Collin Cameron	7.5 km, sitting	24:59.0	23:59.0	1 (0+1)	23:59.0
15 km, sitting	52:04.1	49:59.1	1 (0+1+0+0)	50:59.1
align=left rowspan=2	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
Athlete	Events	Real Time	Calculated Time	Missed Shots	Result	Rank
align=left rowspan=3	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
align=left rowspan=2	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

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

On 16 February 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
Athlete	Event	Real Time	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Real Time	Result	Rank
align=left rowspan="2"	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
10 km classic, standing	27:10.1	24:27.1
align=left rowspan=3	Yves Bourque	1.1 km sprint, sitting	4:02.40	3:47.86	29	did not qualify
7.5 km, sitting	32:42.2	30:44.5	31
15 km, sitting	55:52.9	52:31.7	25
align=left rowspan=2	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	45:30.1	43:40.9	5
align=left rowspan=3	Sébastien Fortier	1.1 km sprint, sitting	3:29.03	3:20.67	17	did not qualify
7.5 km, sitting	26:44.7	25:40.5	16
15 km, sitting	48:22.1	46:26.0	18
align=left rowspan=3	Ethan Hess	1.1 km sprint, sitting	3:44.53	3:44.53	27	did not qualify
7.5 km, sitting	28:51.0	28:51.0	28
15 km, sitting	52:14.6	52:14.6	24
align=left rowspan=3	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	24:55.2	23:25.5	6
15 km, sitting	46:42.1	43:54.0	8
align=left rowspan=3	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
10 km classic, visually impaired	23:17.8	23:17.8
20 km free, visually impaired	46:02.4	46:02.4
align=left rowspan=3	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	28:12.4	25:23.2	15
15 km, sitting	48:57.4	44:03.7	9

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Real Time	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Real Time	Result	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	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	26:11.0	23:49.6	8
align=left rowspan=3	Cindy Ouellet	1.1 km sprint, sitting	4:22.12	4:11.64	17	did not qualify
5 km, sitting	21:38.5	20:46.6	17
12 km, sitting	51:28.2	49:24.7	18
align=left rowspan=3	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
7.5 km classic, standing	24:24.0	22:12.2
15 km free, standing	54:23.4	52:12.9	6
align=left rowspan=3	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	24:42.1	22:13.9
15 km free, standing	54:35.2	51:51.4	5

Relay

Athletes	Event	Final
Athletes	Event	Time	Rank
Mark Arendz Chris Klebl Natalie Wilkie Emily Young	4 x 2.5 km mixed relay	25:21.9
Collin Cameron Brian McKeever Guides Russell Kennedy, Graham Nishikawa	4 x 2.5 km open relay	23:52.4

Para ice hockey

See main article: Para ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

Canada automatically qualified to participate in the Games after placing in the top 5 at the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships in South Korea.^[11] On 11 February 2018, Hockey Canada announced the 17 players nominated for the sledge hockey team, selected and headed by coach Ken Babey.^[12]

Summary

RosterHead coach: Ken Babey Assistant coaches: Danny Lynch, Luke Pierce

No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	2017–18 team
31	G	6feet	173lb	Team Canada
30	G	5feet	184lb	Team Canada
14	D	5feet	177lb	Team Canada
27	D	5feet	158lb	Team Canada
11	D	5feet	180lb	Team Canada
25	D	5feet	140lb	Team Canada
5	D	6feet	155lb	Team Canada
6	F	5feet	146lb	Team Canada
18	F	5feet	190lb	Team Canada
19	F	5feet	151lb	Team Canada
10	F	5feet	143lb	Team Canada
4	F	5feet	156lb	Team Canada
23	F	5feet	138lb	Team Canada
8	F	5feet	156lb	Team Canada
20	F	6feet	207lb	Team Canada
9	F	5feet	129lb	Team Canada
12	F	6feet	173lb	Team Canada

Preliminary round

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Semifinal

Gold medal game

Snowboarding

See main article: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

On 21 February 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
Athlete	Event	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
align=left	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			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	1/8 final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Best	Seed	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					2	did not advance
Michelle Salt	Women's snowboard cross, SB-LL1			1:16.93	3	1:16.93	3 Q		Cancelled	2 FB	2	4

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

Wheelchair curling

See main article: Wheelchair curling at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

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

Summary

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

Notes and References

News: Brian McKeever named Canada's flag-bearer for Paralympics opening ceremony. Heroux. Devin. 8 March 2018 . CBC Sports . CBC.ca . 8 March 2018.
News: Mark Arendz named Canada's flag-bearer for Paralympics closing ceremony. 17 March 2018 . CBC Sports . CBC.ca . 17 March 2018.
Fifty-five athletes named to Canadian Paralympic Team for PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. 26 February 2018. Canadian Paralympic Committee. Ottawa. 26 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310020752/http://paralympic.ca/news-and-events/news/fifty-five-athletes-named-to-canadian-paralympic-team-for-pyeongchang-2018. 10 March 2018. dead.
News: Todd Nicholson named Team Canada's Paralympic chef de mission. 24 January 2017. CBC Sports. 10 February 2018.
News: Canada wraps up best-ever Winter Paralympics at Pyeongchang closing ceremony. 18 March 2018. CBC Sports. CBC News. 18 March 2018.
PyeongChang 2018: A record-breaking Winter Games for Canadian Paralympic Team. 18 March 2018. Canadian Paralympic Committee. Newswire.ca. 18 March 2018.
News: Brian McKeever's 'relentless' drive leads to historic Paralympic gold. Hall. Vicki. CBC Sports. 12 March 2018. 12 March 2018.
News: Heroux. Devin. Greatness abounds as Canadians smash country's Paralympic medal record. 4 April 2018. CBC Sports. 18 March 2018.
Para-alpine athletes nominated to Canadian Paralympic Team for PyeongChang 2018. 16 February 2018 . Alpine Canada. Calgary, AB. 17 February 2018.
Cross Country Canada Nominates Medal Winning Line-up of Athletes to PyeongChang 2018 Canadian Paralympic Team. 12 February 2018. Cross Country Canada. Canmore, AB. 17 February 2018.
News: Summerside's Billy Bridges helps Canada win sledge hockey gold. McEachern. Terrence. 20 April 2017. CBC News. 17 February 2018.
Seventeen Players Nominated to Canada's Para Ice Hockey Team for 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. 11 February 2018. Paralympic.ca. Toronto, Ont. 17 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180218224310/http://paralympic.ca/news-and-events/news/seventeen-players-nominated-to-canadas-para-ice-hockey-team-for-2018-paralympic. 18 February 2018. dead.
Seven Para Snowboarders Selected to Canadian Paralympic Team for PyeongChang 2018. 21 February 2018. Paralympic.ca. Vancouver, BC. 27 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161504/http://paralympic.ca/news-and-events/news/seven-para-snowboarders-selected-to-canadian-paralympic-team-for-pyeongchang. 28 February 2018. dead.
Canadian wheelchair curling team selected for nomination to Canadian Paralympic Committee for 2018 Winter Paralympic Games. 8 December 2017. Curling Canada. 27 February 2018.