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Canada at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Canada sent people to compete at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. They are competing in para-Nordic skiing, sledge hockey and wheelchair curling. 10 men and 4 women are participating in para-Nordic skiing. The team has 10 skiers, and 2 guide skiers. Canada, Norway, Italy and Sweden are in Group A for the sledge hockey competition.

Team

The country has the second largest team among all nations. It has 55 people.[1][2][3] The team also includes 16 coaches and 26 support staff.[3] James Anseeuw is the oldest member of the team. He was 58 years old. James Dunn is the youngest member of the team. He was 27 years old.[3]

The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team Canada") that will be participating in the 2018 Games.

Team Canada
Name Sports Gender Classification Events ref
Mark Arendz para-Nordic skiing male LW6 biathlon [4][5]
Rob Armstrong sledge hockey male sledge hockey minimum disability open class mixed team [6][7][8]
Steve Arsenault sledge hockey male sledge hockey minimum disability open class mixed team [6][7][8]
Yves Bourque para-Nordic skiing female [5]
Collin Cameron para-Nordic skiing male [5]
Dominic Cozzolino sledge hockey male sledge hockey minimum disability open class mixed team [6][7][8]
Ben Delaney sledge hockey male sledge hockey minimum disability open class mixed team [6][7][8]
Adam Dixon sledge hockey male sledge hockey minimum disability open class mixed team [6][7][8]
James Dunn sledge hockey male sledge hockey minimum disability open class mixed team [6][7][8]
Sébastien Fortier para-Nordic skiing male [5]
James Gemmell sledge hockey male sledge hockey minimum disability open class mixed team [6][7][8]
Andrew Genge para-snowboarding male [9]
Sandrine Hamel para-snowboarding [9]
Tyrone Henry sledge hockey male sledge hockey minimum disability open class mixed team [6][7][8]
Ethan Hess para-Nordic skiing male [5]
Liam Hickey sledge hockey male sledge hockey minimum disability open class mixed team [6][7][8]
Brittany Hudak para-Nordic skiing female [5]
Mollie Jepsen para-alpine skiing female [10]
Chris Klebl para-Nordic skiing male [5]
Russell Kennedy para-Nordic skiing male guide skier [5]
Dominic Larocque sledge hockey male sledge hockey minimum disability open class mixed team [6][7][8]
John Leslie para-snowboarding male [9]
Tyler McGregor sledge hockey male sledge hockey minimum disability open class mixed team [6][7][8]
Brian McKeever para-Nordic skiing male [5]
Alex Massie para-snowboarding [9]
Curt Minard para-snowboarding male [9]
Graham Nishikawa para-Nordic skiing male guide skier [5]
Cindy Ouellet para-Nordic skiing female [5]
Michelle Salt para-snowboarding female [9]
Bryan Sholomicki sledge hockey male sledge hockey minimum disability open class mixed team [6][7][8]
Corbyn Smith sledge hockey male sledge hockey minimum disability open class mixed team [6][7][8]
Corbin Watson sledge hockey male sledge hockey minimum disability open class mixed team [6][7][8]
Natalie Wilkie para-Nordic skiing female [5]
Derek Zaplotinsky para-Nordic skiing male [5]
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

Canada had several people going to the Games as part of their team. These were coaches, referees and sports officials. Ken Babey went to the Games as the coach of the sledge hockey team.[11]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
1  Gold Marcoux, MacMac Marcoux
Guide: Jack Leitch		 Alpine skiing Men's downhill, visually impaired March 10
1  Gold Oatway, KurtKurt Oatway Alpine skiing Men's Super-G, sitting March 11
2  Silver Arendz, MarkMark Arendz Biathlon Men's 7.5km, standing March 10
3  Bronze Jepsen, MollieMollie Jepsen Alpine skiing Women's downhill, standing March 10
3  Bronze Cameron, CollinCollin Cameron Biathlon Men's 7.5 km, sitting March 10
3  Bronze Ramsay, AlanaAlana Ramsay Alpine skiing Women's Super-G, standing March 11
Medals by sport
Sport       Total
Alpine skiing 2 0 2 4
Biathlon 0 1 1 2
Cross-country skiing 0 0 0 0
Para ice hockey 0 0 0 0
Snowboarding 0 0 0 0
Wheelchair curling 0 0 0 0
Total 2 1 3 6
Medals by date
Day Date       Total
Day 1 March 10 1 1 2 4
Day 2 March 11 1 0 1 2
Day 3 March 12 0 0 0 0
Day 4 March 13 0 0 0 0
Day 5 March 14 0 0 0 0
Day 6 March 15 0 0 0 0
Day 7 March 16 0 0 0 0
Day 8 March 17 0 0 0 0
Day 9 March 18 0 0 0 0
Total 2 1 3 6
Medals by gender
Gender       Total
Male 2 1 1 4
Female 0 0 2 2
Mixed 0 0 0 0
Total 2 1 3 6

Para-alpine skiing

Schedule and training

Skiers had training runs for the downhill race on 7 March.[12] Their practice runs in the downhill on 8 and 9 March were cancelled.[13][14]

The first event on the para-alpine program was the downhill. It started on 10 March, running from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The second event on the program was Super-G. All skiers will raced between 9:30 AM and 1:00 PM on 11 March. The super combined takes place on 13 March. The Super-G part of the event is in the morning. The slalom part is in the afternoon. The slalom event gets underway on 14 March and conclude on 15 March. Women and men both race during the same sessions in the morning. The afternoon sessions start with the women doing their second run. Then the men go.The last para-alpine skiing race of the 2018 Games is the giant slalom. It takes place on 17 - 18 March.  Men and women both race at the same time in the morning sessions.  Women race first in the afternoon sessions, with the men racing a half hour after they end.[15]

Results

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Andrew Genge Snowboard banked slalom, SB-UL
Snowboard cross, SB-UL
John Leslie Snowboard banked slalom, SB-LL2
Snowboard cross, SB-LL2
Colton Liddle Snowboard banked slalom, SB-LL2
Snowboard cross, SB-LL2
Alex Massie Snowboard banked slalom, SB-LL2
Snowboard cross, SB-LL2
Curt Minard Snowboard banked slalom, SB-UL
Snowboard cross, SB-UL
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sandrine Hamel Snowboard banked slalom, SB-LL2
Snowboard cross, SB-LL2
Michelle Salt Snowboard banked slalom, SB-LL1
Snowboard cross, SB-LL1

Para-Nordic skiing

10 men and 4 women are part of Team Canada at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. The team has 10 skiers, and 2 guide skiers.[5]

Skiers

Brian McKeever is part of the team, along with his guide skiers Graham Nishikawa and Russell Kennedy. Kennedy competed in Nordic skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[5] Mark Arendz will be 27 years old in Pyeongchang. He competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, and he won a silver medal in the men´s sprint and a bronze medal in the men's middle distance standing.[4] Chris Klebl was at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, where he won a gold medal the men’s 10-kilometre sit ski race.[5] Cindy Ouellet has been part of Team Canada at the Summer Paralympics, where she played wheelchair basketball.[5][16] She started going to ski races a year before the 2018 Winter Games.[16] When she was a 12-year-old, Ouellet got bone cancer.[16] She has a disability because of the bone cancer. Before she got bone cancer, Ouellet was an alpine skier. She had dreams of going to the Winter Olympics.[16]

The 2018 Games were the first Games for Collin Cameron and Emily Young.[5] Young was a wrestler before doing para-Nordic skiing.[5]

Canadian Nordic Skiers
Name Hometown Age ref
Mark Arendz Hartsville, Prince Edward Island 27 [4][5]
Yves Bourque Bécancour, Quebec [5]
Collin Cameron Sudbury, Ontario [5]
Sébastien Fortier Quebec City, Quebec [5]
Ethan Hess Pemberton, British Columbia [5]
Brittany Hudak Prince Albert, Saskatchewan [5]
Russell Kennedy Canmore, Alberta [5]
Chris Klebl Canmore, Alberta [5]
Brian McKeever Canmore, Alberta [5]
Graham Nishikawa Whitehorse, Yukon [5]
Cindy Ouellet Quebec City, Quebec [5][16]
Natalie Wilkie Salmon Arm, British Columbia 16 [5]
Derek Zaplotinsky Smokey Lake, Alberta [5]

Schedule and results

Canada, Norway, Italy and Sweden were in Group A for the sledge hockey competition.[17][18][19] Canada plays against Sweden on 10 March.[18][19][20] They play against Italy on 11 March.[18][19][20] They play against Norway on 12 March.[18][19][20]

Preliminary round
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
  Canada 1 1 0 0 0 17 0 +17 3
  Italy
  Norway
  Sweden
March 10, 2018
19:00 KST 		Canada   19:00 KST   Sweden Gangneung Hockey Centre
March 11, 2018
19:00 KST 		Canada   19:00 KST   Italy Gangneung Hockey Centre
March 12, 2018
15:30 MSK 		Canada   15:30 MSK   Norway Gangneung Hockey Centre

Biathlon

In the men's 7.5 km sitting event, Daniel Cnossen of the United States won gold, Dzmitry Loban of Belarus won silver and Collin Cameron of Canada won bronze.[21] In the men's 7.5 km standing race,  Benjamin Daviet of France won gold, Mark Arendz won silver and Ihor Reptyukh of Ukraine won bronze.[21]

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 18:25.9  
12.5 km, standing
15 km, standing
Collin Cameron 7.5 km, sitting 24:59.0 23:59.0 0+1 23:59.0  
12.5 km, sitting
15 km, sitting
Sébastien Fortier 12.5 km, sitting
15 km, sitting
Derek Zaplotinsky 7.5 km, sitting 28:06.4 25:17.8 0+1 25:17.8 9
12.5 km, sitting
15 km, sitting
Women
Athlete Events Final
Real Time Calculated Time Missed Shots Result Rank
Brittany Hudak 6 km, standing 20:11.0 19:22.6 1+1 19:22.6 8
10 km, standing
12.5 km, standing
Emily Young 6 km, standing 20:08.6 19:08.2 0+1 19:08.2 7
10 km, standing
12.5 km, standing

Cross country skiing

Distance
Men
Athlete Event Final
Real Time Result Rank
Mark Arendz 10 km classic, standing
20 km free, standing
Yves Bourque 7.5 km, sitting
15 km, sitting 55:52.9 52:31.7 25
Collin Cameron 7.5 km, sitting
15 km, sitting 45:30.1 43:40.9 5
Sébastien Fortier 7.5 km, sitting
15 km, sitting 48:22.1 46:26.0 18
Ethan Hess 7.5 km, sitting
15 km, sitting 52:14.6 52:14.6 24
Christopher Klebl 7.5 km, sitting
15 km, sitting 46:42.1 43:54.0 8
Brian McKeever

Guides: Russell Kennedy, Graham Nishikawa

10 km classic, visually impaired
20 km free, visually impaired
Derek Zaplotinsky 7.5 km, sitting
15 km, sitting 48:57.4 44:03.7 9
Women
Athlete Event Final
Real Time Result Rank
Brittany Hudak 7.5 km classic, standing
15 km free, standing
Cindy Ouellet 5 km, sitting
12 km, sitting 51:28.2 49:24.7 18
Natalie Wilkie 7.5 km classic, standing
15 km free, standing
Emily Young 7.5 km classic, standing
15 km free, standing
Sprint
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Real Time Result Rank Result Rank Real Time Result Rank
Mark Arendz 1.5 km sprint classic, standing
Yves Bourque 1.1 km sprint, sitting
Collin Cameron 1.1 km sprint, sitting
Sébastien Fortier 1.1 km sprint, sitting
Ethan Hess 1.1 km sprint, sitting
Christopher Klebl 1.1 km sprint, sitting
Brian McKeever

Guides: Russell Kennedy, Graham Nishikawa

1.5 km sprint classic, visually impaired
Derek Zaplotinsky 1.1 km sprint, sitting
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Real Time Result Rank Result Rank Real Time Result Rank
Brittany Hudak 1.5 km sprint classic, standing
Cindy Ouellet 1.1 km sprint, sitting
Natalie Wilkie 1.5 km sprint classic, standing
Emily Young 1.5 km sprint classic, standing

Para-snowboarding

Snowboarders

On February 21, 2018, Canada Snowboard announced the nominations of 7 athletes (five men and two women) to Team Canada.[22]

Sledge hockey

History

Canada finished in the first four at the 2017 Sledge Hockey World Championships.  This was why they could compete at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[11][17] Canada played in the 2017 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in December in Charlottetown, Canada.[11]

The sledge hockey team went to South Korea after winning bronze at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.[6] Canada went to Pyeongchang wanting to win a gold medal. Their biggest competitor was thought to be the United States. The United States was going to the 2018 Winter Paralympics looking to win their third consecutive Paralympic gold, having claimed gold at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Paralympics.[23] In comparison, Canada had won three consecutive gold medals at the World Championships, with their most recent gold at the 2017 World Championships A-Pool.[23]

Roster

The coach for the 2018 Games is Ken Babey. He said choosing the 17 players for the team was very hard.[6]

Roster
Name Position Jersey number Hometown Previous Games ref
Rob Armstrong defenceman 6 Erin, Ontario [6][7]
Steve Arsenault defenceman 14 Spruce Grove, Alberta 2014 [6][7]
Dominic Cozzolino forward 19 Mississauga, Ontario [6][7]
Ben Delaney forward 10 Ottawa 2014 [6][7]
Adam Dixon defenceman 11 Midland, Ontario 2014 [6][7]
James Dunn forward 4 Wallacetown, Ontario [6][7]
James Gemmell defenceman 25 Quesnel, B.C. 2014 [6][7]
Tyrone Henry defenceman 5 Ottawa [6][7]
Liam Hickey forward 23 St. John's, N.L [6][7]
Dominic Larocque goaltender 31 Quebec City 2014 [6][7]
Tyler McGregor forward 8 Forest, Ontario 2014 [6][7]
Bryan Sholomicki forward 20 Winnipeg [6][7]
Corbyn Smith forward 9 Monkton, Ontario [6][7]
Corbin Watson goaltender 30 Kingsville, Ontario 2014 [6][7]

Wheelchair curling

Wheelchair curling starts on 10 March. Canada plays against Sweden on 11 March.[20]

Summary
Team Group stage Tiebreaker Semifinal Final / BM
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Rank Opposition

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Mark Ideson

Ina Forrest Dennis Thiessen Marie Wright James Anseeuw

  SUI

W 8–0

  NOR

W 10–1

  SWE

W 8–4

  KOR   GBR   CHN   USA NPA   SVK   GER   FIN

References

  1. ↑ (in en) PyeongChang to host largest Winter Paralympics next month. 26 February 2018. http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/02/26/0200000000AEN20180226010000315.html. Retrieved 28 February 2018. 
  2. ↑ Desk, India.com Sports (26 February 2018) (in en). PyeongChang to Host Largest Winter Paralympics in March. http://www.india.com/sports/pyeongchang-to-host-largest-winter-paralympics-in-march-2915633/. Retrieved 28 February 2018. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Canada sending 55 athletes to Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang | CBC Sports" (in en-US). CBC. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/paralympics/paralympic-team-announcement-canada-1.4552008. Retrieved 3 March 2018. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Nordic Skiing - Rules & Regulations - Classification - Masterlist". www.paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30 5.31 nurun.com. "Medal winning line-up nominated Paralympics". The Crag and Canyon. Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 (in en-US) Hockey Canada unveils men's Paralympic hockey team | CBC Sports. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/paralympics/canada-mens-paralympic-hockey-team-announcement-1.4526059. Retrieved 2018-02-13. 
  7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 "Équipe paralympique de hockey 2018 du Canada". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 "Hockey Classification Master List". International Paralympic Committee.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 "PyeongChang 2018: Canada snowboarders named". International Paralympic Committee. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "Daily Schedule - Sat, 10 Mar". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "PyeongChang 2018: 10 things to know". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  12. ↑ "Alpine Skiing". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "Alpine Skiing: 8 March". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "Alpine Skiing: 9 March". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "Programm". Austrian Paralympic Committee (in Deutsch). 12 February 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 Rioux, Benoît (in fr-CA). Cindy Ouellet ira maintenant aux Jeux paralympiques d'hiver. http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/02/04/cindy-ouellet-ira-maintenant-aux-jeux-paralympiques-dhiver. Retrieved 2018-02-16. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "PyeongChang 2018: Para ice hockey seedings and groups revealed". International Paralympic Committee.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 "Parahockey sur glace - Horaire et Résultats". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 "XII. Zimní paralympijské hry". sledge hokejzlin (in čeština). Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 (in sv) Så sänder SVT Paralympics 2018 - Sport | SVT.se. https://www.svt.se/sport/vintersport/sa-sander-svt-paralympics-2018/. Retrieved 2018-02-16. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Daily Medalists: 10 March". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  22. ↑ "Seven Para Snowboarders Selected to Canadian Paralympic Team for PyeongChang 2018". Press release. 21 February 2018. http://paralympic.ca/news-and-events/news/seven-para-snowboarders-selected-to-canadian-paralympic-team-for-pyeongchang. Retrieved 27 February 2018. 
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: 5 Para ice hockey storylines". International Paralympic Committee. 2 February 2018.
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