Canada competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from February 9 to 25, 2018. It was the nation's 23rd appearance at the Winter Olympics, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1924. Canada competed in all sports disciplines, except Nordic combined. The chef de mission was Isabelle Charest, who was appointed in February 2017.
On January 16, 2018, figure skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir were announced as the country's flag bearers during the opening ceremony. This was the first time two athletes were named as Canada's opening ceremony flag bearer. On February 24, 2018, short track speed skater Kim Boutin was named the flag bearer for the closing ceremony.
Instead of setting a specific medal count as a target, the Canadian Olympic Committee aimed "to contend for No. 1" in the medal count. Private data analytics company Gracenote projected that the Canadian team would win 28 medals. Canada finished with 11 gold medals and 29 overall (ranking 3rd in both categories). This was the most successful Canadian performance in terms of overall medals, surpassing the 26 won at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
For the first time since its official introduction at the 1998 Winter Olympics, Canada failed to medal in men's and women's curling, but did win gold in mixed doubles curling, a category making its Olympic debut.
History
On Day 2 of the Games, Mark McMorris won the bronze medal in the men's slopestyle. This was eleven months after the snowboarder ended up in a coma.
Pairs skater Eric Radford became the first openly gay man to win a gold medal at any Winter Olympics, as part of the Canadian team that won the team figure skating competition. A corner of Canada Olympic House was set aside as Pride House for the duration of the Olympics.
Alex Gough won Canada's first ever permanent luge medal on February 13. She had been part of the 2014 luge relay team which briefly won a previous Olympic bronze due to a Russian doping disqualification, but that finding had been overturned on appeal.
On February 23, Canada broke its record for most ever Winter Olympic medals, previously at 26, with figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond winning the 27th medal.
A day before the closing ceremony, on February 24, Canada won its 28th medal when Sebastien Toutant took gold in the first ever "big air" competition in snowboarding. That medal was Canada's 500th Olympic medal (not counting two medals (gold and silver) at the 1906 Olympic Games).
Canada maintained its record for the most gold medals at a single Games—14 at Vancouver 2010—and now shares the honor with Norway and Germany, which equalled that mark at these Games.
Medalists Medals by sportSport TotalFreestyle skiing4217Figure skating2024Short track speed skating1135Speed skating1102Bobsleigh1012Curling1001Snowboarding1214Luge0112Ice hockey0112Total1181029 Medals by dateDayDate TotalDay 1February 100000Day 2February 110314Day 3February 122103Day 4February 131023Day 5February 140000Day 6February 151113Day 7February 160000Day 8February 171012Day 9February 180011Day 10February 191001Day 11February 202002Day 12February 211012Day 13February 220213Day 14February 231113Day 15February 241012Day 16February 250000Total1181029 Medals by genderGender TotalMale62412Female25512Mixed3115Total 11 8 10 29 Multiple medalistsNameSport Total Figure skating 2 0 0 2 Figure skating 2 0 0 2 Speed skating 1 1 0 2 Figure skating 1 0 1 2 Short track speed skating 1 0 1 2 Figure skating 1 0 1 2 Figure skating 1 0 1 2 Short track speed skating 0 1 2 3 Luge 0 1 1 2 Medal Name Sport Event Date Figure skating Team event Freestyle skiing Men's moguls John Morris Curling Mixed doubles Speed skating Men's 10,000 metres Short track speed skating Men's 1000 metres Bobsleigh Two-man Freestyle skiing Women's halfpipe Figure skating Ice dancing Freestyle skiing Men's ski cross Freestyle skiing Women's ski cross Snowboarding Men's big air Snowboarding Men's slopestyle Speed skating Men's 5000 metres Freestyle skiing Women's moguls Snowboarding Women's slopestyle Luge Team relay Ice hockey Women's tournament Short track speed skating Women's 1000 metres Freestyle skiing Women's ski cross Snowboarding Men's slopestyle Short track speed skating Women's 500 metres Luge Women's singles Figure skating Pairs Short track speed skating Women's 1500 metres Freestyle skiing Men's slopestyle Bobsleigh Two-woman Short track speed skating Men's 5000 metre relay Figure skating Ladies' singles Ice hockey Men's tournament
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 8 513Biathlon 5 5 10Bobsleigh 12 6 18Cross-country skiing 7 411Curling 6 6 12Figure skating 8 9 17Freestyle skiing 16 1430Ice hockey 25 23 48Luge 5 3 8Short track speed skating 5 5 10Skeleton 3 3 6Ski jumping 1 1 2Snowboarding 11 10 21Speed skating 10 9 19 Total 122 103 225
Alpine skiing
Canada qualified a total of 15 male and female athletes for alpine skiing. However they declined one spot. On January 31, 2018 Alpine Canada announced that Erik Guay was not able to return to health due to continuing severe back pain. Therefore, he will not compete at the upcoming Winter Olympics.
Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPhilip BrownGiant slalom1:11.30251:10.3892:21.5118Slalom50.222651.72211:41.9422Dustin CookDownhillcolspan="4" 1:43.8032Super-Gcolspan="4" 1:25.239James CrawfordCombined1:21.973748.80172:10.7720Giant slalom1:11.74311:12.38302:24.1229Super-Gcolspan="4" Manuel Osborne-ParadisCombinedDownhillcolspan="4" 1:41.8914Super-Gcolspan="4" 1:26.3922Trevor PhilpGiant slalom1:11.13241:11.25232:22.5527Slalom49.9525Erik ReadGiant slalom1:10.18161:10.56152:20.7411Slalom49.812358.74341:48.5529Broderick ThompsonCombined1:21.753349.63232:11.3823Downhillcolspan="4" 1:44.3735Super-Gcolspan="4" 1:26.4523Benjamin ThomsenCombined1:21.3626Downhillcolspan="4" 1:43.1928
Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCandace CrawfordCombinedDownhillcolspan="4" Giant slalom1:14.70301:10.46222:25.1625Super-Gcolspan="4" 1:23.6929Valérie GrenierCombined1:41.79841.6582:23.446Downhillcolspan="4" 1:42.1321Giant slalom1:15.7433Super-Gcolspan="4" 1:22.7723Erin MielzynskiSlalom51.832249.6631:41.4911Roni RemmeCombinedDownhillcolspan="4" 1:42.8023Slalom52.432951.18231:43.6127Super-Gcolspan="4" 1:25.9037Laurence St-GermainSlalom50.941150.86201:41.8015
Mixed AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankPhilip BrownTrevor PhilpErik ReadCandace CrawfordErin MielzynskiLaurence St-GermainTeamL 2–2*Did not advance
Biathlon
Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Canada qualified five men and five women. The official team of ten athletes was named on January 16, 2018.
Men AthleteEventTimeMissesRankChristian GowIndividual51:01.02 (1+0+0+1)26Sprint25:52.83 (2+1)62Scott GowIndividual50:06.31 (0+0+0+1)14Sprint25:53.54 (4+0)61Brendan GreenIndividual50:30.41 (0+0+0+1)22Sprint26:48.03 (0+3)82Nathan SmithIndividual56:15.75 (0+1+4+0)81Pursuit38:58.24 (0+0+1+3)54Sprint25:22.31 (1+0)44Macx DaviesChristian GowScott GowBrendan GreenTeam relay1:20:56.812 (1+11)11
Women AthleteEventTimeMissesRankSarah BeaudryIndividual45:05.61 (0+1+0+0)29Rosanna CrawfordIndividual44:55.92 (2+0+0+0)26Pursuit33:03.02 (0+0+1+1)19Sprint23:29.23 (1+2)53Emma LunderIndividual46:56.63 (0+1+1+1)54Pursuit36:52.14 (0+1+1+2)53Sprint23:30.42 (0+2)54Julia RansomIndividual49:38.95 (1+1+2+1)74Pursuit33:38.31 (0+0+0+1)28Sprint23:15.01 (0+1)40Megan TandyPursuitSprint23:42.82 (1+1)57Sarah BeaudryJulia RansomEmma LunderRosanna CrawfordTeam relay1:13:36.812 (1+11)10
Mixed AthleteEventTimeMissesRankChristian GowBrendan GreenRosanna CrawfordJulia RansomTeam relay1:11:11.09 (2+7)12
Bobsleigh
Canada qualified a full team of three sleds in the two-man, four-man and women's bobsleigh competitions each. The team will consist of 18 athletes, and also marked the largest bobsleigh team the country has ever sent to the Winter Olympics. The official team was named on January 24, 2018.
Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJustin Kripps *Alex KopaczTwo-man49.10249.39349.09349.2833:16.86Nick Poloniato *Jesse Lumsden49.481049.48749.33649.4563:17.747Christopher Spring *Lascelles Brown49.38849.581349.561549.72153:18.2410Justin Kripps *Alex KopaczJesse LumsdenOluseyi SmithFour-man48.85549.28948.95649.6183:16.696Christopher Spring *Neville WrightCam StonesJoshua Kirkpatrick49.06949.581749.461249.86193:17.9616Nick Poloniato *Lascelles BrownBryan BarnettBen Coakwell49.401749.23649.511449.67113:17.8112 * – Denotes the driver of each sled
- Sam Giguere and Joey Nemet will serve as the team's alternates.
Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKaillie Humphries *Phylicia GeorgeTwo-woman50.72550.88350.52350.7743:22.89Alysia Rissling *Heather Moyse50.81750.95750.83751.0463:23.636Christine de Bruin *Melissa Lotholz50.94950.91450.75651.29123:23.897 * – Denotes the driver of each sled
- Cynthia Appiah and Kristen Bujnowski will serve as the team's alternates.
Cross-country skiing Canada qualified a total of 8 male and female athletes for cross-country skiing and receive three additional quota places based on the reallocation process. Seven male and four female competitors were announced on January 29.
Distance Men AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRankAlex Harvey15 km freestylecolspan=4 34:19.4 +35.57Knute Johnsgaardcolspan=4 37:48.5 +4:04.669Devon Kershawcolspan=4 38:01.5 +4:17.671Graeme Killickcolspan=4 36:23.3 +2:39.438Alex Harvey30 km skiathlon40:31.4435:54.7141:16:53.4 +33.48Knute Johnsgaard45:49.763Devon Kershaw41:14.82738:07.6411:19:55.3 +3:35.336Graeme Killick42:29.44238:34.5481:21:39.6 +5:19.645Alex Harvey50 km classicalcolspan=4 2:11:05.7 +2:43.64Russell Kennedycolspan=4 2:25:16.6 +16:54.549Devon Kershawcolspan=4 2:17:49.4 +9:27.326Graeme Killickcolspan=4 2:18:28.8 +10:06.727Knute JohnsgaardRussell KennedyGraeme KillickLen Väljas4×10 km relaycolspan=4 1:36:45.9 +3:41.09
Women AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRankDahria Beatty10 km freestylecolspan=4 27:48.9 +2:48.437Cendrine Brownecolspan=4 28:12.4 +3:11.943Anne-Marie Comeaucolspan=4 29:11.3 +4:10.862Emily Nishikawacolspan=4 27:41.5 +2:41.032Dahria Beatty15 km skiathlon23:58.95421:43.05546:17.3 +5:32.452Cendrine Browne23:04.63520:24.22444:01.9 +3:17.033Anne-Marie Comeau23:49.75121:16.24645:42.8 +4:57.948Emily Nishikawa23:36.04421:08.44345:16.6 +4:31.744Cendrine Browne30 km classicalcolspan=4 1:41:23.9 +19:06.343Anne-Marie Comeaucolspan=4 Emily Nishikawacolspan=4 1:34:31.7 +12:14.130Dahria BeattyCendrine BrowneAnne-Marie ComeauEmily Nishikawa4×5 km relaycolspan=4 56:14.6 +4:50.313
Sprint Men AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJesse CockneySprint3:18.5435Did not advanceAlex Harvey3:17.9532Did not advanceRussell Kennedy3:23.3754Did not advanceLen Väljas3:17.1126 Q3:10.873 q3:13.913Did not advanceAlex HarveyLen VäljasTeam sprintcolspan=4 16:07.245 q16:31.868
Women AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDahria BeattySprint3:29.7742Did not advanceCendrine Browne3:34.3051Did not advanceEmily Nishikawa3:26.7534Did not advanceDahria BeattyEmily NishikawaTeam sprintcolspan=4 17:01.547Did not advance
Curling
Canada qualified a full team of 12 athletes (6 men and 6 women). The country will compete in all three events, including the debuting mixed doubles event. The teams and the alternates for the men's and women's tournaments were announced officially on January 8, 2017. Summary