Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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IOC code: | CAN | |||
NOC: | Canadian Olympic Committee external link |
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2006 Winter Olympics in Turin | ||||
Competitors | 196 in 15 sports | |||
Flag Bearer | Danielle Goyette (opening) Cindy Klassen (closing) |
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Medals | Gold 7 |
Silver 10 |
Bronze 7 |
Total 24 |
Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
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Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
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Canada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.
As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games. The Canadian Olympic Committee's goal for 2006 was to have a top three finish in the medal count [1] or 25 total medals, as a start to reach their goal of having the highest medal count at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada had managed to increase its medal count at each Winter Olympics since the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, United States. World Cup results from the 2005-06 season seemed to indicate that Canada would have a good performance in Turin, Italy. Canada met one of those goals and nearly met the other by finishing third behind the United States and Germany with 24 medals.[2]. The Games were also the first litmus test for the increased athletic funding and resources pursued by the Own the Podium - 2010 program.
Another task for the Canadian contingent was to promote the 2010 Games, Vancouver and surrounding region, the province of British Columbia, as well as Canada as a nation. This was evident in the Canadian participation in the closing ceremonies of the Games and the establishment of the Canada House in Turin. The Games also provided opportunities for organizing committees to gather experience and strategies to run the Games in Vancouver.
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[edit] Medals
Canada's total medal count of 24 was the highest ever won by the nation in any Winter Olympics, and was the second highest total for the country at any Olympic games (summer or winter), exceeded only by the 44 medals won at the 1984 Summer Olympics which were boycotted by the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries. Not only did Canada increase its total medal count from the previous Winter Games for the 7th straight time (since 1980), but the total medal count was also the "best ever" for Canada for the 5th straight time (since 1992).
Canada won at least one medal in 10 of the 15 sport disciplines competed at the games, and gold medals in 6 different disciplines; both feats were unmatched by any other nation. Canada also had the most 4th and 5th place finishes (14 and 9 respectively) of any country in these games. These results support the effectiveness of the Own the Podium - 2010 program.
Cindy Klassen bests the total Olympic medals collected in a single Games by a Canadian, with 5 and bests the total Olympic medal count of any Canadian (Winter and Summer) with 6. The previous record of 3 medals at a single Olympics was held by Gaetan Boucher for the 1984 Winter Olympics and Marc Gagnon at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Meanwhile, Clara Hughes ties the old mark of 5 career Olympic medals, held by Marc Gagnon and Phil Edwards. Sixteen of the 24 medals were won by female athletes. At age 50, Russ Howard became the oldest Canadian gold medallist in Olympic history.
[edit] Gold
- Cross-country skiing
- Women's sprint: Chandra Crawford
- Curling
- Men's curling: Brad Gushue, Jamie Korab, Russ Howard, Mark Nichols and Mike Adam (alternate)
- Freestyle skiing
- Women's moguls: Jennifer Heil
- Ice hockey
- Women's hockey: Canadian national women's hockey team; Meghan Agosta, Gillian Apps, Jennifer Botterill, Cassie Campbell, Gillian Ferrari, Danielle Goyette, Jayna Hefford, Becky Kellar, Gina Kingsbury, Charline Labonté, Carla MacLeod, Caroline Ouellette, Cherie Piper, Cheryl Pounder, Colleen Sostorics, Kim St-Pierre, Vicky Sunohara, Sarah Vaillancourt, Katie Weatherston, Hayley Wickenheiser
- Skeleton
- Men's skeleton: Duff Gibson
- Speed skating
- Women's 1500 m: Cindy Klassen
- Women's 5000 m: Clara Hughes
[edit] Silver
- Bobsleigh
- Two-man bobsleigh: Pierre Lueders, Lascelles Brown
- Cross-country skiing
- Women's team sprint: Beckie Scott and Sara Renner
- Short track speed skating
- Men's 500 m: François-Louis Tremblay
- Men's 5000 m relay: Eric Bedard, François-Louis Tremblay, Charles Hamelin, Mathieu Turcotte, Jonathan Guilmette
- Women's 3000 m relay: Alanna Kraus, Anouk Leblanc-Boucher, Kalyna Roberge, Tania Vicent, Amanda Overland
- Speed skating
- Men's team pursuit: Arne Dankers, Steven Elm, Denny Morrison, Jason Parker and Justin Warsylewicz
- Women's team pursuit: Kristina Groves, Clara Hughes, Cindy Klassen, Christine Nesbitt and Shannon Rempel
- Women's 1000 m: Cindy Klassen
- Women's 1500 m: Kristina Groves
[edit] Bronze
- Curling
- Women's curling: Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Glenys Bakker, Christine Keshen and Sandra Jenkins (alternate)
- Figure skating
- Men's singles: Jeffrey Buttle
- Short track speed skating
- Women's 500 m: Anouk Leblanc-Boucher
- Skeleton
- Women's skeleton: Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards
- Snowboarding
- Women's snowboard cross: Dominique Maltais
- Speed skating
- Women's 3000 m: Cindy Klassen
- Women's 5000 m: Cindy Klassen
[edit] Other Top 10 finishes
[edit] 4th place
- Alpine skiing
- Men's giant slalom: François Bourque
- Men's Super-G: Erik Guay
- Women's Super-G: Kelly Vanderbeek
- Bobsleigh
- Four-man bobsleigh: Pierre Lueders, Ken Kotyk, Morgan Alexander, Lascelles Brown
- Women's two-man bobsleigh: Helen Upperton, Heather Moyse
- Cross-country skiing
- Women's sprint: Beckie Scott
- Freestyle skiing
- Men's moguls: Marc-Andre Moreau
- Short track speed skating
- Men's 500 m: Eric Bedard
- Men's 1500 m: Charles Hamelin
- Women's 500 m: Kalyna Roberge (due to Disqualification in A Final)
- Women's 1000 m: Tania Vicent
- Skeleton
- Men's: Paul Boehm
- Snowboarding
- Women's snowboard cross: Maelle Ricker
[edit] 5th place
- Alpine skiing
- Women's giant slalom: Genevieve Simard
- Figure skating
- Women's: Joannie Rochette
- Freestyle skiing
- Men's aerials: Kyle Nissen
- Short track speed Sskating
- Men's 1500 m: Mathieu Turcotte (due to Disqualification in A Final)
- Women's 1000 m: Amanda Overland
- Women's 1500 m: Amanda Overland
- Snowboarding
- Men's snowboard cross: Jasey-Jay Anderson
- Speed skating
- Men's 5000 m: Arne Dankers
- Women's 1000 m: Kristina Groves
[edit] 6th place
- Cross country skiing
- Women's 15 km pursuit (7.5+7.5): Beckie Scott
- Freestyle skiing
- Men's aerials: Warren Shouldice
- Short track speed skating
- Women's 5000 m: Kristina Groves
- Speed skating
- Men's 1500 m: Mathieu Turcotte
[edit] 7th place
- Freestyle skiing
- Women's moguls: Kristi Richards
- Ice hockey
- Men's: National Men's Hockey Team (Todd Bertuzzi, Rob Blake, Jay Bouwmeester, Martin Brodeur, Shane Doan, Kris Draper, Adam Foote, Simon Gagne, Dany Heatley, Jarome Iginla, Vincent Lecavalier, Roberto Luongo, Bryan McCabe, Rick Nash, Chris Pronger, Wade Redden, Robyn Regehr, Brad Richards, Joe Sakic, Ryan Smyth, Martin St-Louis, Joe Thornton, Marty Turco)
- Speed skating
- Men's 500 m: Mike Ireland
- Women's 1500 m: Christine Nesbitt
[edit] 8th place
- Alpine skiing
- Men's Super-G: François Bourque
- Cross country skiing
- Women's 10 km classical: Sara Renner
- Freestyle skiing
- Women's moguls: Audrey Robichaud
- Speed skating
- Women's 3000 m: Kristina Groves
[edit] 9th place
- Alpine skiing
- Men's slalom: Thomas Grandi
- Women's Super-G: Emily Brydon
- Luge
- Men's doubles: Chris Moffat and Mike Moffat
- Speed skating
- Men's 500 m: Jeremy Wotherspoon
- Men's 10000 m: Arne Dankers
- Women's 3000 m: Clara Hughes
[edit] 10th place
- Alpine skiing
- Men's giant slalom: Thomas Grandi
- Women's combined: Brigitte Acton
- Cross country skiing
- Women's 4x5 km relay: Beckie Scott, Sara Renner, Milaine Theriault, and Amanda Ammar
- Figure skating
- Pairs: Bryce Davison and Jessica Dubé
- Luge
- Men's doubles: Grant Albrecht and Eric Pothier
- Women's singles: Regan Lausher
- Snowboarding
- Men's snowboard cross: Francois Boivin
- Skeleton
- Women's: Lindsay Alcock
[edit] Athletes by sport
[edit] Alpine skiing
Men's Combined
Name | Downhill | Slalom Run 1 | Slalom Run 2 | Total | Final Rank |
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John Kucera | 1:41.04 | 46.67 | 45.55 | 3:13.26 | 17th place |
François Bourque | 1:40.50 | 47.52 | 46.23 | 3:14.25 | 21st place |
Manuel Osborne-Paradis | 1:39.69 | 50.11 | DNS | - | - |
Ryan Semple | 1:41.65 | DNF | - | - | - |
Men's Downhill
Name | Final | Rank |
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Manuel Osborne-Paradis | 1:50.45 | 13th place |
Francois Bourque | 1:50.70 | 16th place |
John Kucera | 1:51.55 | 27th place |
Men's Giant Slalom
Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Final Rank |
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Francois Bourque | 1:16.61 | 1:19.31 | 2:35.92 | 4th place |
Thomas Grandi | 1:17.23 | 1:19.65 | 2:36.88 | 10th place |
Jean-Philippe Roy | 1:17.36 | Did not finish | - | - |
Ryan Semple | Did not finish | - | - | - |
Men's Slalom
Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Final Rank |
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Thomas Grandi | 53.64 | 51.20 | 1:44.84 | 9th place |
Michael Janyk | 55.32 | 50.87 | 1:46.19 | 17th place |
Patrick Biggs | 54.38 | Did not finish | - | - |
Jean-Philippe Roy | Did not finish | - | - | - |
Men's Super-G
Name | Final | Rank |
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Erik Guay | 1:31.08 | 4th place |
Francois Bourque | 1:31.27 | 8th place |
Manuel Osborne-Paradis | 1:32.02 | 20th place |
John Kucera | 1:32.10 | 22nd place |
Women's Combined
Name | Slalom Run 1 | Slalom Run 2 | Downhill | Total | Final Rank |
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Brigitte Acton | 40.18 | 44.59 | 1:30.98 | 2:55.75 | 10th place |
Emily Brydon | 40.94 | 45.65 | 1:29.92 | 2:56.51 | 13th place |
Shona Rubens | DNF | - | - | - | - |
Women's Downhill
Name | Final | Rank |
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Emily Brydon | 1:58.97 | 20th place |
Kelly Vanderbeek | 1:59.63 | 24th place |
Shona Rubens | 2:00.30 | 26th place |
Sherry Lawrence | 2:00.47 | 27th place |
Women's Giant Slalom
Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Final Rank |
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Genevieve Simard | 1:01.47 | 1:09.26 | 2:10.73 | 5th place |
Brigitte Acton | 1:02.07 | 1:09.64 | 2:11.71 | 11th place |
Christina Lustenberger | Did not finish | - | - | - |
Women's Slalom
Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Final Rank |
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Brigitte Acton | 44.75 | 47.15 | 1:31.90 | 17th place |
Women's Super-G
Name | Final | Rank |
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Kelly Vanderbeek | 1:33.09 | 4th place |
Emily Brydon | 1:33.50 | 9th place |
Genevieve Simard | 1:34.38 | 20th place |
Sherry Lawrence | 1:35.47 | 34th place |
[edit] Biathlon
Men's 10 km Sprint
Name | Missed shots | Final | Rank |
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David Leoni | 1 | 28:50.4 | 43rd place |
Robin Clegg | 3 | 29:12.4 | 52nd place |
Jean Philippe Leguellec | 2 | 29:32.3 | 61st place |
Men's 12.5 km Pursuit
Name | Missed shots | Final | Rank |
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Robin Clegg | 4 | +5:10.1 | 46th place |
David Leoni | 5 | +5:47.2 | 49th place |
Men's 20 km Individual
Name | Missed shots | Final | Rank |
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Robin Clegg | 2 | 59:21.5 | 36th place |
Jean Philippe Leguellec | 3 | 1:00:28.0 | 48th place |
David Leoni | 6 | 1:02:37.8 | 65th place |
Women's 7.5 km Sprint
Name | Missed shots | Final | Rank |
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Zina Kocher | 4 | 26:11.1 | 62nd place |
Sandra Keith | 3 | 26:20.7 | 66th place |
Martine Albert | 2 | 27:04.4 | 73rd place |
Marie Pierre Parent | 2 | 27:31.1 | 76th place |
Women's 15 km Individual
Name | Missed shots | Final | Rank |
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Zina Kocher | 3 | 54:18.8 | 27th place |
Sandra Keith | 2 | 55:56.3 | 42nd place |
Martine Albert | 5 | 59:52.1 | 65th place |
Marie Pierre Parent | 4 | 1:02:57.1 | 77th place |
Women's 4x6 km Relay
Name | Missed shots | Penalty loops | Final | Rank |
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Zina Kocher | 1 | 0 | 20:24.3 | |
Sandra Keith | 3 | 0 | 21:32.8 | |
Martine Albert | 2 | 0 | 21:25.2 | |
Marie Pierre Parent | 4 | 1 | 22:47.4 | |
Total | 10 | 1 | 1:26:09.7 | 17th place |
[edit] Bobsleigh
Men's Two-Man
Names | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Final Rank |
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Pierre Lueders Lascelles Brown |
55.57 | 55.50 | 56.11 | 56.41 | 3:43.59 | Silver medal |
Serge Despres David Bissett |
56.13 | 55.92 | 56.69 | 56.93 | 3:45.67 | 11th place |
Men's Four-Man
Names | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Final Rank |
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Pierre Lueders Ken Kotyk Morgan Alexander Lascelles Brown |
55.34 | 55.43 | 54.95 | 55.20 | 3:40.92 | 4th place |
Serge Despres Nathan Cunningham Steve Larsen David Bissett |
56.10 | 56.15 | 55.69 | 55.58 | 3:43.52 | 18th place |
Women's Two-Woman
Names | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Final Rank |
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Helen Upperton Heather Moyse |
57.37 | 57.77 | 58.09 | 57.83 | 3:51.06 | 4th place |
Suzanne Gavine-Hlady Jaime Cruickshank |
58.49 | 57.86 | 58.65 | 58.82 | 3:53.82 | 13th place |
[edit] Cross Country Skiing
Sean Crooks was suspended for 5 days by the International Ski Federation for having excessive hemoglobin levels. He was able to participate in the men's sprint and 4x10 km relay.
Men's 15 km Classical
Name | Final | Rank |
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George Grey | 40:43.9 | 32nd place |
Devon Kershaw | 41:42.7 | 48th place |
Drew Goldsack | 42:09.3 | 54th place |
Dan Roycroft | 42:39.7 | 58th place |
Men's 30 km Pursuit (15+15)
Name | Final | Rank |
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George Grey | 1:19:08.9 | 26th place |
Dan Roycroft | 1:20:53.3 | 39th place |
Drew Goldsack | 1:24:14.3 | 57th place |
Chris Jeffries | 1:26:17.0 | 62nd place |
Men's 50 km Free, Mass Start
Name | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|
George Grey | 2:09:38.4 | 44th place |
Dan Roycroft | 2:13:47.5 | 57th place |
Chris Jeffries | 2:13:49.5 | 58th place |
Men's Sprint
Name | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drew Goldsack | 2:20.62 | - | - | - | - |
Sean Crooks | 2:20.70 | - | - | - | - |
Devon Kershaw | 2:21.49 | - | - | - | - |
Phil Widmer | 2:23.79 | - | - | - | - |
Men's Team Sprint
Name | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Devon Kershaw George Grey |
17:31.2 Semifinal 2 6th place |
- | - |
Men's 4x10 km Relay
Names | Final | Rank |
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Devon Kershaw Sean Crooks Chris Jeffries George Grey |
1:48:15.9 | 11th place |
Women's 10 km Classical
Name | Final | Rank |
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Sara Renner | 28:33.0 | 8th place |
Milaine Theriault | 31:30.4 | 46th place |
Amanda Ammar | 31:51.7 | 54th place |
Beckie Scott | Disqualified | - |
Women's 15 km Pursuit (7.5+7.5)
Name | Final | Rank |
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Beckie Scott | 43:20.6 | 6th place |
Sara Renner | 44:30.9 | 16th place |
Milaine Theriault | 48:38.9 | 54th place |
Chandra Crawford | 50:35.4 | 60th place |
Women's Sprint
Name | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Rank |
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Chandra Crawford | 2:15.06 | Quarterfinal 5 1st place |
Semifinal 2 1st place |
Gold medal |
Beckie Scott | 2:12.45 | Quarterfinal 1 1st place |
Semifinal 1 2nd place |
4th place |
Sara Renner | 2:15.37 | Quarterfinal 4 4th place |
- | - |
Amanda Ammar | 2:22.78 | - | - | - |
Women's Team Sprint
Name | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
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Sara Renner Beckie Scott |
17:19.3 Semifinal 1 2nd place |
16:37.5 | Silver medal |
Women's 4x5 km Relay
Names | Final | Rank |
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Milaine Theriault Sara Renner Amanda Ammar Beckie Scott |
56:49.8 | 10th place |
[edit] Curling
Men's Curling
Game Results
Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
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February 13 | Germany | 10-5 | W |
February 14 | Sweden | 8-7 | L |
February 15 | Great Britain | 9-5 | W |
February 15 | Switzerland | 7-5 | W |
February 16 | Norway | 6-5 | W |
February 17 | Finland | 8-7 | L |
February 18 | Italy | 7-6 | L |
February 19 | New Zealand | 9-1 | W |
February 20 | United States | 6-3 | W |
February 22 | United States | 11-5 | W |
February 24 | Finland | 10-4 | W (Gold medal) |
In the words of the Mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland, the gold medal at the Olympics was the biggest celebration in Newfoundland in "recent memory". Schools across the province cancelled classes in the afternoon to watch the game.
Women's Curling
Game Results
Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
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February 13 | Sweden | 7-5 | L |
February 14 | United States | 11-5 | W |
February 14 | Russia | 6-5 | W |
February 16 | Switzerland | 6-5 | L |
February 16 | Norway | 10-8 | W |
February 17 | Great Britain | 9-3 | W |
February 18 | Japan | 5-2 | L |
February 19 | Italy | 11-4 | W |
February 20 | Denmark | 9-8 | W |
February 22 | Switzerland | 7-5 | L |
February 23 | Norway | 11-4 | W (Bronze medal) |
[edit] Figure Skating
[edit] Men's individual
Name | Short Program | Free Skate | Overall | Final Rank |
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Jeffrey Buttle | 73.29 | 154.30 | 227.59 | Bronze medal |
Shawn Sawyer | 67.20 | 123.63 | 190.83 | 12th place |
Emanuel Sandhu | 69.75 | 120.49 | 190.24 | 13th place |
[edit] Women's individual
Name | Short Program | Free Skate | Overall | Final Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Joannie Rochette | 55.85 | 111.42 | 167.27 | 5th place |
Mira Leung | 50.61 | 94.55 | 145.16 | 12th place |
[edit] Pairs
Names | Short Program | Free Skate | Overall | Final Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jessica Dube Bryce Davison |
55.48 | 104.23 | 159.71 | 10th place |
Valerie Marcoux Craig Buntin |
55.62 | 102.59 | 158.21 | 11th place |
[edit] Ice dancing
Names | Compulsory Dance | Original Dance | Free Dance | Overall | Final Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Megan Wing Aaron Lowe |
31.42 | 49.17 | 85.81 | 166.40 | 11th place |
Marie-France Dubreuil Patrice Lauzon |
37.44 | 54.36 | Withdrew due to injury |
[edit] Freestyle Skiing
[edit] Aerials
Men's Aerials
Qualification | Final | ||||||
Name | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | Final Rank |
Kyle Nissen | 128.10 | 103.54 | 231.64 | 114.38 | 130.53 | 244.91 | 5th place |
Warren Shouldice | 123.01 | 120.44 | 243.45 | 123.45 | 116.25 | 239.70 | 6th place |
Jeff Bean | 117.92 | 80.57 | 198.49 | - | - | - | - |
Steve Omischl | 124.78 | 73.45 | 198.23 | - | - | - | - |
Women's Aerials
Qualification | Final | ||||||
Name | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | Final Rank |
Veronika Bauer | 94.29 | 82.37 | 176.66 | 67.32 | 58.33 | 125.65 | 12th place |
Amber Peterson | 80.64 | 72.43 | 153.07 | (did not advance) | |||
Deidra Dionne | 69.79 | 58.51 | 128.30 | (did not advance) |
[edit] Moguls
Jennifer Heil became the first Canadian woman to ever win gold in freestyle skiing after winning for women's moguls. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, she finished fourth and ended up a hundredth of a point off the podium.
Dale Begg-Smith, who won gold in men's moguls for Australia, was born in Canada and holds dual citizenship. He originally started skiing in Canada but found Canada's training program too restrictive. He moved to Australia to have more time to work on his business interests. Ironically, his win bumped Marc-Andre Moreau down to 4th place and off of the podium.
Men's Team
Name | Qualification | Final | Final Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Marc-Andre Moreau | 24.69 points | 25.62 points | 4th place |
Alexandre Bilodeau | 23.75 points | 23.42 points | 11th place |
Chris Wong | 23.89 points | 22.88 points | 14th place |
Women's Team
Name | Qualification | Final | Final Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Jennifer Heil | 26.67 points | 26.50 points | Gold medal |
Kristi Richards | 23.76 points | 23.30 points | 7th place |
Audrey Robichaud | 22.72 points | 23.10 points | 8th place |
Stephanie St. Pierre | 22.15 points | 22.52 | 12th place |
[edit] Ice Hockey
Hockey, like the previous two Olympics, attracted significant attention from Canadian fans. Many consider the Canadian men's team's performance in Turin as the most disappointing in years. In the last four games of the tournament, Canada failed to score in 11 of 12 periods, losing with the same score (2-0) against Switzerland, Finland, and in the quarter-finals against Russia. Hockey commentators, including Kelly Hrudey, commented that Canada did not play well as a team. The match against the Czech team was believed to be a better performance by the hockey team but the team lost to Russia two days after.
The quarter-final game against Russia was watched on television screens across the nation in the afternoon Canadian time. The intensity of the game increased as the scoreless tie extended into the third period.
However, in the Women's Hockey discipline, Team Canada dominated the field with numerous wins leading up to their gold medal winning game.
Men's Team:
Performance
Game | Opponent | Score | Win/Loss |
1 | Italy | 7-2 | W |
2 | Germany | 5-1 | W |
3 | Switzerland | 2-0 | L |
4 | Finland | 2-0 | L |
5 | Czech Republic | 3-2 | W |
6 | Russia | 2-0 | L (Elim.) |
Roster
Athlete | Position | Goals | Assists | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pat Quinn | Coach | |||
Martin Brodeur | G | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roberto Luongo | G | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marty Turco | G | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Blake | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Adam Foote | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Jay Bouwmeester2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Pronger | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Bryan McCabe1 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wade Redden | D | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Robyn Regehr | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Joe Sakic | F | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Jarome Iginla | F | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Simon Gagne | F | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Vincent Lecavalier | F | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Brad Richards | F | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Martin St. Louis | F | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Dany Heatley | F | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Joe Thornton | F | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Shane Doan | F | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Todd Bertuzzi | F | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Kris Draper | F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Nash | F | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ryan Smyth | F | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 14 | 25 | 29 |
- Reserves
- Injured
- 1 Bryan McCabe, originally an alternate, replaces Ed Jovanovski due to injury.
- 2 Jay Bouwmeester replaces Scott Niedermayer due to injury.
- 3 Dan Boyle replaces Bryan McCabe as an alternate.
Women's team
Performance
Game | Opponent | Score | Win/Loss |
1 | Italy | 16-0 | W |
2 | Russia | 12-0 | W |
3 | Sweden | 8-1 | W |
Semi-final | Finland | 6-0 | W |
Final | Sweden | 4-1 | W Gold medal |
Roster (Final results)
Athlete | Position | Goals | Assists | Points |
Melody Davidson | Coach | |||
Charline Labonté | G | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kim St-Pierre | G | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gillian Ferrari | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Becky Kellar | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Carla MacLeod | D | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Caroline Ouellette | D | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Cheryl Pounder | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Colleen Sostorics | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Meghan Agosta | F | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Gillian Apps | F | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Jennifer Botterill | F | 1 | 6 | 7 |
Cassie Campbell | F | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Danielle Goyette | F | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Jayna Hefford | F | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Gina Kingsbury | F | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Cherie Piper | F | 7 | 8 | 15 |
Vicky Sunohara | F | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Sarah Vaillancourt | F | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Katie Weatherston | F | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Hayley Wickenheiser | F | 5 | 12 | 17 |
Totals | 46 | 64 | 110 |
- Reserves
[edit] Luge
Men's singles
Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Final Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeff Christie | 52.382 | 52.027 | 52.013 | 51.939 | 3:28.361 | 14th place |
Samuel Edney | 52.663 | 52.523 | 52.360 | 52.311 | 3:29.857 | 19th place |
Ian Cockerline | 52.290 | 52.107 | 52.255 | DNF |
Women's singles
Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Final Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regan Lauscher | 47.584 | 47.418 | 47.320 | 47.321 | 3:09.643 | 10th place |
Alex Gough | 48.286 | 49.902 | 47.922 | 48.045 | 3:14.155 | 20th place |
Meaghan Simister | 48.585 | 48.682 | DNF |
Men's Doubles
Names | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Final Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Moffat Mike Moffat |
47.715 | 47.826 | 1:35.541 | 9th place |
Grant Albrecht Eric Pothier |
47.478 | 48.083 | 1:35.561 | 10th place |
[edit] Nordic Combined
Individual Gundersen
Name | 1st Round | Final Round | Jump Total | 15 km | Final Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jason Myslicki | 104.5 | 103.0 | 207.5 | 42:41.10 (6:36.4 behind) |
41st place |
Max Thompson | 85.5 | 86.0 | 171.5 | 41:53.8 (8:13.2 behind) |
44th place |
Large Hill Sprint
Name | LH Jump | Sprint 7.5 km | Final Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Jason Myslicki | 90.0 | 19:00.1 (2:54.1 behind) |
41st place |
Max Thompson | 84.5 | 19:24.3 (3:40.3 behind) |
46th place |
[edit] Short Track Speed Skating
Men's 500 m
Name | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Francois-Louis Tremblay | 0:42.779 Heat 4 2nd place |
0:42.110 Quarterfinal 4 2nd place |
0:42.261 Semifinal 1 1st place |
0:42.002 | Silver medal |
Eric Bedard | 0:42.480 Heat 2 1st place |
0:42.267 Quarterfinal 3 1st place |
0:41.950 Semifinal 2 2nd place |
0:42.093 | 4th place |
Men's 1000 m
Name | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Éric Bédard | 1:28.274 Heat 5 1st place |
1:27.546 Quarterfinal 4 2nd place |
Disqualified | - | - |
François-Louis Tremblay | 1:28.925 Heat 2 1st place |
Disqualified | - | - | - |
Men's 1500 m
Name | Qualifying | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Hamelin | 2:19.469 Heat 5 1st place |
2:20.854 Semifinal 1 1st place |
2:26.375 | 4th place |
Mathieu Turcotte | 2:23.402 Heat 1 1st place |
2:18.280 Semifinal 2 3rd place |
Final B 2:24.558 |
6th place |
Men's 5000 m relay
Name | Qualifying | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Éric Bédard Jonathan Guilmette Charles Hamelin François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte |
6:57.004 | Semifinal 1 1st place |
Final A 6:43.707 |
Silver medal |
Women's 500 m
Name | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher | 45.929 Heat 4 1st place |
44.821 Quartefinal 1 2nd place |
45.234 Semifinal 1 2nd place |
Final A 44.759 |
Bronze medal |
Kalyna Roberge | 45.396 Heat 7 1st place |
45.710 Quarterfinal 4 2nd place |
44.960 Semifinals 2 3rd place |
Final B 46.605 |
4th place |
Alanna Kraus | 45.688 Heat 2 1st place |
45.172 Quarterfinal 3 3rd place |
- | - | - |
Women's 1000 m
Name | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tania Vicent | 1:33.904 Heat 1 1st place |
1:35.594 Quarterfinal 4 Advanced |
1:32.650 Semifinal 1 3rd place |
1:34.191 | 4th place |
Amanda Overland | 1:33.761 Heat 1 1st place |
1:33.012 Quarterfinal 2 2nd place |
1:33.102 Semifinal 2 3rd place |
1:34.099 | 5th place |
Women's 1500 m
Name | Qualifying | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amanda Overland | 2:27.666 Heat 2 2nd place |
2:22.946 Semifinal 2 2nd place |
Final A 2:26.495 |
5th place |
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher | 2:28.001 Heat 4 4th place |
- | - | - |
Women's 3000 m relay
Name | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Alanna Kraus Anouk Leblanc-Boucher Amanda Overland Kalyna Roberge Tania Vicent |
4:17.231 Semifinal 1 2nd place |
4:17.336 | Silver medal |
[edit] Skeleton
Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards won a bronze medal in Skeleton, thus becoming the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in the event. A day later, Duff Gibson became the first Canadian to win a Gold medal in the event after taking the Men's Gold. Fellow Canadian Jeff Pain won the Silver medal, and there were chances of a Bronze as well; however, their teammate placed fourth.
Gibson, 39, became the oldest competitor to win an individual gold medal in Winter Olympics history, surpassing Al MacInnis as the oldest Canadian to win a gold medal. MacInnis won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics on the Canadian men's hockey team.
Men's
Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Final Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Duff Gibson | 57.80 | 58.08 | 1:55.88 | Gold medal |
Jeff Pain | 57.98 | 58.16 | 1:56.14 | Silver medal |
Paul Boehm | 58.61 | 58.45 | 1:57.06 | 4th place |
Women's
Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Final Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards | 1:00.39 | 1:01.02 | 2:01.41 | Bronze medal |
Lindsay Alcock | 1:01.26 | 1:01.59 | 2:02.85 | 10th place |
[edit] Ski Jumping
Men's Large Hill Individual
Final Round Jumps | |||||
Name | Qualification | 1st Round | Final Round | Total | Final Rank |
Stefan Read | 88.5 points | 98.8 points | 89.4 points | 188.2 points | 30th place |
Graeme Gorham | 69.4 points | 61.1 points | - | - | 50th place |
Gregory Baxter | 58.5 points | - | - | - | - |
Michael Nell | 48.0 points | - | - | - | - |
Men's Normal Hill Individual Jump
Final Round Jumps | |||||
Name | Qualification | 1st Round | Final Round | Total | Final Rank |
Stefan Read | 114.50 points | 105.00 points | - | - | 42nd place |
Gregory Baxter | 100.00 points | - | - | - | - |
Graeme Gorham | 97.50 points | - | - | - | - |
Michael Nell | 83.50 points | - | - | - | - |
Men's Large Hill Team Competition
Name | 1st Round | Final Round | Total | Final Rank |
Gregory Baxter | 71.2 points | - | ||
Stefan Read | 82.0 points | - | ||
Graeme Gorham | 60.2 points | - | ||
Michael Nell | 63.4 points | - | ||
Total | 276.8 points | 15th place |
[edit] Snowboarding
[edit] Giant Slalom
Men's Parallel Giant Slalom
Qualification | ||||||||
Name | Blue Course | Red Course | Total | 1/8 Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
Jasey-Jay Anderson | 36.18 | 36.57 | 01:12.75 | - | - | - | - | - |
Philippe Berube | 36.88 | 53.15 | 01:30.03 | - | - | - | - | - |
Women's Parallel Giant Slalom
Qualification | ||||||||
Name | Blue Course | Red Course | Total | 1/8 Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
Alexa Loo | 42.94 | 40.57 | 01:23.51 | - | - | - | - | - |
[edit] Halfpipe
Men's Halfpipe
In Men’s Halfpipe, there were two qualifying runs. The top 6 men from each qualifying run were advanced to the finals. In the first qualifying run, the top 6 scores ranged from 39.4 - 43.8 points. In the second qualifying run, the top 6 scores ranged from a 37.9 - 45.3 points. Shaun White from the United States won the gold medal with a final run score of 46.8 points. Andy Finch of the United States had the lowest final score of 24.7 points and took 12th place.
Qualification | Final | ||||
Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final Rank |
Crispin Lipscomb | 19.6 points | 37.9 points | 23.4 points | 33.5 points | 11th place |
Brad Martin | 27.2 points | 34.7 points | - | - | - |
Hugo Lemay | 26.0 points | 34.1 points | - | - | - |
Justin Lamoureux | 10.1 points | 31.5 points | - | - | - |
Women's Halfpipe
In Women’s Halfpipe, there were two qualifying runs. The top 6 women from each qualifying run were advanced to the finals. In the first qualifying run, the top 6 scores ranged from 34.5 - 44.9 points. In the second qualifying run, the top 6 scores ranged from a 34.8 - 43.1 points. Hannah Teter from the United States won the gold medal with a final run score of 46.4 points. Chikako Fushimi of Japan had the lowest final score of 15.6 points and took 12th place.
Qualification | Final | ||||
Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final Rank |
Sarah Conrad | 19.4 points | 33.5 points | - | - | - |
Mercedes Nicoll | 33.0 points | 17.5 points | - | - | - |
Maelle Ricker | 25.9 points | 23.2 points | - | - | - |
Dominique Vallee | 31.5 points | 24.5 points | - | - | - |
[edit] Snowboard Cross
Men's Snowboard Cross
Qualification | |||||||
Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | 1/8 Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
Jasey-Jay Anderson | 1:24.25 | 1:22.27 | Heat 4 1st place |
Quarterfinal 2 1st place |
Semifinal 1 4th place |
Small final | 5th place |
Francois Boivin | 1:23.74 | 1:23.17 | Heat 5 2nd place |
Quarterfinal 3 3rd place |
- | Classification 9-12 | 10th place |
Drew Neilson | 1:22.74 | 1:19.93 | Heat 1 4th place |
- | - | - | - |
Tom Velisek | 1:22.83 | 1:22.12 | Heat 8 3rd place |
- | - | - | - |
Women's Snowboard Cross
Qualification | ||||||
Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
Dominique Maltais | 1:33.03 | 1:29.33 | Quarterfinal 4 1st place |
Semifinal 2 2nd place |
Big Final | Bronze medal |
Maelle Ricker | 1:28.99 | 1:27.85 | Quarterfinal 1 1st place |
Semifinal 1 1st place |
Big Final | 4th place |
Erin Simmons | 1:33.24 | 1:32.74 | - | - | - | - |
Dominique Vallee | 1:34.76 | 1:33.57 | - | - | - | - |
[edit] Speed Skating
Canada became the first country to set a new record at the 2006 Winter Olympics when both its men's and women's teams set an Olympic record in the qualifying round of the team pursuit.
Cindy Klassen set or tied several medal records. She became the first Canadian to win five medals in one Olympics, winning a gold (1500 m), two silver medals (Team Pursuit, 1000 m) and two Bronze medals (3000 m, 5000 m). Her bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics gives her a total of six medals and the title of the most decorated Canadian Olympian, winter or summer. Tied at five medals for Canada are short track speed skater Marc Gagnon, track athlete Dr. Phillip Edwards, and speed skater Clara Hughes, who won her fourth and fifth medal at the 2006 Olympics. In addition to the Canadian medal records, Klassen also tied Eric Heiden to win the most medals by a speed skater at a single Olympics.
Men's 500 m
Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Ireland | 35.59 | 35.29 | 70.88 | 7th place |
Jeremy Wotherspoon | 35.37 | 35.68 | 71.05 | 9th place |
Vincent Labrie | 36.31 | 36.12 | 72.43 | 29th place |
Brock Miron | 36.42 | 36.12 | 72.54 | 30th place |
Men's 1000 m
Name | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|
Jeremy Wotherspoon | 1:09.76 | 11th place |
Francois Olivier Roberge | 1:10.20 | 16th place |
Denny Morrison | 1:10.44 | 19th place |
Steven Elm | 1:11.36 | 29th place |
Men's 1500 m
Name | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|
Denny Morrison | 01:48.04 | 11th place |
Steven Elm | 01:48.09 | 13th place |
Arne Dankers | 01:48.42 | 17th place |
Justin Warsylewicz | 01:49.77 | 27th place |
Men's 5000 m
Name | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|
Arne Dankers | 6:21.26 | 5th place |
Steven Elm | 6:41.53 | 22nd place |
Justin Warsylewicz | 6:43.74 | 24th place |
Men's 10000 m
Name | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|
Arne Dankers | 13:23.55 | 9th place |
Men's Team Pursuit
Name | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arne Dankers Steven Elm Denny Morrison Jason Parker Justin Warsylewicz |
3:47.37 | Defeated Japan | Defeated Norway | Lost to Italy | Silver medal |
Women's 500 m
Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shannon Rempel | 39.42 | 39.43 | 78.85 | 16th place |
Kerry Simposn | 39.69 | 39.65 | 79.34 | 21st place |
Krisy Myers | 39.83 | 39.60 | 79.43 | 22nd place |
Kim Weger | 40.01 | 39.98 | 79.99 | 26th place |
Women's 1000 m
Name | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|
Cindy Klassen | 01:16.09 | Silver medal |
Kristina Groves | 01:16.54 | 5th place |
Christine Nesbitt | 01:17.54 | 14th place |
Shannon Rempel | 01:18.35 | 24th place |
Women's 1500 m
Name | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|
Cindy Klassen | 01:55.27 | Gold medal |
Kristina Groves | 01:56.74 | Silver medal |
Christine Nesbitt | 01:59.15 | 7th place |
Shannon Rempel | 02:02.24 | 28th place |
Women's 3000 m
Name | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|
Cindy Klassen | 4:04.37 | Bronze medal |
Kristina Groves | 4:09.03 | 8th place |
Clara Hughes | 4:09.17 | 9th place |
Women's 5000 m
Name | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|
Clara Hughes | 06:59.07 | Gold medal |
Cindy Klassen | 07:00.57 | Bronze medal |
Kristina Groves | 07:03.95 | 6th place |
Women's Team Pursuit
Name | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kristina Groves Clara Hughes Cindy Klassen Christine Nesbitt Shannon Rempel |
3:06.45 | Defeated United States | Defeated Japan | Lost to Germany | Silver medal |
[edit] Flag Bearer
Women's ice hockey player Danielle Goyette carried the flag for Canada in the opening ceremony. Cross-country skier Beckie Scott, bobsledder Pierre Lueders, long-track speedskaters Cindy Klassen and Clara Hughes all said that they would not submit their names to carry the flag.
Scott, Klassen and Hughes all had events within two days of the opening ceremonies and believed that not participating in the opening ceremonies would give them a better chance at a finishing well in their events. Lueders turned down the chance because at the time it appeared that his bobsleigh partner, Lascelles Brown, would not be granted Canadian citizenship. Afterwards, Lueders said he would carry the flag but said that Brown would be a much better choice.
Some criticized these choices, including hockey analyst Don Cherry, who called the athletes unpatriotic and said that other athletes would have loved to have had the opportunity. Others, including past flag bearer Catriona LeMay Doan spoke in favour of their decisions, saying that the opening ceremonies were a long process and took a lot of energy. She criticized Don Cherry, saying that many athletes in the past had turned down the flag-bearing opportunity at the opening ceremonies in order to focus on their competition, and that Don Cherry, having never participated in international athletic competition, does not have the right to be critical of Olympic athletes.
After winning five medals (more than any other Canadian at a Winter Games), Cindy Klassen accepted the selection as the flag bearer for the closing ceremonies.
[edit] Other Participation
As the host nation of the next Winter Games, Canada had the role to promote the 2010 Winter Olympics, its host city, its host province, and the country over the duration of these Games. Canada House was a log cabin constructed with Canadian pine wood and it was one of 12 nation's houses established in Turin. The pavilion opened its doors to the public on January 23, 2006 at piazza Valdo Fusi, in the city centre and would remain open until March 20 at the conclusion of the Paralympic Winter Games. Aside from showcasing Canadian culture, the building would host meetings for companies from British Columbia and Italy who would be interested to develop business partnerships. The building would be donated to the city of Turin and would be transferred to a new city park after the Games.
During the closing ceremonies of these Games, there was a brief segment in which Canada delivered a preview of the 2010 Games. This included a choreographed program featuring Avril Lavigne, raising of the Canadian flag, and singing of O Canada by opera star Ben Heppner, himself a B.C. native. The handover of the Games was highlighted by Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan, a quadriplegic, accepting and waving the Olympic flag. Aside from the flag handed from the mayor of Turin Sergio Chiamparino, the City of Vancouver is now the custodian of the actual Olympic flag lowered at Stadio Olimpico during the closing ceremonies.
B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell, himself a Vancouver native, and Governor General Michaëlle Jean attended the Games' competitions and closing ceremonies. They also availed themselves to the news media, sharing their thoughts about British Columbia and Canada welcoming the world in 2010. The federal government was represented by the attendance of Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay at the closing ceremonies.
A number of Canadian citizens with dual citizenship have competed for other countries and served as their respective flag bearers:
- Dale Begg-Smith carried the flag of Australia during the closing ceremonies
- Tugba Karademir carried the flag of Turkey during the opening ceremonies
- Mathieu Razanakolona carried the flag of Madagascar during the opening and closing ceremonies as the sole competitor of the country
In Ottawa, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, himself from a Canadian Olympic city, Calgary, which hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics, said in a statement that the Olympic flame had begun the journey to Vancouver. [3]
[edit] Notes
- Martin Brodeur, ice hockey goalie, is the son of Denis Brodeur, who was the goalie for the Canadian Winter Olympic team the last time the games were held in Italy in 1956.
- 2006 is the first year since 1988 that Canada will have athletes competing in Nordic Combined. Jason Myslicki competes in both Nordic Combined and Ski Jumping. As well, Canada hasn't had athletes in Ski Jumping since 1992 in Albertville.
- While skiing in the final of the Women's Team Sprint in Cross Country Skiing, Sara Renner broke her ski pole. Fortunately, a coach immediately handed her a new pole. It was later revealed that the coach was not from Canada, but from Norway. Sara Renner and her partner Beckie Scott went on to win a Silver medal in the event. Ironically, the Norwegian team finished fourth, so people conclude that if not for the coach then perhaps it would have been Norway that won a medal and not Canada.
- Canada continued its trend of doing well in new events at the Olympics after Beckie Scott and Sara Renner won Silver in the Team Sprint in Cross Country Skiing and both the men's and women's teams won a silver in the Team Pursuit in Speed Skating. Jasey-Jay Anderson finished fifth and Dominique Maltais won bronze in the Snowboard cross, which is also a new event at the Olympics. Canada has historically done well in events that make their Olympic debut. In 1998, Ross Rebagliati won a Gold in Giant Slalom in Snowboarding during its debut. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Simon Whitfield won Gold in Triathlon, and Daniel Nestor and Sebastien Lareau won gold in doubles Tennis, both of those sports making their Olympic debuts. According to the CBC, Canada has won a total of 33 medals (Summer and Winter) since 1992 in events that were making their debut at the Olympics.
- Lascelles Brown, who previously competed for Jamaica, is competing for Canada in bobsleigh. He would go on to win a silver medal in Two-man bobsleigh with partner Pierre Lueders.
- Jeff Bean's skis flew off in mid-flight while he practiced for the aerials event. [1] The Seven Network in Australia included this mishap in its collection of thrills and spills. The voice-over says after he landed "Awkward moments seem to follow you around, don't they Mr Bean?", with the theme music of Mr Bean playing and the equivalent of a light beam created by darkening the left and right sides of footage of him gliding down the hill.
[edit] References
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