Canada at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

Canada at the Youth Olympic Games

Flag of Canada
IOC code  CAN
NOC Canadian Olympic Committee
At the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
in Innsbruck
Competitors 51 in 13 sports
Flag bearer Corryn Brown[1]
Medals Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
0

Canada will compete at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck. Beckie Scott has been named as the chef de mission.[2]

Canada will not send any speed skaters (long and short track) after the governing body for the sport in the county deemed the event "not developmentally appropriate".[3]

Contents

Alpine skiing

Canada has qualified a full team of two boys and two girls. The team was announced on June 22, 2011.[4]

Boys
Girls

Biathlon

Canada has qualified a full biathlon team of 2 boys and 2 girls.

Canada's roster was announced on April 19, 2011.[5]

Boys
Girls

Cross country skiing

Canada has qualified a team of 1 boy and 1 girl.[6]

Boy
Girl

Curling

Canada has qualified a mixed curling team of 2 boys and 2 girls.

Canada's roster was announced on April 8, 2011.[7]

Mixed team

Figure skating

Canada has qualified an ice dancing team, a pair as well as 2 boy's singles skaters.[8]

Freestyle skiing

Canada has qualified a full freestyle skiing team of 4 athletes.[9]

Men
Women

Ice hockey

Canada will enter a boys team and it will consist of 17 athletes.[10]

Luge

Canada has qualified a team of two boys and one girl.

Boys
Girl

Nordic combined

Canada has qualified one boy athlete

Nathaniel Mah - Mens Nordic Combined & Mixed Team Event.[11]

Ski jumping

Canada has qualified one boy and one girl athlete

Taylor Henrich - Ladies Ski Jumping & Mixed Team Event

Dusty Korek Mens Ski Jumping & Mixed Team Event.[12]

Snowboarding

Canada has qualified a full team of 4 athletes (2 boys and 2 girls).[13]

Men
Women

See also

References

  1. ^ Source: B.C. curler to carry flag at Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck
  2. ^ "Beckie Scott named chef de mission for 2012 Youth Olympics". CBC. March 24, 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/wintersports/story/2011/03/24/sp-scott-chefdemission.html. Retrieved March 24, 2011. 
  3. ^ Speed skating Canada 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
  4. ^ "Four skiers to represent Canada at Winter Youth Olympic Games". Alpine Canada. June 22, 2011. http://canski.org/four-skiers-to-represent-canada-at-winter-youth-olympic-games. Retrieved June 23, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Biathlon Canada Submits Four Athletes for Nomination to Canada’s Inaugural Youth Olympic Winter Games Team". Biathlon Canada. 2011-04-19. http://biathlon.ca/documents/YouthOlympics.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-04. 
  6. ^ "2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games Athlete Nominations". Cross Country skiing Canada. June 21, 2011. http://www.cccski.com/main.asp?cmd=doc&ID=8330&lan=0. Retrieved June 21, 2011. 
  7. ^ "Yukon curler picked to represent Canada at 2012 World Youth Olympics". Whitehorse Star. 2011-04-08. http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/yukon-curler-picked-to-represent-canada-at-2012-world-youth-olympics/. Retrieved 2011-04-09. 
  8. ^ Figure skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
  9. ^ Freestyle skiing at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
  10. ^ QUALIFICATION SYSTEM - 1STWINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES IN 2012 INTERNATIONAL ICE HOCKEY FEDERATION
  11. ^ Nordic combined at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
  12. ^ Ski jumping at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
  13. ^ Snowboarding at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
  14. ^ a b SIMPLE SNOWBOARDING RIDERS TYLER NICHOLSON AND MIKEY CICCARELLI SELECTED TO REPRESENT CANADA AT THE FIRST EVER YOUTH WINTER OLYMPICS!
  15. ^ "Korte-King invited to participate in inaugural Youth Olympics in 2012". 14 June 2011. http://www.gosms.org/podium/default.aspx?t=204&nid=711527.