2019 Canada Winter Games

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2019 Canada Winter Games
Reddeer2019.png
The logo of the Games
Host cityRed Deer, Alberta
CountryCanada
Teams participating13
Athletes participating2383
Sport(s)19
Events164
Opening ceremonyFebruary 15, 2019
Closing ceremonyMarch 2, 2019
Torch lighterMaddison Pearman
Mark Armstrong
Main venueCentrium
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The 2019 Canada Winter Games, officially known as the XXVII Canada Games, is a Canadian multi-sport event that was held in Red Deer, Alberta, from February 15, 2019, to March 3, 2019. These were the third Canada Winter Games held in the province of Alberta, after the 1975 Canada Winter Games in Lethbridge and the in Grande Prairie.[1]

Host selection[]

On September 4, 2014, it was announced that Red Deer had won its bid to host the games by beating Lethbridge.[2]

Venues[]

13 competition venues located in Red Deer, Calgary and Kananaskis were used.[3]

Red Deer[]

  • – Alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, snowboarding
  • Centrium – hockey
  • – gymnastics, ringette
  • "Downtown Arena" – hockey, ringette
  • – badminton, figure skating, short track speed skating, squash, wheelchair basketball
  • – speed skating
  • – hockey
  • Pidherney Centre – curling
  • – biathlon, cross-country skiing
  • – archery, boxing, judo, table tennis

Calgary[]

Kananaskis[]

Sports[]

164 medals events in 19 sports were contested.[4] Note, ski cross is included in the alpine ski program.

Participating Provinces/Territories[]

All 13 of Canada's provinces and territories competed. The number of competitors each province or territory entered is in brackets.

Schedule[]

The competition was held over 16 days, with Saturday the 23rd being the transition day (no events held).

OC Opening ceremony ● Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony
February/March 15
Fri 		16
Sat 		17
Sun 		18
Mon 		19
Tue 		20
Wed 		21
Thu 		22
Fri 		24
Sun 		25
Mon 		26
Tue 		27
Wed 		28
Thu 		1
Fri 		2
Sat 		3
Sun 		Events
Ceremonies (opening / closing) OC CC N/A
Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing 2 4 4 2 12
Archery pictogram.svg Archery ● ● 4 2 6
Synchronized swimming pictogram.svg Artistic swimming ● ● ● 1 2 3
Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton ● ● 5 ● ● 1 6
Biathlon pictogram.svg Biathlon 2 2 2 2 8
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing ● ● ● 6 6
Cross country skiing pictogram.svg Cross-country skiing 2 6 6 5 19
Curling pictogram.svg Curling ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating 1 1 5 5 12
Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg Freestyle skiing 2 2 2 2 2 10
Gymnastics Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Artistic 1 1 1 1 10 14
Gymnastics (trampoline) pictogram.svg Trampoline 2 1 2 5
Ice hockey pictogram.svg Hockey ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 2
Judo pictogram.svg Judo 7 7 2 16
Ice hockey pictogram.svg Ringette ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Short track speed skating pictogram.svg Short track speed skating ● 2 2 2 4 10
Snowboarding pictogram.svg Snowboarding 2 2 2 2 8
Speed skating pictogram.svg Speed skating 2 4 2 3 1 12
Squash pictogram.svg Squash ● ● ● ● ● 2 2 4
Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis ● ● 2 ● ● 5 7
Wheelchair basketball - Paralympic pictogram.svg Wheelchair basketball ● ● ● ● 1 1
Total events 2 9 7 5 17 25 8 0 9 21 21 19 10 11 0 164
Cumulative total 2 11 18 23 40 65 73 73 82 103 124 143 153 164 164 N/A
15
Fri		 16
Sat		 17
Sun		 18
Mon		 19
Tue		 20
Wed		 21
Thu		 22
Fri		 24
Sun		 25
Mon		 26
Tue		 27
Wed		 28
Thu		 1
Fri		 2
Sat		 3
Sun		 Events

Medal table[]

2019 Canada Winter Games medals
Highlights
Most total medals Quebec (146)
Most gold medals Quebec (65)
Most silver medals Ontario (41)
Most bronze medals Ontario (44)

The following is the medal table.[17]

RankTeamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Quebec654140146
2 Alberta363331100
3 British Columbia30282987
4 Ontario184344105
5 Manitoba97925
6 Saskatchewan331117
7 Nova Scotia16411
8 New Brunswick1359
9 Newfoundland and Labrador1012
10 Prince Edward Island0112
11 Northwest Territories0011
 Yukon0011
13 Nunavut0000
Totals (13 teams)164165177506
  • Two silvers were awarded in the men's individual all-around gymnastics event.

References[]

  1. ^ Ward, Rachel (16 February 2019). "Thousands of athletes, spectators flood into Red Deer for 2019 Canada Winter Games". CBC News. Toronto. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. ^ Gilligan, Melissa (4 September 2014). "Red Deer wins bid for 2019 Canada Winter Games". Global News. Vancouver. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Venues". 2019 Canada Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  4. ^ Rice, Kaitlynn (11 January 2019). "2019 Canada Winter Games: One month out – get Games ready". Red Deer Advocate. Red Deer. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. ^ "The 2019 Canada Winter Games Are Here!". Alberta Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Team Bc Ready for the 2019 Canada Winter Games". SportMedBC. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Team Manitoba Announces 2019 Canada Winter Games Team Roster". Sport Manitoba. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Final roster for the province's Canada Games teams announced". Government of New Brunswick. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Canada Games a breeding ground for country's best athletes". The Telegram. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. 15 February 2019. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  10. ^ "2019 Canada Winter Games Team NT Announced!". www.sportnorth.com/. Sport North. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  11. ^ Faulkner, James (14 February 2019). "Nova Scotia Athletes on Their Way to the 2019 Canada Games in Red Deer". iHeart Radio. iHeartRadio. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  12. ^ Hinchey, Garrett (15 February 2019). "Hundreds of northern athletes descend on Red Deer, Alta., for Canada Winter Games". CBC News. Toronto. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  13. ^ "2019 Team Ontario Roster Announced". www.news.ontario.ca/. Government of Ontario. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  14. ^ "'This is our moment' theme for P.E.I.'s 2019 Canada Winter Games send-off". CBC News. Toronto. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  15. ^ Blair, Mitchell (15 February 2019). "Saskatchewan's best amateur athletes ready to shine in Red Deer at Canada Winter Games". iHeart Radio. CKRM. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Team Yukon goes to Red Deer for 2019 Canada Winter Games". www.news.ontario.ca/. Government of Yukon. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  17. ^ "Medal Standings". www.cg2019.gems.pro/. 2019 Canada Winter Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

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