Canada at the 2014 Winter Paralympics

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Canada at the
2014 Winter Paralympics
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
IPC codeCAN
NPCCanadian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.ca
in Sochi
Competitors54 in 5 sports
Flag bearersSonja Gaudet (opening ceremony)
Josh Dueck (closing ceremony)[1]
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
7
Silver
2
Bronze
7
Total
16
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

Canada competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, from March 7 to 16, 2014.[2]

Canada sent a team of 54 athletes to compete in all five sports, and finished with 7 gold medals and 16 overall (ranking 3rd and 4th respectively). This met the performance goal set by the Canadian Paralympic Committee on a top three finish in total gold medals.[3][4]

Medalists[]

Alpine skiing[]

Men

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Final/Total
Time Diff Rank Time Diff Rank Time Diff Rank
Caleb Brousseau Downhill, sitting N/A 1:25.62 +1.82 6
Super-G, sitting N/A 1:22.05 +2.54 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Combined, sitting Did not finish Did not advance
Slalom, sitting Did not finish Did not advance
Giant slalom, sitting Did not finish Did not advance
Josh Dueck Downhill, sitting N/A 1:24.19 +0.39 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Super-G, sitting N/A Did not finish
Combined, sitting 59.93 +1.22 5 1:18.27 0.00 1 2:18.20 0.00 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Slalom, sitting Did not finish Did not advance
Giant slalom, sitting Did not finish Did not advance
Super-G, standing N/A Did not finish
Combined, standing Did not finish Did not advance
Slalom, standing 49.53 +1.84 5 54.28 +3.00 7 1:43.81 +4.84 6
Downhill, standing N/A Did not finish
Super-G, standing N/A Did not finish
Combined, standing 52.17 +1.87 2 Did not finish
Slalom, standing 49.94 +2.25 6 Did not finish
Mac Marcoux
Guide: Robin Femy
Downhill, visually impaired N/A 1:23.02 +1.26 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Super-G, visually impaired N/A 1:20.77 +0.19 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Combined, visually impaired Did not finish Did not advance
Slalom, visually impaired 52.03 +2.34 5 Did not finish
Giant slalom, visually impaired 1:16.02 0.00 1 1:13.60 +0.35 2 2:29.62 0.00 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kurt Oatway Downhill, sitting N/A 1:25.46 +1.66 5
Super-G, sitting N/A 1:29.10 +9.59 9
Combined, sitting Did not finish Did not advance
Slalom, sitting 57.61 +4.87 12 Did not finish
Giant slalom, sitting Did not finish Did not advance
Downhill, standing N/A Did not finish
Super-G, standing N/A 1:27.83 +6.91 13
Combined, standing 57.62 +7.32 17 1:24.45 +6.06 11 2:22.07 +12.35 12
Slalom, standing 54.28 +6.59 17 59.77 +8.49 16 1:54.05 +15.08 16
Giant slalom, standing 1:22.51 +7.79 14 1:18.46 +7.31 14 2:40.97 +15.10 13
Chris Williamson
Guide: Nick Brush
Slalom, visually impaired 50.18 +0.49 2 58.43 +4.91 6 1:48.61 +5.40 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Giant slalom, visually impaired 1:21.29 +5.27 5 1:16.28 +3.03 5 2:37.57 +7.95 5

Women

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Final/Total
Time Diff Rank Time Diff Rank Time Diff Rank
Kimberly Joines Slalom, sitting 1:07.33 +0.92 2 1:07.83 0.00 1 2:15.16 +0.81 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Giant slalom, sitting 1:30.44 0.00 1 Did not finish
Super-G, standing N/A Did not finish
Combined, standing 1:07.18 +13.70 8 1:34.67 +9.76 6 2:41.85 +23.46 7
Slalom, standing 1:09.40 +10.03 8 1:09.91 +9.43 7 2:19.31 +19.46 8
Giant slalom, standing 1:33.42 +8.44 9 1:22.71 +8.85 9 2:56.13 +17.29 9
Alana Ramsay Super-G, standing N/A 1:43.39 +19.19 10
Combined, standing Did not start
Slalom, standing 1:13.91 +14.54 9 1:10.15 +9.67 8 2:24.06 +24.21 9
Giant slalom, standing 1:42.09 +17.11 16 Did not finish
Super-G, standing N/A 1:36.52 +12.32 7
Combined, standing 1:06.59 +13.11 7 Did not start
Slalom, standing 1:07.58 +8.21 7 1:06.58 +6.10 6 2:14.16 +14.31 6
Giant slalom, standing 1:33.91 +8.93 10 1:23.62 +9.76 11 2:57.53 +18.69 10

Snowboarding[]

Para-snowboarding made its debut at the Winter Paralympics and it was placed under the Alpine skiing program during the 2014 Games. Canada's para-snowboarding team was announced on January 26, 2014.[5] Michelle Salt was added to the team on February 22, 2014.[6]

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Snowboard cross 56.74 6 56.25 6 55.63 4 1:51.88 7
1:09.81 21 1:08.79 18 1:01.47 13 2:10.26 21
1:03.73 14 59.69 11 1:00.11 8 1:59.80 12
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Michelle Salt Snowboard cross 1:34.43 9 1:49.80 7 1:46.85 8 3:21.28 9

Biathlon[]

Men

Athlete Events Final
Real Time Calculated Time Missed Shots Result Rank
Mark Arendz 7.5km, standing 20:02.5 19:14.4 1+0 19:14.4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
12.5km, standing 31:47.3 30:31.0 0+0+1+0 30:31.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
15km, standing 40:10.6 40:34.2 1+0+0+1 40:34.2 11
Brian McKeever
Guide:
7.5km, visually impaired Did not start

Women

Athlete Events Final
Real Time Calculated Time Missed Shots Result Rank
6km, standing 28:22.9 27:14.8 2+1 27:14.8 14
10km, standing 41:33.6 39:53.9 2+0+1+0 39:53.9 11
12.5km, standing 54:32.7 56:21.8 1+2+0+1 56:21.8 12

Guide:
6km, visually impaired 26:17.8 26:17.8 2+0 26:17.8 7

Cross-country skiing[]

Men

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Real Time Result Rank Result Rank Real Time Result Rank
Mark Arendz 10km free, standing N/A 26:19.6 25:16.4 11
1km sprint classic, sitting 2:50.67 2:50.67 24 Did not qualify
10km free, sitting N/A 39:11.5 39:11.5 24
15km, sitting N/A 55:25.4 55:25.4 20
1km sprint classic, sitting 2:48.85 2:43.78 23 Did not qualify
10km free, sitting N/A 41:17.7 41:17.7 26
15km, sitting N/A 53:19.3 51:43.3 18
1km sprint classic, standing 4:58.38 4:46.45 29 Did not qualify
10km free, standing N/A 34:21.2 32:58.8 36
Christopher Klebl 1km sprint classic, sitting 2:24.29 2:15.63 5 2:29.9 5 Did not advance
10km free, sitting N/A 32:50.2 30:52.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
15km, sitting N/A 45:52.0 43:06.9 6
Brian McKeever
Guides: ,
1km sprint classic, visually impaired 3:32.51 3:32.51 1 4:09.50 1 3:59.60 3:59.60 1st place, gold medalist(s)
10km free, visually impaired N/A 23:18.1 23:18.1 1st place, gold medalist(s)
20km, visually impaired N/A 52:37.1 52:37.1 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Women

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Real Time Result Rank Result Rank Real Time Result Rank
1km sprint classic, standing Did not start
5km, standing N/A 17:37.5 16:55.2 16
Colette Bourgonje 1km sprint classic, sitting 3:22.94 2:54.53 16 Did not qualify
5km, sitting N/A 21:10.9 18:13.0 13
12km, sitting N/A 50:58.5 43:50.3 13

Guide:
1km sprint classic, visually impaired 5:14.58 5:14.58 7 Did not qualify
5km, visually impaired N/A 15:42.2 15:42.2 8
15km, visually impaired N/A 1:04:43.9 1:04:43.9 4
Brittany Hudak 1km sprint classic, standing 5:22.81 5:13.13 12 5:13.0 6 Did not advance
5km, standing N/A 16:03.9 15:35.0 12
15km, standing N/A 1:05:01.8 59:10.6 10
Robbi Weldon
Guides:
1km sprint classic, visually impaired 5:06.03 4:59.91 6 5:10.3 3 Did not advance
5km, visually impaired N/A 15:42.3 15:23.5 7

Relay

Athletes Event Final
Time Rank
Christopher Klebl
Brian McKeever
Guides: ,
4 x 2.5km open relay 25:51.9 4


Guide:

Guides:
4 x 2.5km mixed relay Did not finish

Ice sledge hockey[]

Roster

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Hometown 2012–13 team
22 G Benoit St-Amand 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 166 lb (75 kg) 19 April 1978 St-Hubert, QC Team Canada
30 G Corbin Watson 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 193 lb (88 kg) 6 January 1987 Kingsville, ON Team Canada
4 D Derek Whitson 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 167 lb (76 kg) 21 June 1989 Chatham, ON Team Canada
11 D Adam Dixon 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 176 lb (80 kg) 13 August 1989 Midland, ON Team Canada
14 D Steve Arsenault 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 177 lb (80 kg) 6 September 1988 Spruce Grove, AB Team Canada
25 D James Gemmell 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 175 lb (79 kg) 26 April 1980 Quesnel, BC Team Canada
29 D Graeme Murray 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) 179 lb (81 kg) 14 December 1984 Gravenhurst, ON Team Canada
5 F Kevin Rempel 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 199 lb (90 kg) 15 September 1982 Vineland, ON Team Canada
7 F Marc Dorion 5 ft 0 in (152 cm) 137 lb (62 kg) 22 June 1987 Bourget, ON Team Canada
8 F Tyler McGregor 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 153 lb (69 kg) 11 March 1994 Forest, ON Team Canada
9 F Anthony Gale 5 ft 0 in (152 cm) 163 lb (74 kg) 12 May 1993 Brampton, ON Team Canada
10 F Ben Delaney 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 154 lb (70 kg) 23 August 1996 Ottawa, ON Team Canada
12 F Greg Westlake 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 173 lb (78 kg) 12 June 1986 Oakville, ON Team Canada
18 F Billy Bridges 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) 22 March 1984 Summerside, PE Team Canada
20 F Karl Ludwig 4 ft 10 in (147 cm) 128 lb (58 kg) 25 November 1988 Brampton, ON Team Canada
26 F Dominic Larocque 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 184 lb (83 kg) 30 July 1987 Quebec City, QC Team Canada
27 F Bradley Bowden 5 ft 0 in (152 cm) 161 lb (73 kg) 26 May 1983 Orton, ON Team Canada

Preliminaries

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 Canada (CAN) 3 3 0 0 0 15 1 +14 6
 Norway (NOR) 3 1 1 0 1 4 5 −1 5
 Czech Republic (CZE) 3 0 1 1 1 3 3 0 3
 Sweden (SWE) 3 0 0 1 2 2 14 −12 1
March 8, 2014
13:00 MSK
Canada Canada10–1
(4–0, 3–0, 3–1)
Sweden SwedenShayba Arena
March 9, 2014
13:00 MSK
Canada Canada4–0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)
Norway NorwayShayba Arena
March 11, 2014
20:00 MSK
Canada Canada1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
Czech Republic Czech RepublicShayba Arena

Semifinal

March 13, 2014
20:00 MSK
Canada Canada0-3
(0–2,0–1,0–0)
United States United StatesShayba Arena

Bronze Medal Game

March 15, 2014
13:00 MSK
Canada Canada3–0
(0–0,3–0,0–0)
Norway NorwayShayba Arena

Wheelchair curling[]

Team
Position Curler
Skip Jim Armstrong
Third Dennis Thiessen
Second Ina Forrest
Lead Sonja Gaudet
Alternate Mark Ideson
Standings

Final round robin standings[7]

Key
Teams to playoffs
Skip W L PF PA
 Russia Andrei Smirnov 8 1 60 38
 Canada Jim Armstrong 7 2 66 42
 China Wang Haitao 5 4 54 45
 Great Britain Aileen Neilson 5 4 53 56
 United States Patrick McDonald 4 5 56 42
 Slovakia Radoslav Ďuriš 4 5 47 68
 Sweden Jalle Jungnell 4 5 59 49
 Norway Rune Lorentsen 3 6 45 62
 South Korea Kim Myung-jin 3 6 41 74
 Finland Markku Karjalainen 2 7 61 58
Results

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Massie, Jon (16 March 2014). "Josh Dueck named Canada's flag-bearer for closing ceremony". CBC Sports. CBC.ca. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Athletes - Sochi 2014 Paralympic winter Games". Sochi2014.com. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Canada to send 54 athletes to Sochi Paralympic Games". The Canadian Press. CBC.ca. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Mission accomplished as Canada finishes Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games ranked third in gold medal count". Canadian Paralympic Committee. CNW Group. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  5. ^ The Canadian Press (26 January 2014). "Canada's para-snowboarding team named for sport's debut in Sochi". CBC Sports. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  6. ^ Canadian Paralympic Committee (22 February 2014). "Para-snowboarder Michelle Salt nominated for Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games". Newswire.ca. CNW Group. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  7. ^ Round robin standings
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