2019 Canada Winter Games
Multi-sports competition
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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 1995 Canada Winter Games in Grande Prairie.[1]
XXVII Canada Games | |
| Host city | Red Deer, Alberta |
|---|---|
| Country |  Canada |
| Teams | 13 |
| Athletes | 2383 |
| Sport | 19 |
| Events | 164 |
| Opening | February 15, 2019 |
| Closing | March 2, 2019 |
| Torch lighter | Maddison Pearman Mark Armstrong |
| Main venue | Centrium |
| Winter | |
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
- Canyon Ski Resort – Alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, snowboarding
- Centrium – hockey
- Collicutt Centre – gymnastics, ringette
- "Downtown Arena" – hockey, ringette
- Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre – badminton, figure skating, short track speed skating, squash, wheelchair basketball
- Great Chief Park – speed skating
- Kinex Arena – hockey
- Pidherney Centre – curling
- River Ben Golf & Recreation Area – biathlon, cross-country skiing
- Westerner Park – archery, boxing, judo, table tennis
Calgary
- Repsol Sport Centre – artistic swimming
- WinSport's Canada Olympic Park – freestyle skiing, snowboarding
Kananaskis
- Nakiska Ski Resort – Alpine skiing
Sports
164 medals events in 19 sports were contested.[4] Note, ski cross is included in the alpine ski program.
Alpine skiing (12) ()
Archery (6) ()
Artistic swimming (3) ()
Badminton (6) ()
Biathlon (8) ()
Boxing (6) ()
Cross-country skiing (19) ()
Curling (2) ()
Figure skating (12) ()
Freestyle skiing (10) ()
Gymnastics ()
- Artistic gymnastics (14)
- Trampoline (5)
Hockey (2) ()
Judo (16) ()- Ringette (1) ()
Short track speed skating (10) ()
Snowboarding (8) ()
Speed skating (12) ()
Squash (4) ()
Table tennis (7) ()
Wheelchair basketball (1) ()
Participating Provinces/Territories
All 13 of Canada's provinces and territories competed. The number of competitors each province or territory entered is in brackets.
Alberta (247)[5] (hosts)
British Columbia (251)[6]
Manitoba (208)[7]
New Brunswick (201)[8]
Newfoundland and Labrador (157)[9]
Northwest Territories (93)[10]
Nova Scotia (211)[11]
Nunavut (43)[12]
Ontario (250)[13]
Prince Edward Island (155)[14]
Quebec (243)
Saskatchewan (215)[15]
Yukon (109)[16]
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
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||
 Archery
| ● | ● | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||
 Artistic swimming
| ● | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
 Badminton
| ● | ● | 5 | ● | ● | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
 Biathlon
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||
 Boxing
| ● | ● | ● | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
 Cross-country skiing
| 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | |||||||||||||
 Curling
| ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
 Figure skating
| 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||
 Freestyle skiing
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Gymnastics | _pictogram.svg){kind=small} Artistic
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | |||||||||||
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| 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Hockey
| ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | |||
 Judo
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Ringette
| ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
 Short track speed skating
| ● | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||
 Snowboarding
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||
 Speed skating
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||
 Squash
| ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
 Table tennis
| ● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||
 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
The following is the medal table.[17]
| Rank | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Quebec | 65 | 41 | 40 | 146 |
| 2 |  Alberta | 36 | 33 | 31 | 100 |
| 3 |  British Columbia | 30 | 28 | 29 | 87 |
| 4 |  Ontario | 18 | 43 | 44 | 105 |
| 5 |  Manitoba | 9 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| 6 |  Saskatchewan | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 7 |  Nova Scotia | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 |  New Brunswick | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 |  Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Prince Edward Island | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Northwest Territories | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Yukon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Nunavut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 164 | 165 | 177 | 506 | |
- Two silvers were awarded in the men's individual all-around gymnastics event.