Canada at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

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IPC codeCAN
NPCCanadian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.ca
Competitors48 (35 on foot,13 on wheelchair) in 6 sports
Canada at the
2022 Winter Paralympics
Flag of Canada
IPC codeCAN
NPCCanadian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.ca
in Beijing, China
4 March 2022 (2022-03-04) – 13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)
Competitors48 (35 on foot,13 on wheelchair) in 6 sports
Flag bearers (opening)
Flag bearer (closing)Mollie Jepsen
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
8
Silver
6
Bronze
11
Total
25
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

Canada competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.

Para-alpine skier Josh Dueck served as Chef de Mission of the Canadian team and para-alpine skier Karolina Wisniewska was assistant Chef de Mission.[1][2]

On March 2, 2022, the Canadian Paralympic Committee named wheelchair curler Ina Forrest and para ice hockey player Greg Westlake as Canada's flagbearers during the opening ceremony, the first time that two Canadian athletes will share the role at the Paralympic Games.[3][4]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 6410
Biathlon / Cross-country skiing 7512
Ice Hockey 17017
Snowboarding 224
Wheelchair curling 325
Total351348

Alpine skiing

Canada qualified a total of 11 alpine skiers (six men and five women).[5] The team was officially named on February 18, 2022.[6] Frédérique Turgeon was expected to complete, but withdrew after sustaining a leg injury during training.[7]

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alexis Guimond Downhill, standing N/a 1:16.77 5
Giant slalom, standing DNF Did not advance
Super-G, standing N/a 1:10.02 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Logan Leach
Guide: Julien Petit		 Downhill, visually impaired N/a 1:26.28 9
Giant slalom, visually impaired 1:05.85 8 DNF
Slalom, visually impaired 48.82 6 55.06 6 1:43.88 5
Super combined, visually impaired 1:19.30 8 46.97 5 2:06.27 6
Super-G, visually impaired N/a 1:18.38 7
Mac Marcoux
Guide: Tristan Rodgers		 Downhill, visually impaired N/a 1:13.81 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Slalom, visually impaired Did not start
Super combined, visually impaired Did not start
Super-G, visually impaired N/a DNF
Brian Rowland Downhill, sitting N/a DSQ
Giant slalom, sitting 1:06.07 12 1:04.15 13 2:10.22 12
Slalom, sitting DNF
Super combined, sitting Did not start
Super-G, sitting N/a 1:16.17 10
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Katie Combaluzier Downhill, sitting N/a DNF
Giant slalom, sitting 1:11.57 8 1:16.70 8 2:28.27 8
Slalom, sitting 1:09.75 6 1:06.63 7 2:16.38 7
Super combined, sitting DSQ
Super-G, sitting N/a DNF
Michaela Gosselin Downhill, standing N/a 1:25.75 5
Giant slalom, standing 1:01.31 8 1:04.86 6 2:06.17 6
Slalom, standing 51:60 6 55.27 4 1:46.87 4
Super combined, standing DSQ
Super-G, standing N/a 1:19.64 7
Mollie Jepsen Downhill, standing N/a 1:21.75 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Giant slalom, standing 57.90 3 1:03.05 5 2:00.95 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Slalom, standing Did not start
Super combined, standing 1:18.95 5 DNF
Super-G, standing N/a 1:18.69 6
Alana Ramsay Downhill, standing N/a 1:26.08 7
Giant slalom, standing DNF
Slalom, standing DNF
Super combined, standing 1:18.71 4 47.62 4 2:06.33 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Super-G, standing N/a 1:16.84 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Biathlon

Canada competed in biathlon.[8][9]

Men
Athlete Events Final
Missed Shots Result Rank
Mark Arendz 6 km, standing 2 17:13.6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
10 km, standing 0 31:45.2 1st place, gold medalist(s)
12.5 km, standing 1 40:13.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Collin Cameron 6 km, sitting 3 20:24.7 7
12.5 km, sitting 1 40:35.6 4
Derek Zaplotinsky 6 km, sitting 2 21:15.6 14
10 km, sitting 3 32:56.4 8
12.5 km, sitting 1 43:45.2 10
Women
Athlete Events Final
Missed Shots Result Rank
Brittany Hudak 6 km, standing 1 20:32.4 8
10 km, standing 2 37:43.1 6
12.5 km, standing 2 49:03.4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Christina Picton 6 km, sitting 0 23:50.7 7
10 km, sitting 3 39:15.9 8
12.5 km, sitting 0 47:51.9 7
Emily Young 6 km, standing 0 20:31.0 7
10 km, standing 2 39:27.8 8
12.5 km, standing 1 49:55.3 6

Cross-country skiing

Canada qualified a total of 12 cross-country skiers (seven men and five women).[10] The team was officially named on January 27, 2022.[8]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Mark Arendz 12.5 km free, standing N/a 36:23.5 7
20 km classic, standing N/a 54:43.9 4
Collin Cameron 1.5 km sprint, sitting 2:15.51 2 2:49.2 1 2:46.3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
10 km, sitting N/a 31:47.8 4
18 km, sitting N/a 47:36.6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ethan Hess 1.5 km sprint, sitting 2:43.50 26 Did not qualify
10 km, sitting N/a 38:16.1 19
18 km, sitting N/a 54:35.9 18
Brian McKeever
Guide: Russell Kennedy,
Graham Nishikawa		 1.5 km sprint free, visually impaired 2:37.34 2 3:36.4 2 3:19.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
12.5 km free, visually impaired N/a 33:06.6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
20 km classic, visually impaired N/a 55:36.7 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Derek Zaplotinsky 1.5 km sprint, sitting 2:25.97 11 3:15.7 6 Did not qualify
10 km, sitting N/a 36:14.9 15
18 km, sitting N/a 50:42.6 13
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Brittany Hudak 10 km free, standing N/a 43:16.3 7
15 km classic, standing N/a 49:27.8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lyne-Marie Bilodeau 1.5 km sprint, sitting 3:46.30 18 Did not qualify
7.5 km, sitting N/a 34:20.4 13
15 km, sitting N/a 59:38.1 9
Christina Picton 1.5 km sprint, sitting 3:03.47 10 3:45.8 3 3:38.6 6
7.5 km, sitting N/a 28:55.6 8
Natalie Wilkie 1.5 km sprint free, standing 3:11.87 1 4:11.0 1 4:05.1 1st place, gold medalist(s)
10 km free, standing N/a 41:45.3 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
15 km classic, standing N/a 48:04.8 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Emily Young 10 km free, standing N/a 45:40.1 11
15 km classic, standing N/a 52:06.7 5
Relay
Athletes Event Final
Time Rank
Collin Cameron
Emily Young
Mark Arendz
Natalie Wilkie		 4 x 2.5 km mixed relay 27:00.6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Brian McKeever
Guide: Russell Kennedy
Brittany Hudak		 4 x 2.5 km open relay 30:24.7 6

Para ice hockey

Canada qualified a full team of 17 sled hockey players (five men and five women). The team was officially named on February 15, 2022.[11]

Summary

Team Event Preliminary round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Canada Mixed tournament  United States
L 0–5		  South Korea
W 6–0		 2 QS Bye  South Korea
W 11–0		  United States
L 0–5		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Preliminary round

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 0 0 14 1 +13 6 Semifinals
2  Canada 2 1 0 0 1 6 5 +1 3
3  South Korea 2 0 0 0 2 1 15 −14 0 Quarterfinals
−  RPC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified
Source: Beijing 2022
5 March 2022
13:05		United States 5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 CanadaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Game reference
Jen LeeGoaliesDominic Larocque
Adam Kingsmill		Referee:
Norway Owe Lüthcke
Linesmen:
Sweden Andreas Lundén
Sweden Tony Rundström
Pauls (Farmer, Wallace) (PP) – 05:441–0
Roybal (Farmer) – 14:482–0
Jones (Wallace, Grove) – 25:273–0
Misiewicz (Farmer, Pauls) – 28:574–0
Farmer (McKee, Misiewicz) – 41:265–0
2 minPenalties4 min
26Shots9
8 March 2022
13:05		Canada 6–0
(2–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 South KoreaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Game reference
Dominic LarocqueGoaliesLee Jae-woong
Choi Hyuk-jun		Referee:
Norway Kenneth Danielsen
Linesmen:
Serbia Tibor Fazekaš
Austria David Nothegger
Hickey (Dunn, Bridges) – 07:141–0
Dunn (Armstrong) – 07:352–0
Dunn (Jacobs-Webb, Riley) – 21:083–0
Bridges (Dixon, McGregor) – 34:204–0
McGregor – 35:395–0
Dunn (Dixon, Bridges) (PP) – 42:506–0
29 minPenalties10 min
42Shots4

Semifinal

11 March 2022
12:05		Canada 11–0
(3–0, 4–0, 4–0)		 South KoreaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 943
Game reference
Dominic Larocque
Adam Kingsmill		GoaliesChoi Hyuk-jun
Lee Jae-woong		Referee:
Denmark Jacob Grumsen
Linesmen:
Austria David Nothegger
Czech Republic Jan Vaněk
Hickey (Dixon, McGregor) – 09:481–0
Bridges (Delaney) (PP) – 13:372–0
McGregor (Hickey, Westlake) – 14:413–0
Bridges (Dunn, Dixon) – 15:454–0
Bridges (Dunn, Hickey) – 18:115–0
McGregor (Hickey) – 19:266–0
Westlake (McGregor, Hickey) – 19:577–0
McGregor (Westlake, Henry) – 32:158–0
Riley – 34:379–0
Jacobs-Webb (Dixon, Lehoux) – 37:3710–0
McGregor (Henry, Lavin) – 44:1811–0
8 minPenalties4 min
43Shots3

Final

13 March 2022
12:05		United States 5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 CanadaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,012
Game reference
Jen LeeGoaliesDominic LarocqueReferee:
Denmark Jacob Grumsen
Linesmen:
Sweden Andreas Lundén
Czech Republic Jan Vaněk
Farmer (SH) – 09:081–0
Roybal (SH) – 09:332–0
Roybal (Woodke) – 17:393–0
Pauls (Farmer) – 22:514–0
Farmer (Pauls, Roybal) – 35:575–0
10 minPenalties2 min
20Shots16

Snowboarding

Canada qualified a total of four snowboarders (two men and two women).[12] The team was officially named on February 12, 2022.[2]

Banked slalom
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank
Alex Massie Men's banked slalom, SB-LL2 1:10.91 1:10.77 1:10.77 6
Tyler Turner Men's banked slalom, SB-LL1 1:14.00 1:12.84 1:12.84 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lisa DeJong Women's banked slalom, SB-LL2 1:21.62 1:20.19 1:20.19 8
Sandrine Hamel Women's banked slalom, SB-LL2 1:23.05 1:22.86 1:22.86 10
Cross
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Seed Position Position Position Rank
Alex Massie Men's snowboard cross, SB-LL2 1:02.65 1:03.34 1:02.65 3 Q 1 Q 3 FB 2 6
Tyler Turner Men's snowboard cross, SB-LL1 1:04.74 1:04.24 1:04.24 1 Q 1 Q 1 FA 1 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lisa DeJong Women's snowboard cross, SB-LL2 1:13.25 1:12.22 1:12.22 4 Q 1 Q 2 FA 2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Sandrine Hamel Women's snowboard cross, SB-LL2 1:17.69 1:18.40 1:17.69 8 Q 2 Q 4 FB 4 8

Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Wheelchair curling

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