Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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Canada at the
2006 Winter Olympics
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
IOC code CAN
NOC Canadian Olympic Committee
Website www.olympic.ca  (in English and French)
in Turin
Competitors196 in 15 sports
Flag bearers Danielle Goyette (opening) [1]
Cindy Klassen (closing) [2]
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
7
Silver
10
Bronze
7
Total
24
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Canada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.

Contents

As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games. The Canadian Olympic Committee's goal for 2006 was to have a top three finish in the medal count [3] or 25 total medals, as a start to reach their goal of having the highest medal count at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada had managed to increase its medal count at each Winter Olympics since the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, United States. World Cup results from the 2005–06 season seemed to indicate that Canada would have a good performance in Turin, Italy. Canada met one of those goals and nearly met the other by finishing third behind the United States and Germany with 24 medals. [4] The Games were also the first litmus test for the increased athletic funding and resources pursued by the Own the Podium 2010 program.

Another task for the Canadian contingent was to promote the 2010 Games, Vancouver and surrounding region, the province of British Columbia, as well as Canada as a nation. This was evident in the Canadian participation in the closing ceremonies of the Games and the establishment of the Canada House in Turin. The Games also provided opportunities for organizing committees to gather experience and strategies to run the Games in Vancouver.

Medalists

Canada's total medal count of 24 was the highest ever won by the nation in any Winter Olympics, and was the second highest total for the country at any Olympic games (summer or winter), exceeded only by the 44 medals won at the 1984 Summer Olympics which were boycotted by the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries. Not only did Canada increase its total medal count from the previous Winter Games for the 7th straight time (since 1980), but the total medal count was also the "best ever" for Canada for the 5th straight time (since 1992).

Canada won at least one medal in 10 of the 15 sport disciplines competed at the games, and gold medals in 6 different disciplines; both feats were unmatched by any other nation. Canada also had the most 4th and 5th-place finishes (14 and 9 respectively) of any country in these games. These results support the effectiveness of the Own the Podium 2010 program.

Cindy Klassen bested the total Olympic medals collected in a single Games by a Canadian, with 5, and bested the total Olympic medal count of any Canadian (Winter and Summer) with 6. The previous record of 3 medals at a single Olympics was held by Gaetan Boucher for the 1984 Winter Olympics and Marc Gagnon at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Meanwhile, Clara Hughes tied the old mark of 5 career Olympic medals, held by Marc Gagnon and Phil Edwards. Sixteen of the 24 medals were won by female athletes. At age 50, Russ Howard became the oldest Canadian gold medalist in Olympic history.

Alpine skiing

Men
AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3TotalRank
Patrick Biggs Slalom 54.38Did not finish
François Bourque Super-G n/a1:31.278
Giant slalom 1:16.611:19.31n/a2:35.924
Combined 1:40.5047.5246.233:14.2521
Thomas Grandi Giant slalom 1:17.231:19.65n/a2:36.8810
Slalom 53.6451.20n/a1:44.849
Erik Guay Super-G n/a1:31.084
Michael Janyk Slalom 55.3250.87n/a1:46.1917
John Kucera Downhill n/a1:51.5527
Super-G n/a1:32.1022
Combined 1:41.0446.6745.553:13.2617
Manuel Osborne-Paradis Downhill n/a1:50.4513
Super-G n/a1:32.0220
Combined 1:39.6950.11Did not start
Jean-Philippe Roy Giant slalom 1:17.36Did not finish
Slalom Did not finish
Ryan Semple Giant slalom Did not finish
Combined 1:41.65Did not finish
Women
AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3TotalRank
Brigitte Acton Giant slalom 1:02.071:09.64n/a2:11.7111
Slalom 44.7547.15n/a1:31.9017
Combined 40.1844.591:30.982:55.7510
Emily Brydon Downhill n/a1:58.9720
Super-G n/a1:33.509
Combined 40.9445.651:29.922:56.5113
Sherry Lawrence Downhill n/a2:00.4727
Super-G n/a1:35.4734
Christina Lustenberger Giant slalom Did not finish
Shona Rubens Downhill n/a2:00.3026
Combined Did not finish
Genevieve Simard Super-G n/a1:34.3820
Giant slalom 1:01.471:09.26n/a2:10.735
Kelly Vanderbeek Downhill n/a1:59.6324
Super-G n/a1:33.094

Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.

Biathlon

AthleteEventFinal
TimeMissesRank
Martine Albert Women's sprint 27:04.4273
Women's individual 59:52.1565
Robin Clegg Men's sprint 29:12.4351
Men's pursuit 40:30.33744
Men's individual 59:21.5236
Sandra Keith Women's sprint 26:20.7366
Women's individual 55:56.3242
Zina Kocher Women's sprint 26:11.1462
Women's individual 54:18.8327
Jean-Philippe Leguellec Men's sprint 29:32.3260
Men's individual 1:00:28.0348
David Leoni Men's sprint 28:50.4142
Men's pursuit 41:07.41647
Men's individual 1:02:37.8665
Marie-Pierre Parent Women's sprint 27:31.1276
Women's individual 1:02:57.1477
Zina Kocher
Sandra Keith
Martine Albert
Marie-Pierre Parent
Women's relay 1:26:09.71117

Bobsleigh

AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRank
Serge Despres
David Bissett
Two-man 56.1355.9256.6956.933:45.6711
Pierre Lueders
Lascelles Brown
Two-man 55.5755.5056.1156.413:43.59 Silver medal icon.svg
Suzanne Gavine-Hlady
Jamie Cruickshank
Two-woman 58.4957.8658.6558.823:53.8213
Helen Upperton
Heather Moyse
Two-woman 57.3757.7758.0957.833:51.064
Serge Despres
Nathan Cunningham
Steve Larsen
David Bissett
Four-man 56.1056.1555.6955.583:43.5218
Pierre Lueders
Ken Kotyk
Morgan Alexander
Lascelles Brown
Four-man 55.3455.4354.9555.203:40.924

Cross-country skiing

Sean Crooks was suspended for 5 days by the International Ski Federation for having excessive hemoglobin levels. He was able to participate in the men's sprint and 4× 10 km relay.

Distance
AthleteEventFinal
TotalRank
Amanda Ammar Women's 10 km classical 31:51.754
Chandra Crawford Women's 15 km pursuit 50:35.460
Drew Goldsack Men's 15 km classical 42:09.353
Men's 30 km pursuit 1:24:14.356
George Grey Men's 15 km classical 40:43.931
Men's 30 km pursuit 1:19:08.925
Men's 50 km freestyle 2:09:38.444
Chris Jeffries Men's 30 km pursuit 1:26:17.061
Men's 50 km freestyle 2:13:49.558
Devon Kershaw Men's 15 km classical 41:42.747
Sara Renner Women's 10 km classical 28:33.08
Women's 15 km pursuit 44:30.916
Dan Roycroft Men's 15 km classical 42:39.758
Men's 30 km pursuit 1:20:53.339
Men's 50 km freestyle 2:13:47.557
Beckie Scott Women's 10 km classical Disqualified
Women's 15 km pursuit 43:20.66
Milaine Theriault Women's 10 km classical 31:30.446
Women's 15 km pursuit 48:38.954
Women's 30 km freestyle Did not start
Devon Kershaw
Sean Crooks
Chris Jeffries
George Grey
Men's 4 x 10 km relay 1:48:15.911
Milaine Theriault
Sara Renner
Amanda Ammar
Beckie Scott
Women's 4 x 5 km relay 56:49.810
Sprint
AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRank
Amanda Ammar Women's sprint 2:22.7849Did not advance49
Chandra Crawford Women's sprint 2:51.068 Q2:14.21 Q2:13.41 Q2:12.3 Gold medal icon.svg
Sean Crooks Men's sprint 2:20.7032Did not advance32
Drew Goldsack Men's sprint 2:20.6231Did not advance31
Devon Kershaw Men's sprint 2:21.4937Did not advance37
Sara Renner Women's sprint 2:15.379 Q2:15.64Did not advance16
Beckie Scott Women's sprint 2:12.451 Q2:16.61 Q2:15.82 Q2:14.74
Phil Widmer Men's sprint 2:23.7947Did not advance47
George Grey
Devon Kershaw
Men's team sprint n/a17:31.26Did not advance11
Sara Renner
Beckie Scott
Women's team sprint n/a17:19.32 Q16:37.5 Silver medal icon.svg

Curling

Men's

Gold medal icon.svg : Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Russ Howard (skip), Jamie Korab, Mike Adam (alternate)

The Canadian foursome won the country's first Olympic medal in men's curling, and became the first Winter Olympic gold medal winners from the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Russ Howard was designated the skip by World Curling Federation rules, but Gushue threw last stones, and was considered to be the team leader. [5]

Gushue's rink finished first in the round-robin at the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, then beat Jeff Stoughton in the final to secure the Olympic berth.

Round-robin
Draw 2
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Kapp)202000010x-5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020311102x-10

;Draw 3

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101010103007
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Lindholm)020101010218

;Draw 4

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue)110301102x-9
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (Murdoch) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg002010020x-5

;Draw 5

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue)1001111101-7
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland (Stockli) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0130000010-5

;Draw 6

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Trulsen)0011100020-5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2100001101-6

;Draw 8

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Uusipaavalniemi)0030004100-8
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2000110021-7

;Draw 9

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001001102106
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy (Retornaz)210110010017

;Draw 11

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (Becker) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0000100xxx-1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue)1101033xxx-9

;Draw 12

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0002000211-6
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Fenson)1000101000-3
Standings
RankTeamSkipWonLost
1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Markku Uusipaavalniemi 72
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Brad Gushue 63
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States Pete Fenson 63
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain David Murdoch 63
5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Pål Trulsen 54
6Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Ralph Stockli 54
7Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy Joel Retornaz 45
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Peter Lindholm 36
9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Andy Kapp 36
10Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sean Becker 09
Playoffs
Semifinal
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Fenson)101010020x-5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020202005x-11

;Final

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Uusipavaalniemi)20001001xx-5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg Gold medal icon.svg 02110600xx-11

The Minister of Education for Newfoundland and Labrador canceled classes across the province in the afternoon to allow children to watch the game. [6]

Women's

Bronze medal icon.svg : Shannon Kleibrink (skip), Amy Nixon, Glenys Bakker, Christine Keshen, Sandra Jenkins (alternate)

Shannon Kleibrink's rink finished third in the round-robin at the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, then won the semifinal over Stefanie Lawton and the final over Kelly Scott to secure the Olympic berth.

Round-robin
Draw 1
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Kleibrink)0002002010-5
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0020200201-7

;Draw 2

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Johnson)00102020xx-5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Kleibrink) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg51010301xx-11

;Draw 3

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Kleibrink)0010020201-6
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Privakova)000110102x-5

;Draw 5

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Kleibrink) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0100201010-5
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland (Ott)0003000201-6

;Draw 6

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Kleibrink)0202010320-10
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1020201002-8

;Draw 7

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (Martin)000020010x-3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Kleibrink) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg021100104x-9

;Draw 8

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Onodera) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0021001001-5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Kleibrink)0000010100-2

;Draw 10

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy (Gaspari)000201100x-4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Kleibrink) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg122020022x-11

;Draw 12

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Holm) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2030001020-8
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Kleibrink)0303010101-9
Standings
RankTeamSkipWonLost
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Anette Norberg 72
2Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Mirjam Ott 72
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Shannon Kleibrink 63
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Dordi Nordby 63
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Rhona Martin 54
6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Ludmila Privivkova 54
7Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Ayumi Onodera 45
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Dorthe Holm 27
9Flag of the United States.svg  United States Cassandra Johnson 27
10Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy Diana Gaspari 18
Playoffs
Semifinal
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland (Ott)0030110200-7
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Kleibrink) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0101002010-5

;Bronze final

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)00110201XX5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Kleibrink) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg Bronze medal icon.svg 41004020XX11

Key: The hammer indicates which team had the last stone in the first end.

Figure skating

AthleteEventCDSP/ODFS/FDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Jeffrey Buttle Men's n/a73.296 Q154.302227.59 Bronze medal icon.svg
Mira Leung Ladies' n/a50.6114 Q94.5512145.1612
Joannie Rochette Ladies' n/a55.859 Q111.425167.275
Emanuel Sandhu Men's n/a69.757 Q120.4914190.2413
Shawn Sawyer Men's n/a67.2012 Q123.6312190.2412
Jessica Dubé
Bryce Davison
Pairs n/a55.4811104.2310159.7110
Marie-France Dubreuil
Patrice Lauzon
Ice dance 37.44454.367Withdrew
Valérie Marcoux
Craig Buntin
Pairs n/a55.6210102.5911158.2111
Megan Wing
Aaron Lowe
Ice dance 31.421249.171285.8112166.4011

Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program

Freestyle skiing

Jennifer Heil became the first Canadian woman to ever win gold in freestyle skiing after winning for women's moguls. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, she finished fourth and ended up a hundredth of a point off the podium.

Dale Begg-Smith, who won gold in men's moguls for Australia, was born in Canada and holds dual citizenship. He originally started skiing in Canada but found Canada's training program too restrictive. He moved to Australia to have more time to work on his business interests. Ironically, his win bumped Marc-André Moreau down to 4th place and off of the podium.

Men
AthleteEventQualifyingFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Jeff Bean Men's aerials 198.4919Did not advance19
Alexandre Bilodeau Men's moguls 23.7511 Q23.4211
Marc-André Moreau Men's moguls 24.693 Q25.624
Kyle Nissen Men's aerials 231.647 Q244.915
Steve Omischl Men's aerials 198.2320Did not advance20
Warren Shouldice Men's aerials 243.453 Q239.706
Chris Wong Men's moguls 23.899 Q22.8814
Women
AthleteEventQualifyingFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Veronika Bauer Women's aerials 176.665 Q125.6512
Deidra Dionne Women's aerials 128.3022Did not advance22
Jennifer Heil Women's moguls 26.671 Q26.50 Gold medal icon.svg
Amber Peterson Women's aerials 153.0715Did not advance15
Kristi Richards Women's moguls 23.768 Q23.307
Audrey Robichaud Women's moguls 22.7312 Q23.108
Stéphanie St-Pierre Women's moguls 22.1517 Q22.5212

Ice hockey

Hockey, like the previous two Olympics, attracted significant attention from Canadian fans. Many consider the Canadian men's team's performance in Turin as the most disappointing in years. In the last four games of the tournament, Canada failed to score in 11 of 12 periods, losing with the same score (2–0) against Switzerland, Finland, and in the quarterfinals against Russia. Hockey commentators, including Kelly Hrudey, commented that Canada did not play well as a team. The match against the Czech Republic was believed to be a better performance by the hockey team but the team lost to Russia two days after.

The quarterfinal game against Russia was watched on television screens across the nation in the afternoon Canadian time. The intensity of the game increased as the scoreless tie extended into the third period.

However, in the women's hockey discipline, Team Canada dominated the field with numerous wins leading up to their gold medal winning game.

Men's

Players

The following is the Canadian roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics. [7]

Head coach: Pat Quinn

Assistant coaches: Wayne Fleming, Marc Habscheid, Ken Hitchcock, Jacques Martin

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam
1G Roberto Luongo 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)93 kg (205 lb)April 19, 1979 (aged 26) Flag of the United States.svg Florida Panthers
3D Jay Bouwmeester 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)88 kg (194 lb)September 7, 1983 (aged 22) Flag of the United States.svg Florida Panthers
4D Rob Blake ( A )193 cm (6 ft 4 in)102 kg (225 lb)December 10, 1969 (aged 36) Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Avalanche
6D Wade Redden 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)95 kg (209 lb)June 12, 1977 (aged 28) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa Senators
9F Shane Doan 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)98 kg (216 lb)October 10, 1976 (aged 29) Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix Coyotes
12F Jarome Iginla ( A )185 cm (6 ft 1 in)95 kg (209 lb)July 1, 1977 (aged 28) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary Flames
14F Todd Bertuzzi 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)111 kg (245 lb)February 2, 1975 (aged 31) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Canucks
15F Dany Heatley 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)98 kg (216 lb)January 21, 1981 (aged 25) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa Senators
21F Simon Gagné ( A )183 cm (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb)February 29, 1980 (aged 25) Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Flyers
24D Bryan McCabe 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)100 kg (220 lb)June 8, 1975 (aged 30) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Maple Leafs
26F Martin St. Louis 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)84 kg (185 lb)June 18, 1975 (aged 30) Flag of the United States.svg Tampa Bay Lightning
28D Robyn Regehr 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)102 kg (225 lb)April 19, 1980 (aged 25) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary Flames
30G Martin Brodeur 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)95 kg (209 lb)May 6, 1972 (aged 33) Flag of the United States.svg New Jersey Devils
33F Kris Draper 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)86 kg (190 lb)May 24, 1971 (aged 34) Flag of the United States.svg Detroit Red Wings
35G Marty Turco 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)83 kg (183 lb)August 13, 1975 (aged 30) Flag of the United States.svg Dallas Stars
39F Brad Richards 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb)May 2, 1980 (aged 25) Flag of the United States.svg Tampa Bay Lightning
40F Vincent Lecavalier 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb)April 21, 1980 (aged 25) Flag of the United States.svg Tampa Bay Lightning
44D Chris Pronger ( A )198 cm (6 ft 6 in)100 kg (220 lb)October 10, 1974 (aged 31) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Edmonton Oilers
52D Adam Foote 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)98 kg (216 lb)July 10, 1971 (aged 34) Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Blue Jackets
61F Rick Nash 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb)June 16, 1984 (aged 21) Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Blue Jackets
91F Joe Sakic ( C )180 cm (5 ft 11 in)88 kg (194 lb)July 7, 1969 (aged 36) Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Avalanche
94F Ryan Smyth 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)86 kg (190 lb)February 21, 1976 (aged 29) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Edmonton Oilers
97F Joe Thornton 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)102 kg (225 lb)July 2, 1979 (aged 26) Flag of the United States.svg San Jose Sharks

[8] [9]

Defencemen Scott Niedermayer and Ed Jovanovski were originally selected, but due to injuries were replaced by Jay Bouwmeester and Bryan McCabe, respectively. [10] [8] Dan Boyle took McCabe's previous spot as a reserve. [8] Defenceman Dan Boyle and forwards Jason Spezza and Eric Staal were selected as "reserves" in case of injury before the tournament began. [8]

Round-robin
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 5500192+1710 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 5221101226
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5302159+66
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 52031412+24
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 502371692
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (H)5023923142
Source: IIHF
(H) Hosts
15 February 2006
13:05
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–7
(0–1, 2–5, 0–1)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,575
Game reference
Jason Muzzatti Goalies Martin Brodeur Referee:
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Andersson
Linesmen:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Miroslav Halecký
Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Shelyanin
0–15:33 – J. Iginla (T. Bertuzzi, J. Sakic) (PP)
J. Cirone (G. Scandella) (PP) – 20:431–1
1–221:55 – D. Heatley (M. St. Louis, V. Lecavalier)
1–325:38 – S. Doan (C. Pronger, B. Richards)
1–426:04 – J. Iginla (J. Sakic) (PP)
1–533:53 – M. St. Louis (D. Heatley, V. Lecavalier)
1–634:38 – B. Richards (S. Doan, T. Bertuzzi)
J. Parco (T. Tuzzolino) – 38:082–6
2–743:39 – J. Thornton (S. Gagné) (PP)
20 minPenalties12 min
20Shots50
16 February 2006
13:05
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Torino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 3,400
Game reference
Tomáš Vokoun Goalies David Aebischer Referee:
Flag of the United States.svg Dennis LaRue
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Sericolo
Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Shelyanin
0–15:11 – T. Ziegler (I. Rüthemann)
J. Jágr (M. Straka, V. Prospal) – 22:551–1
1–229:44 – T. Paterlini (SH)
M. Židlický (A. Hemský, M. Ručinský) – 41:002–2
2–346:42 – M. Streit (M. Seger, M. Plüss) (PP)
14 minPenalties20 min
42Shots19
18 February 2006
15:35
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Torino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 4,769
Game reference
Martin Brodeur Goalies Martin Gerber Referee:
Flag of Russia.svg Vyacheslav Bulanov
Linesmen:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Miroslav Halecký
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Redding
0–118:19 – P. DiPietro (P. Della Rossa)
0–228:47 – P. DiPietro (G. Bezina, M. Streit) (PP2)
34 minPenalties42 min
49Shots18
19 February 2006
21:05
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2–0
(2–0, 0–0, 0–0)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Torino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 4,420
Game reference
Antero Niittymäki Goalies Roberto Luongo Referee:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Milan Mášik
Flag of the United States.svg Thor Nelson
T. Selänne (S. Koivu) – 11:141–0
N. Kapanen (V. Nieminen, K. Timonen) – 15:022–0
6 minPenalties12 min
30Shots24
21 February 2006
16:35
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–2
(3–0, 0–1, 0–1)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 9,126
Game reference
Martin Brodeur Goalies Tomáš Vokoun (out 20:00)
Milan Hnilička (in 20:00)
Referee:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dan Marouelli
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Joacim Karlsson
Flag of the United States.svg Thor Nelson
B. Richards (J. Iginla, C. Pronger) – 7:371–0
M. St. Louis (V. Lecavalier, R. Blake) (PP) – 11:192–0
C. Pronger (J. Thornton) – 19:243–0
3–133:46 – P. Kubina (J. Jágr, M. Ručinský) (PP)
3–242:41 – P. Čajánek (T. Kaberle, A. Hemský)
8 minPenalties4 min
16Shots33
Medal round
Quarterfinal
22 February 2006
20:35
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Torino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 4,130
Game reference
Evgeni Nabokov Goalies Martin Brodeur Referee:
Flag of the United States.svg Dennis LaRue
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Joacim Karlsson
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Sericolo
A. Ovechkin (V. Kozlov) (PP) – 41:301–0
A. Kovalev (A. Markov) (PP) – 59:372–0
41 minPenalties18 min
33Shots27

Women's

Players
No.PositionNameS / CHeightWeightBirthdateBirthplace2004–05 team
2F Meghan Agosta R1686702/12/87 Windsor, Ontario Windsor Jr. AA
10F Gillian Apps L1838011/02/83 North York, Ontario Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
17F Jennifer Botterill L1756905/01/79 Winnipeg, Manitoba Toronto Aeros
77F Cassie Campbell – CL1706811/22/73 Richmond Hill, Ontario Calgary Oval X-Treme
9D Gillian Ferrari R1737006/23/80 Richmond Hill, Ontario Brampton Thunder
15F Danielle Goyette L1706701/30/66 Saint-Nazaire, Quebec Calgary Oval X-Treme
16F Jayna Hefford L1656305/14/77 Trenton, Ontario Brampton Thunder
4D Becky Kellar L1706701/01/75 Haldimand, Ontario Oakville Ice
27F Gina Kingsbury L1736211/26/81 Uranium City, Saskatchewan Montreal Axion
32G Charline Labonté L1757810/15/82 Greenfield Park, Quebec Montreal Axion
3D Carla MacLeod R1636006/16/82 Edmonton, Alberta Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey
13D Caroline Ouellette L1807805/25/79 Montreal, Quebec University of Minnesota Duluth
7F Cherie Piper R1687606/29/81 Toronto, Ontario Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
11D Cheryl Pounder – AR1686506/21/76 Montreal, Quebec Toronto Aeros
5D Colleen Sostorics R1637812/17/79 Regina, Saskatchewan Calgary Oval X-Treme
33G Kim St-Pierre L1757112/14/78 Lasalle, Quebec Quebec Avalanche
61F Vicky Sunohara – AL1707805/18/70 Scarborough, Ontario Brampton Thunder
26F Sarah Vaillancourt R1686305/08/85 Fleurimont, Quebec Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey
8F Katie Weatherston R1586104/06/83 Thunder Bay, Ontario Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
22F Hayley Wickenheiser – AR1787708/12/78 Shaunavon, Saskatchewan Calgary Oval X-Treme
Round-robin
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3300361+356 Semifinals
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3201159+64
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3102616102 5–8th place semifinals
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (H)3003132310
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
11 February 2006
20:35
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg16–0
(5–0, 4–0, 7–0)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,399
Game reference
Kim St-Pierre Goalies Debora Montanari
Luana Frasnelli
Referee:
Flag of the United States.svg Danyel Howard
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Sanna Mattila
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ilse Robben
Ouellette (Hefford, MacLeod) – 01:361–0
Ouellette (Hefford, Botterill) – 01:522–0
Wickenheiser (Piper) – 04:043–0
Ouellette (Botterill, Campbell) (PP) – 06:534–0
Pounder (Kellar) – 11:345–0
Vaillancourt (Piper) – 20:256–0
MacLeod (Campbell, Apps) – 22:327–0
Piper (Wickenheiser, Apps) – 38:458–0
Wickenheiser (Piper, Apps) – 39:569–0
Apps (Piper, Wickenheiser) – 41:3510–0
Botterill (Ouellette, MacLeod) – 47:3111–0
Hefford (Ouellette, Botterill) (PP) – 48:4112–0
Pounder – 49:4213–0
Goyette (Campbell, Sunohara) – 52:1914–0
Apps (Piper, Wickenheiser) (PP) – 56:1515–0
Weatherston (Agosta, Vaillancourt) – 57:3716–0
8 minPenalties10 min
66Shots5
12 February 2006
16:35
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg0–12
(0–7, 0–2, 0–3)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Torino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 2,414
Game reference
Irina Gashennikova
Nadezhda Alexandrova
Goalies Charline Labonte Referee:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joy Tottman
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Johanna Suban
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Zítková
0–104:53 – Sunohara (Ouellette, Goyette)
0–206:52 – Agosta (Kinsbury, Weatherston)
0–310:00 – Piper (Apps) (SH)
0–415:14 – Goyette (Campbell)
0–516:18 – Piper (Wickenheiser)
0–617:48 – Wickenheiser (SH)
0–719:20 – Agosta (Vaillancourt)
0–827:19 – Weatherston (Ouellette, Vaillancourt)
0–933:27 – Agosta (PP)
0–1041:16 – Piper (Wickenheiser)
0–1147:47 – Vaillancourt (Hefford, Botterill)
0–1252:33 – MacLeod (Wickenheiser)
28 minPenalties14 min
17Shots43
14 February 2006
15:35
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg8–1
(2–0, 5–1, 1–0)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 6,850
Game reference
Kim St-Pierre Goalies Cecilia Andersson Referee:
Flag of Finland.svg Anu Hirvonen
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Sanna Mattila
Flag of the United States.svg Julie Piacentini
Apps – 04:361–0
Wickenheiser (Pounder) – 12:282–0
Apps (PP) – 23:533–0
Apps (Wickenheiser, Piper) – 30:584–0
Goyette (Piper, Campbell) (PP) – 34:025–0
5–136:12 – Lindberg (Jansson, Winberg) (PP)
Weatherston (Kingsbury) – 37:256–1
Hefford (PP) – 38:537–1
Goyette (Piper, Wickenheiser) (PP) – 46:028–1
14 minPenalties16 min
47Shots8
Medal round
Semifinal
17 February 2006
21:05
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg6–0
(2–0, 2–0, 2–0)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 7,306
Game reference
Charline Labonté Goalies Maija Hassinen
Noora Räty
Referee:
Flag of the United States.svg Danyel Howard
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Julie Piacentini
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Quagliato
Weatherston (Sostorics) (PP) – 17:331–0
Apps (Kingsbury, Goyette) (PP) – 19:152–0
Wickenheiser (Apps) (PP) – 34:593–0
Ouellette (Sunohara) (PP) – 36:264–0
Piper (Wickenheiser, Apps) – 47:495–0
Piper (Wickenheiser, Apps) (PP) – 54:476–0
14 minPenalties16 min
40Shots17
Final
20 February 2006
20:35
Silver medal icon.svg Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–4
(0–2, 0–2, 1–0)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Gold medal icon.svg Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 6,664
Game reference
Kim Martin Goalies Charline Labonté Referee:
Flag of Finland.svg Anu Hirvonen
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Quagliato
Flag of Finland.svg Johanna Suban
0–103:15 – Apps (Wickenheiser)
0–212:13 – Ouellette (Hefford, Botterill)
0–328:58 – Piper (Wickenheiser, Pounder)
0–430:27 – Hefford (Botterill, Vaillancourt)
G. Andersson (Holst, Rooth) (PP) – 45:241–4
6 minPenalties12 min
8Shots26

Luge

AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRank
Jeff Christie Men's singles 52.38252.02752.01351.9393:28.36114
Ian Cockerline Men's singles 52.29052.10752.255Did not finish
Samuel Edney Men's singles 52.66352.52352.36052.3113:29.85719
Alex Gough Women's singles 48.28649.90247.92248.0453:14.15520
Regan Lauscher Women's singles 47.58447.41847.32047.3213:09.64310
Meaghan Simister Women's singles 48.18548.682Did not finish
Grant Albrecht
Eric Pothier
Doubles 47.47848.083n/a1:35.56110
Chris Moffat
Mike Moffat
Doubles 47.71547.826n/a1:35.5419

Nordic combined

AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-country
PointsRankDeficitTimeRank
Jason Myslicki Sprint 90.0432:2321:23.1
+2:54.1
41
Individual Gundersen 207.5323:4046:21.0
+6:36.4
41
Max Thompson Sprint 84.5452:4522:09.3
+3:40.3
46
Individual Gundersen 171.5466:0447:57.8
+8:13.2
44

Note: 'Deficit' refers to the amount of time behind the leader a competitor began the cross-country portion of the event. Italicized numbers show the final deficit from the winner's finishing time.

Short track speed skating

Men
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Éric Bédard 500 m 42.4801 Q42.2671 Q41.9502 Q42.0934
1000 m 1:28.2741 Q1:27.5462 QDisqualified
Charles Hamelin 1500 m 2:19.4691 Qn/a2:20.8541 Q2:26.3754
François-Louis Tremblay 500 m 42.7792 Q42.1102 Q42.2611 Q42.002 Silver medal icon.svg
1000 m 1:28.9251 QDisqualified
Mathieu Turcotte 1500 m 2:23.4021 Qn/a2:18.2803Final B
2:24.558
6
Éric Bédard
Jonathan Guilmette
Charles Hamelin
François-Louis Tremblay
Mathieu Turcotte
5000 m relay n/a6:57.00416:43.707 Silver medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Alanna Kraus 500 m 45.6881 Q45.1723Did not advance9
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher 500 m 45.9291 Q44.8212 Q45.2342 Q44.759 Bronze medal icon.svg
1500 m 2:28.0014Did not advance16
Amanda Overland 1000 m 1:33.7611 Q1:33.0122 Q1:33.1023Final B
1:34.191
5
1500 m 2:27.6662 Qn/a2:22.9462 Q2:26.4955
Kalyna Roberge 500 m 45.3961 Q45.7102 Q44.9603Final B
46.605
4
Tania Vicent 1000 m 1:33.9041 Q1:35.5943 ADV1:32.6503Final B
1:34.099
4
Alanna Kraus
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher
Amanda Overland
Kalyna Roberge
Tania Vicent
3000 m relay n/a4:17.2312 Q4:17.336 Silver medal icon.svg

Key: 'ADV' indicates a skater was advanced due to being interfered with.

Skeleton

Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards won a bronze medal in Skeleton, thus becoming the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in the event. A day later, Duff Gibson became the first Canadian to win a gold medal in the event after taking the men's gold. Fellow Canadian Jeff Pain won the silver medal, and there were chances of a bronze as well; however, their teammate placed fourth.

Gibson, 39, became the oldest competitor to win an individual gold medal in Winter Olympics history, surpassing Al MacInnis as the oldest Canadian to win a gold medal. MacInnis won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics on the Canadian men's hockey team.

AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2TotalRank
Lindsay Alcock Women's 1:01.261:01.592:02.8510
Paul Boehm Men's 58.6158.451:57.064
Duff Gibson Men's 57.8058.081:55.88 Gold medal icon.svg
Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards Women's 1:00.391:01.022:01.41 Bronze medal icon.svg
Jeff Pain Men's 57.9858.161:56.14 Silver medal icon.svg

Ski jumping

AthleteEventQualifyingFirst roundFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsTotalRank
Gregory Baxter Normal hill 100.041Did not advance41
Large hill 58.524Did not advance41
Graeme Gorham Normal hill 97.542Did not advance42
Large hill 69.435 Q61.150Did not advance50
Michael Nell Normal hill 83.550Did not advance50
Large hill 48.049Did not advance49
Stefan Read Normal hill 114.521 Q105.042Did not advance42
Large hill 88.519 Q98.826 Q89.4188.230
Gregory Baxter
Graeme Gorham
Michael Nell
Stefan Read
Team 276.815Did not advance15

Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.

Snowboarding

Maëlle Ricker and Dominique Vallee competed in two of the Snowboarding disciplines, halfpipe and snowboard cross, while Jasey-Jay Anderson competed in snowboard cross and parallel giant slalom.

Halfpipe
AthleteEventQualifying run 1Qualifying run 2Final
PointsRankPointsRankRun 1Run 2Rank
Sarah Conrad Women's halfpipe 19.42033.59Did not advance15
Justin Lamoureux Men's halfpipe 10.14131.515Did not advance21
Crispin Lipscomb Men's halfpipe 19.63037.96 Q(23.4)33.511
Brad Martin Men's halfpipe 27.22134.710Did not advance16
Hugo Lemay Men's halfpipe 26.02434.112Did not advance18
Mercedes Nicoll Women's halfpipe 33.0917.521Did not advance27
Maëlle Ricker Women's halfpipe 25.91623.223Did not advance29
Dominique Vallee Women's halfpipe 31.51224.515Did not advance21

Note: In the final, the single best score from two runs is used to determine the ranking. A bracketed score indicates a run that wasn't counted.

Parallel GS
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
TimeRankOpposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Jasey-Jay Anderson Men's parallel giant slalom 1:12.7520Did not advance20
Philippe Berubé Men's parallel giant slalom 1:30.0329Did not advance29
Alexa Loo Women's parallel giant slalom 1:23.5120Did not advance20

Key: '+ Time' represents a deficit; the brackets indicate the results of each run.

Snowboard cross
AthleteEventQualifying1/8 finalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
TimeRankPositionPositionPositionPositionRank
Jasey-Jay Anderson Men's snowboard cross 1:22.2720 Q1 Q1 Q4Small final
1
5
Francois Boivin Men's snowboard cross 1:23.1730 Q2 Q3Did not advanceClassification 9–12
2
10
Dominique Maltais Women's snowboard cross 1:29.332 Qn/a1 Q2 Q3 Bronze medal icon.svg
Drew Neilson Men's snowboard cross 1:19:931 Q3Did not advance17
Maëlle Ricker Women's snowboard cross 1:27.851 Qn/a1 Q1 Q44
Erin Simmons Women's snowboard cross 1:32.7417Did not advance17
Dominique Vallee Women's snowboard cross 1:33.5719Did not advance19
Tom Velisek Men's snowboard cross 1:22.1218 Q3Did not advance23

Speed skating

Canada became the first country to set a new record at the 2006 Winter Olympics when both its men's and women's teams set an Olympic record in the qualifying round of the team pursuit.

Cindy Klassen set or tied several medal records. She became the first Canadian to win five medals in one Olympics, winning a gold (1500 m), two silver medals (team pursuit, 1000 m) and two bronze medals (3000 m, 5000 m). Her bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics gives her a total of six medals and the title of the most decorated Canadian Olympian, winter or summer. Tied at five medals for Canada are short track speed skater Marc Gagnon, track athlete Dr. Phil Edwards, and speed skater Clara Hughes, who won her fourth and fifth medal at the 2006 Olympics. In addition to the Canadian medal records, Klassen also tied Eric Heiden to win the most medals by a speed skater at a single Olympics.

Men
AthleteEventRace 1Final
TimeRankTimeRank
Arne Dankers 1500 m n/a1:48.4217
5000 m n/a6:21.265
10000 m n/a13:23.559
Steven Elm 1000 m n/a1:11.3629
1500 m n/a1:48.0912
5000 m n/a6:41.5322
Michael Ireland 500 m 35.5935.291:10.887
Vincent Labrie 500 m 36.3136.121:12.4329
Brock Miron 500 m 36.4236.121:12.5430
Denny Morrison 1000 m n/a1:10.4419
1500 m n/a1:48.0411
François-Olivier Roberge 1000 m n/a1:10.2016
Justin Warsylewicz 1500 m n/a1:49.7727
5000 m n/a6:43.7424
Jeremy Wotherspoon 500 m 35.3735.681:11.059
1000 m n/a1:09.7611
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Final
TimeRankTimeRank
Kristina Groves 1000 m n/a1:16.545
1500 m n/a1:56.74 Silver medal icon.svg
3000 m n/a4:09.038
5000 m n/a7:03.956
Clara Hughes 3000 m n/a4:09.179
5000 m n/a6:59.07 Gold medal icon.svg
Cindy Klassen 1000 m n/a1:16.09 Silver medal icon.svg
1500 m n/a1:55.27 Gold medal icon.svg
3000 m n/a4:04.37 Bronze medal icon.svg
5000 m n/a7:00.57 Bronze medal icon.svg
Krisy Myers 500 m 39.8339.601:19.4322
Christine Nesbitt 1000 m n/a1:17.5414
1500 m n/a1:59.157
Shannon Rempel 500 m 39.4239.431:18.8516
1000 m n/a1:18.3524
1500 m n/a2:02.2428
Kerry Simpson 500 m 39.6939.651:19.3421
Kim Weger 500 m 40.0139.981:19.9926
Team pursuit
AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankOpposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
From:
Arne Dankers
Steven Elm
Denny Morrison
Jason Parker
Justin Warsylewicz
Men's team pursuit 3:47.371 OR Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (8)
W3:52.01
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (4)
W3:44.91
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy (2)
L3:47.28
Silver medal icon.svg
From:
Kristina Groves
Clara Hughes
Cindy Klassen
Christine Nesbitt
Shannon Rempel
Women's team pursuit 3:06.453Flag of the United States.svg  United States (6)
W3:01.24
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (7)
W3:02.13
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (2)
L3:02.91
Silver medal icon.svg

Flag bearer

Women's ice hockey player Danielle Goyette carried the flag for Canada in the opening ceremony. Cross-country skier Beckie Scott, bobsledder Pierre Lueders, long-track speedskaters Cindy Klassen and Clara Hughes all said that they would not submit their names to carry the flag.

Scott, Klassen and Hughes all had events within two days of the opening ceremonies and believed that not participating in the opening ceremonies would give them a better chance at a finishing well in their events. Lueders turned down the chance because at the time it appeared that his bobsleigh partner, Lascelles Brown, would not be granted Canadian citizenship. Afterwards, Lueders said he would carry the flag but said that Brown would be a much better choice.

Some criticized these choices, including hockey analyst Don Cherry, who called the athletes unpatriotic and said that other athletes would have loved to have had the opportunity. Others, including past flag bearer Catriona Le May Doan spoke in favour of their decisions, saying that the opening ceremonies were a long process and took a lot of energy. She criticized Don Cherry, saying that many athletes in the past had turned down the flag-bearing opportunity at the opening ceremonies in order to focus on their competition, and that Don Cherry, having never participated in international athletic competition, does not have the right to be critical of Olympic athletes.

After winning five medals (more than any other Canadian at a Winter Games), Cindy Klassen accepted the selection as the flag bearer for the closing ceremonies.

Other participation

As the host nation of the next Winter Games, Canada's role was to promote the 2010 Winter Olympics, its host city, its host province, and the country over the duration of these Games. Canada House was a log cabin constructed with Canadian pine wood and it was one of 12 nation's houses established in Turin. The pavilion opened its doors to the public on January 23, 2006, at piazza Valdo Fusi, in the city centre and would remain open until March 20 at the conclusion of the Paralympic Winter Games. Aside from showcasing Canadian culture, the building would host meetings for companies from British Columbia and Italy who would be interested to develop business partnerships. The building would be donated to the city of Turin and would be transferred to a new city park after the Games.

During the closing ceremonies of these Games, there was a brief segment in which Canada delivered a preview of the 2010 Games. This included a choreographed program featuring Avril Lavigne, raising of the Canadian flag, and singing of O Canada by opera star Ben Heppner, himself a B.C. native. The handover of the Games was highlighted by Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan, a quadriplegic, accepting and waving the Olympic flag. Aside from the flag handed from the mayor of Turin Sergio Chiamparino, the City of Vancouver is now the custodian of the actual Olympic flag lowered at Stadio Olimpico during the closing ceremonies.

British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell, himself a Vancouver native, and Governor General Michaëlle Jean attended the Games' competitions and closing ceremonies. They also availed themselves to the news media, sharing their thoughts about British Columbia and Canada welcoming the world in 2010. The federal government was represented by the attendance of Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay at the closing ceremonies.

A number of Canadian citizens with dual citizenship have competed for other countries and served as their respective flag bearers:

In Ottawa, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a statement that the Olympic flame had begun the journey to Vancouver. [11]

Notes

Official outfitter

HBC became the official outfitter of clothing for members of the Canadian Olympic team and replacing Roots Canada. The same clothing was also sold at HBC stores in Canada. HBC had been the official outfitters for Canada's Winter teams in 1936, 1960, 1964 and 1968.

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The United States sent 56 athletes to the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy, the largest delegation of any nation. Chris Devlin-Young, a 15-year veteran of the U.S. Disabled Ski Team and four-time Paralympic medalist in alpine skiing, served as the flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. ice sledge hockey player Lonnie Hannah, a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. team at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City and the bronze medal-winning team in Turin, was the flag bearer at the closing ceremonies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics</span>

The curling competition of the 2010 Olympics was held at Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre in Vancouver. It is the fifth time that curling was on the Olympic program, after having been staged in 1924, 1998, 2002 and 2006. For the 2010 Winter Olympics the competition followed the same format that was used during the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics, with 10 teams playing a round robin tournament, from which the top four teams advance to the semi-finals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Britain at the 2010 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and sent a team of selected athletes was officially known as Team GB. The team was made up of athletes from the whole United Kingdom including Northern Ireland, whose athletes may elect to hold Irish citizenship, allowing them to represent either Great Britain or Ireland. Additionally some British overseas territories compete separately from Britain in Olympic competition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">China at the 2010 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

China participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, sending its largest delegation at a Winter Olympics with 94 athletes. China had its best ever Winter Olympics medal finish, winning five gold medals and eleven in total, finishing seventh in the medal standings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United States at the 2010 Winter Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A total of 50 U.S. competitors took part in all five sports. The American delegation included five former members of the U.S. military, including a veteran of the Iraq War and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Canada competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from February 7 to 23, 2014. Canadians competed in every discipline except Nordic combined.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The United States competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from February 7 to 23, 2014. Team USA consisted of 222 athletes competing in all 15 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Canada competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from February 9 to 25, 2018. It was the nation's 23rd appearance at the Winter Olympics, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1924. Canada competed in all sports disciplines, except Nordic combined. The chef de mission was Isabelle Charest, who was appointed in February 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The United States competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from February 9 to 25, 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canada at the 2018 Winter Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Canada competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 18 March 2018. Canada sent a team of 55 athletes to compete in all six sports. The chef de mission was retired sledge hockey player Todd Nicholson, appointed in January 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Canada competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics. The 2022 Winter Olympics were held in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. Canada has competed in all 24 editions of the Winter Olympics.

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