Canada at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Canada at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
Flag of Canada
IPC code	CAN
NPC	Canadian Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralympic.ca
in Turin
Competitors	35 in 4 sports
Flag bearers	Todd Nicholson (opening) Colette Bourgonje (closing) [1]
Medals Ranked 6th	Gold 5 Silver 3 Bronze 5 Total 13
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Canada participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy. Heading the delegation was the Chef de Mission, Marg McGregor. The country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony was Todd Nicholson, captain of the ice sledge hockey team. ^[2]

Canada entered 35 athletes in the following sports:

• Alpine skiing: 7 male, 3 female
• Ice sledge hockey: 15 male
• Nordic skiing: 3 male, 2 female
• Wheelchair curling: 3 male, 2 female

Medalists

Main article: 2006 Winter Paralympics medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Brian McKeever Guide: Robin McKeever	Cross-country skiing	Men's 5 km, visually impaired	March 12
Gold	Brian McKeever Guide: Robin McKeever	Cross-country skiing	Men's 10 km, visually impaired	March 15
Gold	Lauren Woolstencroft	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom, standing	March 16
Gold	Canada national ice sledge hockey team Jeremy Booker Bradley Bowden Billy Bridges Marc Dorion Raymond Grassi Jean Labonte Herve Lord Shawn Matheson Graeme Murray Todd Nicholson Mark Noot Paul Rosen Benoit St-Amand Dany Verner Greg Westlake	Ice sledge hockey	Ice sledge hockey	March 18
Gold	Chris Daw Gerry Austgarden Gary Cormack Sonja Gaudet Karen Blachford	Wheelchair curling	Wheelchair curling	March 18
Silver	Chris Williamson Guide: Robert Taylor	Alpine skiing	Men's downhill, visually impaired	March 12
Silver	Lauren Woolstencroft	Alpine skiing	Women's super-G, standing	March 13
Silver	Brian McKeever Guide: Robin McKeever	Cross-country skiing	Men's 20 km, visually impaired	March 19
Bronze	Kimberly Joines	Alpine skiing	Women's super-G, sitting	March 14
Bronze	Brian McKeever Guide: Robin McKeever	Biathlon	Men's 7.5 km, visually impaired	March 14
Bronze	Chris Williamson Guide: Robert Taylor	Alpine skiing	Men's super-G, visually impaired	March 14
Bronze	Colette Bourgonje	Cross-country skiing	Women's 5 km, sitting	March 15
Bronze	Colette Bourgonje	Cross-country skiing	Women's 10 km, sitting	March 18

See also

• 2006 Winter Paralympics
• Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics

References

1. "Labonté named flagbearer for Canada at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony". Canadian Paralympic Committee. March 8, 2010. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
2. "Canada's Flagbearer Named for The Paralympic Games Sledge Hockey's Todd Nicholson to Lead Canada at Opening Ceremonies". Hockey Canada. March 8, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2014.

External links

• Torino 2006 Paralympic Games (link dead)
• International Paralympic Committee
• Canadian Paralympic Committee