Freestyle skiing at the 2011 Canada Winter Games was held at the Ski Wentworth in Cobequid Mountains, Nova Scotia. [1]
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The events will be held during the first week between February 13 and 17, 2011. [2]
Freestyle skiing at the 2011 Canada Winter Games was held at the Ski Wentworth in Cobequid Mountains, Nova Scotia. [1]
The events will be held during the first week between February 13 and 17, 2011. [2]
The following is the medal table for alpine skiing at the 2011 Canada Winter Games.
* Host nation (Nova Scotia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  British Columbia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Quebec | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 |  Alberta | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Ontario | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Nova Scotia* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moguls [3] | Simon Lemieux Quebec | 24.140 | Kerrian Chunlaud Quebec | 23.590 | Luke Ulsifer Alberta | 23.110 |
| Aerials* [4] | Max Heard British Columbia | 75.90 | Noah Morrison British Columbia | 75.21 | Evan McEachran Ontario | 74.52 |
| Halfpipe [5] | Aaron MacKay Alberta | 38.400 | Max Heard British Columbia | 38.000 | Austin Hunter Alberta Hunter Visser British Columbia Hugo Blanchette Quebec | 37.100 |
| Dual moguls [6] | Simon Lemieux Quebec | Zac Hoffman Ontario | Hugo Blanchette Quebec | |||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moguls [7] | Andi Naude British Columbia | 24.420 | Katrine Bazinet Quebec | 23.140 | Julie Bureau Quebec | 23.090 |
| Aerials* [8] | Cassie Sharpe British Columbia | 56.60 | Jillian Gordon Ontario | 56.30 | Yuki Tsubota British Columbia | 56.01 |
| Halfpipe [9] | Meagan Fiselier Alberta | 35.300 | Dara Elizabeth Howell Ontario | 35.000 | Jillian Gordon Ontario | 31.200 |
| Dual moguls [10] | Andi Naude British Columbia | Myriam Leclerc Quebec | Katrine Bazinet Quebec | |||
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