2019 Canada Winter Games
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| File:Reddeer2019.png XXVII Canada Games | |
| Host city | Red Deer, Alberta |
|---|---|
| Country | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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 | |
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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]
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.
- File:Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing (12) ()
- File:Archery pictogram.svg Archery (6) ()
- File:Synchronized swimming pictogram.svg Artistic swimming (3) ()
- File:Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton (6) ()
- File:Biathlon pictogram.svg Biathlon (8) ()
- File:Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing (6) ()
- File:Cross country skiing pictogram.svg Cross-country skiing (19) ()
- File:Curling pictogram.svg Curling (2) ()
- File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating (12) ()
- File:Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg Freestyle skiing (10) ()
- File:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Gymnastics ()
- Artistic gymnastics (14)
- Trampoline (5)
- File:Ice hockey pictogram.svg Hockey (2) ()
- File:Judo pictogram.svg Judo (16) ()
- File:Ice hockey pictogram.svg Ringette (1) ()
- File:Short track speed skating pictogram.svg Short track speed skating (10) ()
- File:Snowboarding pictogram.svg Snowboarding (8) ()
- File:Speed skating pictogram.svg Speed skating (12) ()
- File:Squash pictogram.svg Squash (4) ()
- File:Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis (7) ()
- File:Wheelchair basketball - Paralympic pictogram.svg Wheelchair basketball (1) ()
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Participating Provinces/Territories
All 13 of Canada's provinces and territories competed. The number of competitors each province or territory entered is in brackets.
- File:Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta (247)[5] (hosts)
- File:Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia (251)[6]
- File:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (208)[7]
- File:Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick (201)[8]
- File:Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador (157)[9]
- File:Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg Northwest Territories (93)[10]
- File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (211)[11]
- File:Flag of Nunavut.svg Nunavut (43)[12]
- File:Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario (250)[13]
- File:Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island (155)[14]
- File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec (243)
- File:Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan (215)[15]
- File:Flag of Yukon.svg 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 |
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Medal table
The following is the medal table.[17]
| Rank | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec | 65 | 41 | 40 | 146 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta | 36 | 33 | 31 | 100 |
| 3 | File:Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia | 30 | 28 | 29 | 87 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario | 18 | 43 | 44 | 105 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba | 9 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | File:Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | File:Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg Northwest Territories | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Yukon.svg Yukon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | File:Flag of Nunavut.svg 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.
References
- ↑ Ward, Rachel (16 February 2019). "Thousands of athletes, spectators flood into Red Deer for 2019 Canada Winter Games". CBC News. Toronto. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ Gilligan, Melissa (4 September 2014). "Red Deer wins bid for 2019 Canada Winter Games". Global News. Vancouver. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ "Venues". 2019 Canada Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ Rice, Kaitlynn (11 January 2019). "2019 Canada Winter Games: One month out – get Games ready". Red Deer Advocate. Red Deer. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ↑ "The 2019 Canada Winter Games Are Here!". Alberta Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ "Team Bc Ready for the 2019 Canada Winter Games". SportMedBC. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ "Team Manitoba Announces 2019 Canada Winter Games Team Roster". Sport Manitoba. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ "Final roster for the province's Canada Games teams announced". Government of New Brunswick. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ "Canada Games a breeding ground for country's best athletes". The Telegram. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. 15 February 2019. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ "2019 Canada Winter Games Team NT Announced!". www.sportnorth.com/. Sport North. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ Faulkner, James (14 February 2019). "Nova Scotia Athletes on Their Way to the 2019 Canada Games in Red Deer". iHeart Radio. iHeartRadio. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ Hinchey, Garrett (15 February 2019). "Hundreds of northern athletes descend on Red Deer, Alta., for Canada Winter Games". CBC News. Toronto. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ "2019 Team Ontario Roster Announced". www.news.ontario.ca/. Government of Ontario. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ "'This is our moment' theme for P.E.I.'s 2019 Canada Winter Games send-off". CBC News. Toronto. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ Blair, Mitchell (15 February 2019). "Saskatchewan's best amateur athletes ready to shine in Red Deer at Canada Winter Games". iHeart Radio. CKRM. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ "Team Yukon goes to Red Deer for 2019 Canada Winter Games". www.news.ontario.ca/. Government of Yukon. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ "Medal Standings". www.cg2019.gems.pro/. 2019 Canada Winter Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
External links
- Official website Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
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