Daily Recap: Canada’s results at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Posted February 5, 2022 10:20 pm.
Last Updated February 20, 2022 6:37 pm.
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Olympic Day 16: Sunday, February 20
Canada closed out the final day of competition by winning bronze in the men’s four-man bobsled event. It was Canada’s 26th medal of these Games, tying for the second-most total ever won at a Winter Olympics and is just three off its record total from four years ago. Canada finished with the fourth most total number of medals in Beijing.
ALPINE SKIING
- Mixed Team Parallel – Canada (Erin Mielzynski, Erik Read, Cassidy Gray, Trevo Philp) and Slovenia tied 2-2 in 1/8 round; Slovenia advanced on time
BOBSLEIGH
- Four-Man – Justin Kripps, Ryan Sommer, Cam Stones, Benjamin Coakwell won bronze medal; Christopher Spring, Cody Sorensen, Samuel Giguere, Mike Evelyn finished ninth; Taylor Austin, Daniel Sunderland, Chris Patrician, Jay Dearborn placed 23rd
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
- Women’s 30km Mass Start Free – Cendrine Browne finished 16th; Katherine Stewart-Jones finished 30th; Dahria Beatty finished 39th; Laura Leclair finished 51st;
Olympic Day 15: Saturday, February 19
Ivanie Blondin picked up the silver medal the women’s mass start speedskating event, her second medal of these Olympics and Canada’s 25th of the Games. Blondin, a two-time world champion in the event, duelled with Irene Schouten on the last of 16 laps with the Dutchwoman narrowly edging her by 6/100ths of a second at the line. Noah Bowman just missed picking up a bronze medal in the men’s freestyle ski halfpipe by just two points, finishing fourth.
BOBSLEIGH
- Women’s Two-Man – Christine de Bruin / Kristen Bujnowski finished fifth; Cynthia Appiah / Dawn Richardson-Wilson finished eighth; Melissa Lotholz / Sara Villani fnished 12th
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
- Men’s 50km Mass Start Free – Olivier Leveille, Sherbrooke, Que., finished 27th; Remi Drolet,Rossland, B.C., finished 35th;
FIGURE SKATING
- Pairs Free Skate – Michael Marinaro / Kirsten Moore-Towers finished 10th; Eric Radford / Vanessa James finished 12th
FREESTYLE SKIING
- Men’s Freeski Halfpipe – Noah Bowman, Calgary, finished fourth; Brendan Mackay, Calgary, finished ninth; Simon d’Artois, Whistler, B.C., finished 10th
SPEED SKATING (LONG TRACK)
- Men’s Mass Start – Jordan Belchos, Toronto, finished 13th; Antoine Gelinas-Beaulieu finished 15th
- Women’s Mass Start – Ivanie Blondin, Ottawa, won the silver medal; Valerie Maltais finished 6th;
Olympic Day 14: Friday, February 18
Canada took two spots on the podium in the Women’s Skiing Halfpipe final with Cassie Sharpe coming home with silver and Rachael Karker captured the bronze medal. Speedskater Laurent Dubreuil added to Canada’s medal total as well today, winning silver in the Men’s 1000m and Canada’s Men’s Curling team beat the U.S. 8-5 for the bronze medal.
BIATHLON
- Men’s 15km Mass Start:Christian Gow finished 13th, Jules Burnotte finished 18th and Scott Gow finished 25th.
BOBSLEIGH
- 2-Woman: Christine de Bruin and Kristen Bujnowski finished 4th, Cynthia Appiah and Dawn Richardson Wilson finished 8th and Melissa Lotholz and Sara Villani finished 16th after the second run.
CURLING
- Men’s: Canada beat the U.S. 8-5 in the bronze medal game.
FIGURE SKATING
- Pairs: Vanessa James and Eric Radford finished 12th while Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro finished 13th.
FREESTYLE SKIING
- Women’s halfpipe: Cassie Sharpe won silver and Rachel Karker took home bronze.
- Men’s Ski Cross: Brady Leman finished 6th
SPEED SKATING
- Men’s 1000m: Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu, Connor Howe, Laurent Dubreuil won the silver medal
Olympic Day 13: Thursday, February 17
A golden day for Canada’s Women’s Hockey as they beat the U.S. 3-2 in the gold medal final and “Big Air Mar” Marielle Thompson captured silver in the Ski Cross race after returning from a knee injury. Jennifer Jones has been knocked out of the Women’s Curling round robin and will not play for a medal while the men will play for bronze after losing to Sweden in the semifinal.
CURLING
- Men (round robin) – Canada lost 4-3 to Sweden in the semifinal, will play for the bronze
- Women (round robin) – Canada won 10-4 against Denmark, but did not advance past the round robin.
HOCKEY
- Women (gold medal) – Canada beat the U.S. 3-2 to win gold.
FIGURE SKATING
- Women’s Singles (free program) – Madeline Schizas of Oakville, Ont. finished 19th.
FREESTYLE SKIING
- Women’s Halfpipe Rachael Karker, Cassie Sharpe, Amy Fraser; Men’s Halfpipe – Brendan Mackay, Noah Bowman,
and Simon d’Artois qualified in 5th, 6th, and 8th respectively. - Women’s Ski Cross – Marielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C. won the silver medal, Brittany Phelan, Courtney Hoffos, and Hannah Schmidt came 5th, 6th and 7th, respectively.
SPEED SKATING
- Women’s 1000m (final) – Alexa Scott of St. Andrews, Man. finished 12th and Maddison Pearman of Ponoka, Alta. finished 26th.
Olympic Day 12: Wednesday, February 16
Canada picked up their gold medal with the men’s short-track speedskating 5,000-metre relay team as Charles Hamelin tied the record for most gold medals won by a Canadian.
ALPING SKIING
- Men’s Slalom – Erik Read of Calgary finished in 24th spot in the final
BIATHLON
- Women’s 4 x 6km Relay – Canada came in 10th place in the final
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
- Men’s Team Sprint Classic Style – Team of Antoine Cyr of Gatineau, Que., and Graham Ritchie of Parry Sound, Ont., came in fifth place in the final
CURLING
- Women – Canada lost to China 11-9 in round robin action.
HOCKEY
- Men – Canada loses to Sweden 2-0, eliminated from men’s tournament
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING
- Men’s 5000m Relay (final) – Team of Charles Hamelin of Levis, Que., Steven Dubois of Laval, Que., Pascal Dion of Montreal, Jordan Pierre-Gilles of Sherbrooke, Que., and reserve Maxime Laoun of Montreal won gold
- Women’s 1500m – Courtney Lee Sarault of Moncton, and Kim Boutin of Sherbrooke, Que., failed to qualify for the final
Olympic Day 11: Tuesday, February 15
A golden day for Canada as Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann of Ottawa, and Valérie Maltais of Saguenay, Que., skated to victory in the Women’s Team Pursuit. and Snowboarder Max Parrot picked up his second medal with a bronze in the Big Air competition.
ALPINE SKIING
- Women’s Downhill – Marie-Michèle Gagnon of Lac-Etchemi, Que., finished eighth in the final, Roni Remme of Collingwood, Ont., came in 24th
BIATHLON
- Men’s 4 x 7.5km Relay – Canada came in 6th place in the final
BOBSLEIGH
- 2-Man – Chris Spring and Mike Evelyn finished in 7th, Justin Kripps and Cameron Stones finished in 10th, and Taylor Austin and Daniel Sunderland finished in 20th
CURLING
- Men – Canada loses to ROC 7-6 in round robin action
FIGURE SKATING
- Women’s Singles – Madeline Schizas of Oakville, Ont., placed 19th in the short program
HOCKEY
- Men (qualification match for quarter-final) – Canada beats China 7-2 to advance to the quarter-final
SNOWBOARD
- Men’s Big Air – Max Parrot of Cowansville, Quen., won bronze, while Mark McMorris of Regina and Darcy Sharpe of Calgary came in 10th and 12th, respectively, in the final
- Women’s Big Air – Jasmine Baird of Mississauga, Ont., came in seventh place, while Laurie Blouin of Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Que., finished in eighth spot
SPEED SKATING
- Women’s Team Pursuit – Canadian team of Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann of Ottawa, and Valérie Maltais of Saguenay, Que., win gold
- Men’s Team Pursuit – Canadian team finished in fifth place in the final
Olympic Day 10: Monday, February 14
In the inaugural monobob event, Christine de Bruin captured the bronze and following their dominant performance in the semis and quarterfinals, the Canadian Women’s Hockey team is off to the gold medal final, they’ll take on the winner of the U.S.-Finland semifinal on Wednesday.
BOBSLEIGH
- Women’s Monobob – Christine de Bruin of Stony Plain, Alta., won bronze in the inaugural Olympic monobob event, Cynthia Appiah of Toronto finished in eighth place
- 2-Man Bobsleigh-Justin Kripps and Cameron Stones sit in 10th, Chris Spring and Mike Evelyn sit in 8th and Taylor Austin and Daniel Sunderland are in 20th after two runs
CURLING
- Women – Canada beats Great Britain 6-3 in round robin play
- Men – Canada edged Italy 7-3 in round robin action
FREESTYLE SKIING
- Women’s Aerials – Marion Thenault of Sherbrooke, Que., came in seventh in the final
FIGURE SKATING
- Pairs – Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier finished 7th, Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sørensen finished 9th and Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha finished 13th in the free dance final
HOCKEY
- Women – Canada beat Switzerland 10-3 in the semifinal to advance to the gold medal final
Olympic Day 9: Sunday, February 13
Canada’s Steven Dubois captured bronze in the men’s 500-metre short-track speedskating – his second medal of the Games winning silver in the 1,500-metre event. He is Canada’s fourth double medallist at Beijing 2022 (Isabelle Weidemann, Eliot Grondin and Meryeta O’Dine). Canada’s women’s 3,000-metre relay team just missed adding to the medal total, finishing fourth.
ALPINE SKIING
- Men’s Giant Slalom – Erik Read finished 13th; Trevor Philp finished 24th;
BIATHLON
- Women’s 10km Pursuit – Emma Lunder finished 54th;
- Men’s 12.5km Pursuit – Scott Gow finished 20th; Jules Burnotte finished 28th; Adam Runnalls finished 30th; Christian Gow finished 36th
BOBSLEIGH
- Women’s Monobob – Christine de Bruin sits 2nd after two runs; Cynthia Appiah sits 10th after two runs
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
- Men’s 4x10km Relay – Canada (Graham Ritchie, Antoine Cyr, Olivier Leveille, Remi Drolet) finished 11th
CURLING
- Women – Canada lost to Switzerland 8-4
- Men – Canada defeated the United States 10-5
HOCKEY
- Men – Canada defeated China 5-0 to finish the round-robin with a 2-1 record, advances to qualification round
SPEED SKATING (SHORT TRACK)
- Women’s 3,000m Relay – Canada (Courtney Sarault, Florence Brunelle, Kim Boutin, Alyson Charles) finished fourth
- Men’s 500m – Steven Dubois won the bronze medal; Jordan Pierre-Gilles failed to advance in quarterfinal
SPEED SKATING (LONG TRACK)
- Men’s Team Pursuit – Canada (Jordan Belchos, Ted-Jan Bloemen, Connor Howe) finished fifth in quarterfinal, advance to the C final
- Women’s 500m – Marsha Hudey finished 21st, Brooklyn McDougall finished 22nd, Heather McLean finished 27th
Olympic Day 8: Saturday, February 12
Canada’s Eliot Grondin and Meryeta O’Dine picked up their second medals of these Winter Games, taking bronze for Canada in the debut of mixed team snowboard cross while Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil just missed picking up a medal in men’s 500 metres speed skating by three hundredths of a second.
ALPINE SKIING
- Women’s Donwhill – Marie-Michele Gagnon finished 16th in training run; Roni Remme finished 45th in training
BIATHLON
- Men’s 10km Sprint – Christian Gow, Calgary placed 12th; Jules Burnotte of Sherbrooke, Que., finished 29th; Scott Gow, Calgary finished 34th; Adam Runnalls, Calgary finished 35th
BOBSLEIGH
- Women’s Monobob – Cynthia Appiah sits third after sixth heat; Christine de Bruin sits fourth after sixth heat
- Two-Man – Justin Kripps sits second after sixth heat; Christopher Spring sits 12th after sixth heat; Taylor Austin sits 15th after sixth heat;
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
- Women’s 4x5km Relay – Canada (Katherine Stewart-Jones, Chelsea, Que.; Dahria Beatty, Whitehorse, Yukon; Cendrine Browne, Saint-Jerome, Que.; and Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt, Morin Heights, Que.) finished ninth
CURLING
- Women – Canada lost 7-6 to Sweden in round-robin play
- Men – Canada lost 7-4 to Sweden in round-robin play
FIGURE SKATING
- Ice Dance – Piper Gilles, Toronto, and Paul Poirier of Unionville, Ont., sixth in Rhythm Dance, advance to final; Laurence Fournier Beaudry, Greenfield Park, Que., and Nikolaj Sorensen, Montreal eighth in Rhythm Dance, advance to final; Marjorie Lajoie, Boucherville, Que., and Zachary Lagha, St-Hubert, Que., 13th in Rhythm Dance, advance to final;
HOCKEY
- Men – Canada lost 4-2 to United States in round-robin play
SKELETON
- Women – Mirela Rahneva, Ottawa, finished fifth; Jane Channell of North Vancouver, B.C., finished 17th
SKI JUMPING
- Men Individual (large hill) – Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes, Calgary, placed 33rd, did not advance to final; Matthew Soukup, Calgary, placed 49th, did not advance to final
SNOWBOARD
- Mixed Team Cross – Eliot Grondin, Sainte-Marie, Que., and Meryeta O’Dine of Prince George, B.C. captured the bronze medal; Liam Moffatt, Truro, N.S., and Tess Critchlow, Big White, B.C., finished third in quarterfinal heat, did not advance
SPEED SKATING (LONG TRACK)
- Women’s Team Pursuit – Canada (Ivanie Blondin, Ottawa; Valerie Maltais, Saguenay, Que., and Isabelle Weidemann, Ottawa) won quarterfinal heat, advance to semifinal
- Men’s 500m – Laurent Dubreuil, Levis, Que., finished fourth; Gilmore Junio, Calgary, finished 21st; Antoine Gelinas-Beaulieu, Sherbrooke, Que., finished 29th
Olympic Day 7: Friday, February 11
No medals for Canada on Day 7 of the Olympic Games. Sarah Fillier and Brianne Jenner each scored a hat trick – which leaves them tied for the tournament goal-scoring lead with eight goals each – and Emerance Maschmeyer made 11 saves as Canada crushed Sweden 11-0 in the quarterfinal of the Women’s Hockey tournament to advance to the semifinal.
ALPINE SKIING
- Women’s Super G – Marie-Michèle Gagnon of Lac-Etchemin, Que., finished 14th; Roni Remme of Collingwood, Ont., was 24th
BIATHLON
- Women’s 7.5km Sprint – Emma Lunder of North Vancouver finished in 32nd spot in the final, Megan Bankes of Calgary was 77th, while Sarah Beaudry of Prince George, B.C., and Emily Dickson of Burns Lake, B.C., came in 80th and 81st place, respectively.
CURLING
- Women – Canada lost to Japan 8-5 in round robin play
- Men – Canada lost to Switzerland 5-3 in round robin action
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
- Men’s 15km Classic Style – Olivier Léveillé of Sherbrooke, Que., was 29th in the final, Rémi Drolet of Trail, B.C., came in in 33rd place, while Antoine Cyr of Gatineau, Que., was 37th
HOCKEY
- Women – Canada beats Sweden in the quarter-final 11-0, advances to semi-final
SKELETON
- Men’s Individual – Blake Enzie, Calgary, finished 20th
- Women’s individual – Mirela Rahneva, Ottawa, sits ninth overall after two runs; Jane Channell of North Vancouver, B.C., stands 17th overall after two runs
SKI JUMPING
- Men’s individual (large hill) – Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes, Calgary, placed 18th in qualification; Matthew Soukup, Calgary, is 47th
SPEED SKATING (LONG TRACK)
- Men’s 10000m – Graeme Fish of Moose Jaw, Sask., came in sixth place in the final, while Ted-Jan Bloemen of Calgary came in eighth place
SPEED SKATING (SHORT TRACK)
- Women’s 1,000 – Courtney Sarault of Moncton, N.B., finished second in quarterfinal, did not advance to semifinal; Alyson Charles, Montreal was fifth in quarterfinal, did not advanced to the semifinal
- Men’s 500 – Steven Dubois, Terrebonne, Que., first in his heat, advanced to quarterfinal; Jordan Pierre-Gilles, Sherbrooke, Que., was second in his heat, advanced to the quarterfinals; Maxime Laoun, Montreal, fourth in his head, did not advance
- Men’s 5,000 relay – Team of Charles Hamelin, Sainte-Julie, Que.; Maxime Laoun, Montreal; Steven Dubois, Terrebonne, Que.; and Pascal Dion, Montreal won semifinal race, advances final.
Olympic Day 6: Thursday, February 10
The most successful day for Canada so far had athletes capture four medals, two silver and two bronze. Isabelle Wideman won silver in the Women’s 5000m in Speed Skating, Eliot Grondin brought home silver in the Men’s Snowboard Cross while James Crawford captured the bronze medal in Men’s Alpine Combined and the Mixed Aerials Team won bronze in the newly added Olympic event.
ALPINE SKIING
- Men’s Alpine Combined (Slalom) – James Crawford of Toronto won a bronze medal, Broderick Thompson of Whistler, B.C., and Brodie Seger of North Vancouver, B.C., came in 8th and 9th place, respectively; Trevor Philp, Calgary, was 19th in the downhill portion but did not complete the slalom to rank tied for 17th.
CURLING
- Men – Canada edged Norway 6-5
- Women – Canada defeated Republic of Korea 12-7
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
- Women’s 10km Classic Style – Dahria Beatty of Whitehorse was 18th in the final, Katherine Stewart-Jones of Ottawa was 36th, Cendrine Browne of Barrie was in 48th spot, and Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt of Morin-Heights, Que., was 61st
FIGURE SKATING
- Men’s Singles (free program) – Keegan Messing finished 11th overall
FREESTYLE SKIING
- Mixed Aerials Team – Marion Thenault of Sherbrooke, Que., Miha Fontaine of Lac-Beauport, Que., and Lewis Irving of Quebec City captured bronze
- Men’s Big Air – Evan McEachran, Oakville, Ont., finished ninth overall
HOCKEY
- Men’s: Canada beats Germany 5-1
LUGE
- Team Relay Final: Canada finishes 6th
- Men’s doubles: Justin Snith, Calgary, and Tristan Walker, Cochrane, Alta., are seventh after the opening two runs
SKELETON
- Men’s individual: Blake Enzie, Calgary, is ranked 19th after two runs.
SPEED SKATING (LONG TRACK)
- Women’s 5000m – Isabelle Weidemann of Ottawa won a silver medal
SNOWBOARD
- Men’s Snowboard Cross – Eliot Grondin of Sainte-Marie, Que., won a silver medal in the final; Liam Moffatt, Truro, N.S., placed third round of 1/8, did not advance; Kevin Hill, Vernon, B.C., was fourth in his heat did not advance.
- Women’s half pipe – Elizabeth Hosking of Longueuil, Que., was sixth in the final; Brooke D’Hondt, Calgary, was 10th
Olympic Day 5: Wednesday, February 9
A two medal day for Canada on Day 5 of the Beijing Olympics with Steven Dubois picking up the silver medal in Short Track Speed Skating Men’s 1500m and Meryeta O’Dine winning the bronze in the Women’s Snowboard Cross. Tonight, Canadians will see Keegan Messing fight for a medal in the Men’s Figure Skating final and Brooke D’Hondt and Elizabeth Hosking try to bring home some hardware from the Snowboard Half-pipe.
ALPINE SKIING
- Women’s Slalom – Erin Mielzynski, Brampton, Ont., placed 16th overall with a time of 1:47.52; Laurence St-Germain, Saint-Ferreol-les-Neiges, Que., was 17th (1:47.57); Ali Nullmeyer, Toronto, 21st (1:47.96); Amelia Smart, Invermere, B.C., 27th
CURLING
- Men’s: Canada doubled up on Denmark, beating them 10-5 in round robin play.
FREESTYLE SKIING
- Men’s Big Air: Evan McEachran, Oakville, Ont., finished ninth overall
LUGE
- Men’s doubles: Justin Snith, Calgary, and Tristan Walker, Cochrane, Alta., finished seventh overall
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING
- Men’s 1500m – Steven Dubois, of Laval, Que., won a silver medal; Pascal Dion, Montreal, was seventh in his semifinal, did not advance to final; Charles Hamelin, Sainte-Julie, Que., was disqualified in the semifinals after incurring a penalty.
- Women’s 1000m – Kim Boutin, of Sherbrooke, Que., was eliminated after falling in the heats; Courtney Sarault, of Moncton, won her qualifying heat, advanced to quarterfinal; Alyson Charles, of Montreal, was advanced to the quarterfinal after a penalty was applied to another athlete.
SNOWBOARD
- Women’s Snowboard Cross – Meryeta O’Dine, of Prince George, B.C. won a bronze medal; Tess Critchlow of Big White, B.C., placed sixth overall, second in small final
- Women’s Halfpipe – Elizabeth Hosking, of Longueuil, Que., came in ninth place in qualifying; Brooke D’Hondt, of Calgary, was 10th in qualifying; Both are heading to the final.
- Men’s Halfpipe – Liam Gill, Calgary, finished 23rd in qualifying; did not advance to the finals.
Olympic Day 4: Tuesday, February 8
No medals for the Canadians on Day 4 of the Beijing Olympics, but the Canadian women’s hockey team had a decisive win over the U.S. in round robin play. They both have advanced to the quarter-finals this week.
ALPINE SKIING
- Men’s Super G – James Crawford, of Toronto, finished in sixth place in the final
BIATHLON
- Men’s 20km Individual – Scott Gow, of Calgary, finished fifth in the final, tying a Canadian record for best Olympic finish by a male Canadian biathlete. His brother, Christian Gow, came in 24th. Adam Runnalls, of Calgary, came in 33rd and Jules Burnotte of Sherbrooke, Que., placed 36th.
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
- Women’s Sprint Freestyle – Dahria Beatty of Whitehorse came in fifth in the quarter-final
FIGURE SKATING
- Men’s Singles – Keegan Messing, of Girdwood, Alaska, came in ninth in the short program and qualifies for a free skate
FREESTYLE SKIING
- Women’s Big Air – Megan Oldham, from Parry Sound, Ont., finished fourth in the final, while Olivia Asselin, of Quebec City, came in eighth
HOCKEY
- Women’s hockey – Canada wins 4-2 over U.S. in first-round action, both teams advance to the quarterfinals later this week
SPEED SKATING
- Men’s 1500m – Connor Howe of Alberta finished in fifth spot in the final, while Tyson Langelaar of Winnipeg and Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu of Sherbrooke, Que., came in 22nd and 23rd, respectively.
Olympic Day 3: Monday, February 7
A growing medal count for Canada as snowboarder Max Parrot captured the country’s first gold medal at Beijing 2022. History was also made with Canada winning its first medal in ski jumping, which had its Olympic debut at Beijing. Short-track speedskater Kim Boutin won a bronze medal in the women’s 500 metres. In hockey, after a lengthy delay because of late COVID-19 test results, the Canadian women’s team beat the Russians 6-1 in round robin play.
ALPING SKIING
- Men’s Downhill – James Crawford of Toronto came in fourth in the final, Brodie Seger of Vancouver finished in 22nd spot
BIATHLON
- Women’s 15km Individual – Megan Bankes of Calgary came in 33rd in the final; Emma Lunder of Vancouver finished in 67th spot; Emily Dickson of Burns Lake, B.C., in 70th spot; and Sarah Beaudry of Prince George, B.C., in 80th place
HOCKEY
- Women’s hockey – Canada wins 6-1 over Russia in round robin
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING
- Women’s 500m – Kim Boutin of Sherbrooke, Que., won bronze in the final
SKI JUMPING
- Mixed Team (normal hill) – Canada captures its first ski jumping medal in Olympic history, taking bronze in the final
SNOWBOARD
- Men’s Slopestyle – Max Parrot of Bromont, Que., won gold in the final; Mark McMorris of Regina won bronze; Sébastien Toutant of L’Assomption, Que., came in ninth place
SPEED SKATING
- Women’s 1500m – Ivanie Blondin of Ottawa finished in 13th place in the final, Maddison Pearman of Alberta finished in 24th spot
Olympic Day 2: Sunday, February 6
Two of Canada’s medal hopefuls at the Beijing Olympics finished off the podium Sunday while it was a fabulous Olympic debut for 18-year-old Madeline Schizas. Quebec City snowboarder Laurie Blouin couldn’t crack the top three of a highly competitive field in the women’s slopestyle event while Calgary speedskater Ted-Jan Bloemen looked like he was going to press for a medal in the 5,000 metres, but instead faded fast over the second half of his race and finished well back in 10th. Both Blouin and Bloemen were sliver medallists in the same events at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. Schizas rescued Canada’s slim chances in the figure skating team event, finishing third in the women’s short program.
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
- Men’s 30km Skiathon – Olivier Leveille of Sherbrooke, Que., finished 31st; Antoine Cyr, Gatineau, Que., finished 42nd; Remi Drolet, Rossland, B.C., finished 57th, one lap down
CURLING
- Mixed doubles – Canada defeated the Czech Republic 7-5 and lost to Australia 10-8 to sit at 5-3, tied for second with one game remaining. Canada needs a win over Italy to advance to the semifinals
FIGURE SKATING
- Mixed team event – Madeline Schizas of Oakville, Ont., placed third in women’s short program; Roman Sadovsky of Toronto, placed fifth in men’s free skate; Canada has advanced to the final
FREESTYLE SKIING
- Women’s moguls – Chloe Dufour-Lapointe of Montreal, finished ninth in final; Sofiane Gagnon, Whistler, B.C., was 12th after failing to finish in the final; Justine Dufour-Lapointe of Montreal, did not finish first run
LUGE
- Men’s singles – Reid Watts, Whistler, B.C., finished 17th with a combined time of 3:53.293 seconds
SKI JUMPING
- Men’s individual (normal hill) – Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes of Calgary, finished 16th in final; Matthew Soukup of Calgary, finished 45th in final
SNOWBOARDING
- Men’s slopestyle – Mark McMorris of Regina finished second in qualifying, advanced to final; Sébastien Toutant of L’Assomption, Que., finished eighth in qualifying, advanced to final; Max Parrot of Bromont, Que., finished 10th in qualifying, advanced to final; Darcy Sharpe of Comox, B.C., finished 23 in qualifying, did not advance.
- Women’s slopestyle – Laurie Blouin of Quebec City, was fourth in the finals
SPEED SKATING (LONG TRACK)
- Men’s 5000m – Ted-Jan Bloemen of Calgary, finished 10th
Olympic Day 1: Saturday, February 5
Canada made its mark on the medal table early at the Beijing Olympics, as speedskater Isabelle Weidemann raced to bronze in the women’s 3,000 metres while reigning Olympic champion Mikael Kingsbury snagged silver in the men’s moguls. It was Canada’s first long-track speedskating medal since the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Canada was denied a medal chance in the mixed short-track speedskating relay when it was disqualified following a collision on lap 10.
BIATHLON
- Mixed 4×6 kilometre relay – Canada (Sarah Beaudry, Prince George, B.C.; Emma Lunder, Vernon, B.C.; Christian Gow, Calgary; and Scott Gow, Calgary) finished 14th overall in a time of 1:11:12.4 seconds
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
- Women’s 2×7 kilometre skiathlon – Cendrine Browne of Saint-Jerome, Que., finished 20th (48:03.1); Katherine Stewart-Jones, Chelsea, Que., was 23rd (48:17.3); Dahria Beatty, Whitehorse, 28th (48:52.0); and Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt, Morin Heights, Que., 44th (50:03.7).
CURLING
- Mixed doubles – Canada lost 6-2 to Sweden and won 7-2 over the U.S. to currently stand in a third-place tie with Britain (4-2)
FREESTYLE SKIING
- Men’s moguls – Mikael Kingsbury, Deux-Montagnes, Que., won the silver medal with a score of 82.18.
HOCKEY
- Women – Canada defeated Finland 11-1 to improve to 2-0
LUGE
- Men’s singles – Reid Watts, Whistler, B.C., stands 17th overall following the opening two runs with a combined time of one minute, 57.120 seconds.
SKI JUMPING
- Women’s individual (normal hill) – Abigail Strate, Calgary, finished 23rd; Alexandria Loutitt, Calgary, did not advance following a disqualification on the first jump.
- Men’s individual (normal hill) – Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes, Calgary, was 17th in qualifying; Matthew Soukup, Calgary, was 47th in qualifying; both move on to the next round.
SNOWBOARDING
- Women’s slopestyle – Laurie Blouin, Quebec City, ranked seventh in qualifying, advances to finals; Jasmine Baird, Georgetown, Ont., was 15th in qualifying, did not advance; Brooke Voigt, Fort McMurray, Alta., was 22nd in qualifying, did not advance
SPEED SKATING (LONG TRACK)
- Women’s 3,000 – Isabelle Weidemann, Ottawa, won the bronze medal; Valerie Maltais, Saguenay, Que., finished 12th; Ivanie Blondin, Ottawa, finished 14th
SPEED SKATING (SHORT TRACK)
- Women’s 500 – Kim Boutin, Sherbrooke, Que., won her qualifying heat, advanced to quarterfinals; Alyson Charles, Montreal finished second in her heat, advanced to quarterfinals; Florence Brunelle, Trois-Rivieres, Que. (43.477), finished second her heat, advanced to quarterfinals
- Mixed 2,000 relay – Canada (Florence Brunelle, Trois-Rivieres, Que.; Kim Boutin, Sherbrooke, Que.; Steven Dubois, Terrebonne, Que.; and Jordan Pierre-Gilles, Sherbrooke, Que.) were disqualified in the final for a pushing-from-behind infraction.
- Men’s 1,000 – Jordan Pierre-Gilles of Sherbrooke, Que. finished second in his heat, advanced to quarterfinals; Pascal Dion, Montreal (1:24.771), placed second his heat, advanced to quarterfinals
Olympic Day 0: Friday, February 4
Flag-bearers Marie-Philip Poulin of Beauceville, Que. (hockey), and Charles Hamelin, Sainte-Julie, Que. (short-track speed skating), led approximately 90 of the 215 Canadian-strong contingent into the Olympic stadium as part of the opening ceremonies of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
CURLING
- Mixed Doubles – Canada improved their record to 3-1 with a 7-5 victory over Switzerland and an 8-6 decision over China.
FIGURE SKATING
- Mixed team event – Roman Sadovsky of Vaughan, Ont., placed eighth in his short program with 71.06 points; Piper Gilles, Toronto, and Paul Poirier, Unionville, Ont., were fourth in the rhythm dance (82.72); Kirsten Moore-Towers, St. Catharines, Ont., and Michael Marinaro, Sarnia, Ont., were fifth with their short program (67.34); After three disciplines, Canada is ranked sixth overall in qualifying and needs Madeline Schizas of Oakville, Ont., to elevate them on Sunday into the top five positions in order to defend the gold-medal won in South Korea.