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Canada took part in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. This was one of Canada's best Winter Olympics ever. Canada won 17 medals, including seven gold medals. This put Canada fourth in the medal count. Canada has been in every Winter Olympic Games, and this was a proud moment for the country.
Medalists
Canada joined the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The games were very good for Canada. They won 17 medals, including seven gold medals. This helped them finish fourth in the medal standings. It was one of Canada’s best Winter Olympics ever.
Main article: 2002 Winter Olympics medal table
Notable events
Canada did very well at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The country won gold medals in ice hockey for both the women's and men's teams. Marc Gagnon, a short-track speed skater, won two gold medals and a bronze medal. Catriona Le May Doan won gold in the 500 m speed skating event. Jamie Salé and David Pelletier won gold in pairs figure skating. Beckie Scott won a medal in cross-country skiing. Clara Hughes earned a bronze medal in the 5000 m speed skating event. Jeremy Wotherspoon tripped and fell in his 500 m race. Elvis Stojko finished 8th in the men's figure skating event.
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Men
Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
| Dave Anderson | Downhill | n/a | 1:43.20 | 38 | ||
| Thomas Grandi | Giant slalom | 1:13.74 | 1:11.50 | n/a | 2:25.24 | 12 |
| Slalom | 51.15 | 55.08 | n/a | 1:46.23 | 16 | |
| Super-G | n/a | did not finish | ||||
| Darin McBeath | Downhill | n/a | 1:42.15 | 32 | ||
| Super-G | n/a | did not finish | ||||
| Combined | 1:41.07 | 51.78 | 56.72 | 3:29.57 | 17 | |
| Ed Podivinsky | Downhill | n/a | 1:41.69 | 24 | ||
| Super-G | n/a | did not finish | ||||
| Combined | 1:40.59 | did not finish | ||||
| Jean-Philippe Roy | Giant slalom | 1:14.34 | did not finish | |||
| Slalom | did not finish | |||||
| Combined | 1:43.31 | 46.87 | 52.50 | 3:22.68 | 8 | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
| Sara-Maude Boucher | Downhill | n/a | did not start | |||
| Super-G | n/a | did not finish | ||||
| Combined | 46.37 | 44.90 | 1:18.10 | 2:49.37 | 10 | |
| Emily Brydon | Giant slalom | 1:21.03 | 1:19.59 | n/a | 2:40.62 | 38 |
| Slalom | 58.58 | 59.61 | n/a | 1:58.19 | 27 | |
| Allison Forsyth | Giant slalom | 1:17.36 | 1:15.42 | n/a | 2:32.78 | 7 |
| Slalom | did not finish | |||||
| Anne-Marie LeFrançois | Downhill | n/a | did not finish | |||
| Super-G | n/a | did not finish | ||||
| Geneviève Simard | Super-G | n/a | 1:15.62 | 18 | ||
| Combined | 45.76 | 44.12 | 1:18.26 | 2:48.14 | 7 | |
| Melanie Turgeon | Downhill | n/a | 1:40.71 | 8 | ||
| Super-G | n/a | 1:15.76 | 20 | |||
Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Robin Clegg | Men's sprint | 27:28.3 | 2 | 43 |
| Men's pursuit | 37:04.6 | 3 | 42 | |
| Men's individual | 53:17.5 | 2 | 28 | |
Bobsleigh
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank | ||
| Pierre Lueders Giulio Zardo | Two-man | 47.67 | 47.70 | 47.65 | 47.71 | 3:10.73 | 5 |
| Yannik Morin John Sokolowski | Two-man | 48.41 | 48.50 | 48.55 | 48.70 | 3:14.16 | 24 |
| Christina Smith Paula McKenzie | Two-woman | 49.60 | 49.75 | 1:39.35 | 9 | ||
| Pierre Lueders Ken Leblanc Giulio Zardo Pascal Caron | Four-man | 47.12 | 46.97 | 47.41 | 47.67 | 3:09.17 | 9 |
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Distance
Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | ||
| Donald Farley | Men's 15 km classical | 41:26.6 | 46 |
| Men's 20 km pursuit | did not start | ||
| Men's 30 km freestyle | 1:17:43.6 | 47 | |
| Men's 50 km classical | 2:21:26.5 | 40 | |
| Amanda Fortier | Women's 10 km pursuit | 14:30.5 | 51 |
| Women's 15 km freestyle | 43:38.7 | 35 | |
| Women's 30 km classical | 1:42:08.1 | 28 | |
| Jamie Fortier | Women's 10 km classical | 31:42.1 | 47 |
| Women's 15 km freestyle | 43:54.0 | 38 | |
| Women's 30 km classical | 1:44:26.2 | 34 | |
| Sara Renner | Women's 10 km classical | 29:46.7 | 15 |
| Women's 10 km pursuit | 26:10.3 | 19 | |
| Women's 30 km classical | did not start | ||
| Beckie Scott | Women's 10 km classical | 28:49.2 | 4 |
| Women's 10 km pursuit | 25:09.9 |  | |
| Milaine Thériault | Women's 10 km classical | 30:12.6 | 25 |
| Women's 10 km pursuit | 26:29.1 | 35 | |
| Women's 30 km classical | 1:42:56.9 | 31 | |
| Sara Renner Milaine Thériault Amanda Fortier Beckie Scott | Women's 4 x 5 km relay | 50:49.6 | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Donald Farley | Men's sprint | 3:03.02 | 45 | Did not advance | 44 | ||||
| Jamie Fortier | Women's sprint | 3:23.98 | 30 | Did not advance | 30 | ||||
| Sara Renner | Women's sprint | 3:18.07 | 14 Q | 3:42.4 | 2 Q | 3:20.0 | 5 | did not advance | 9 |
| Beckie Scott | Women's sprint | 3:14.62 | 5 Q | 3:15.8 | 1 Q | 3:25.4 | 4 | Final B 3:24.9 | 5 |
| Milaine Thériault | Women's sprint | 3:24.41 | 31 | Did not advance | 31 | ||||
Curling
Main article: Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics
In the men’s curling competition, the top four teams went to the semi-finals. The same happened in the women’s competition. Both tournaments had semi-finals and medal rounds to decide the winners.
| Contestants |
| Ottewell CC, Edmonton Skip: Kevin Martin Third: Don Walchuk Second: Carter Rycroft Lead: Don Bartlett Alternate: Ken Tralnberg |
| Contestants |
| Royal City CC, New Westminster Skip: Kelley Law Third: Julie Skinner Second: Georgina Wheatcroft Lead: Diane Nelson Alternate: Cheryl Noble |
Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Figure skating was one of the events at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Skaters from many countries took part in four groups: men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dancing. Each group had talented skaters showing their skills.
| Athlete | Points | SP | FS | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emanuel Sandhu | DNS | – | DNS | – |
| Elvis Stojko | 11.5 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Athlete | Points | SP | FS | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Robinson | 11.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Athletes | Points | SP | FS | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anabelle Langlois Patrice Archetto | 18.0 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
| Jacinthe Larivière Lenny Faustino | 16.5 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
| Jamie Salé David Pelletier | n/a | 2 | n/a | |
| Athletes | Points | CD1 | CD2 | OD | FD | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-France Dubreuil Patrice Lauzon | 23.8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Shae-Lynn Bourne Victor Kraatz | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Freestyle skiing
Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Men
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | ||
| Jean-Luc Brassard | Moguls | 28.77 | 23.31 | 21 | did not advance | ||
| Scott Bellavance | 28.71 | 25.14 | 10 Q | 27.19 | 26.55 | 6 | |
| Stéphane Rochon | 28.55 | 25.57 | 7 Q | 26.97 | 19.80 | 15 | |
| Ryan Johnson | 28.39 | 25.60 | 6 Q | 28.11 | 26.55 | 7 | |
| Nicolas Fontaine | Aerials | 212.48 | 16 | did not advance | |||
| Jeff Bean | 230.28 | 9 Q | 250.97 | 4 | |||
| Andy Capicik | 239.69 | 6 Q | 243.78 | 8 | |||
| Steve Omischl | 242.30 | 4 Q | 222.04 | 11 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | ||
| Kelly Ringstad | Moguls | 39.36 | 22.40 | 15 Q | 36.94 | 22.86 | 13 |
| Tami Bradley | 37.13 | 22.55 | 11 Q | 37.99 | 18.46 | 14 | |
| Jennifer Heil | 34.87 | 23.19 | 9 Q | 34.04 | 24.84 | 4 | |
| Veronika Bauer | Aerials | 167.58 | 9 Q | 153.88 | 10 | ||
| Veronica Brenner | 168.03 | 8 Q | 190.02 |  | |||
| Deidra Dionne | 174.51 | 5 Q | 189.26 |  | |||
Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Canada joined the ice hockey events at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Both the men's and women's teams played in their tournaments.
The men's team played in the first round of Group C. They then moved to the knock-out stage, which included the quarter final, semi final, and gold medal game. The players who played are listed in the table.
The women's team also had a group stage. The top two teams went to the semifinals. They then played in the semi final and gold medal game, with their teams also listed in a table.
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 |
 Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 3 |
 Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 |
 Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 | 6 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 4 |
 Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 |
 Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
Luge
Main article: Luge at the 2002 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank | ||
| Kyle Connelly | Men's singles | 44.945 | 44.922 | 44.712 | 45.144 | 2:59.723 | 11 |
| Chris Moffat | Men's singles | 45.116 | 45.145 | 44.651 | 45.088 | 3:00.000 | 14 |
| Tyler Seitz | Men's singles | 45.051 | 45.169 | 44.756 | 45.245 | 3:00.221 | 19 |
| Regan Lauscher | Women's singles | 44.001 | 43.681 | 43.615 | 43.821 | 2:55.118 | 12 |
| Grant Albrecht Mike Moffat | Doubles | 43.645 | 43.721 | n/a | 1:27.366 | 12 | |
| Chris Moffat Eric Pothier | Doubles | 43.285 | 43.216 | n/a | 1:26.501 | 5 | |
Short track speed skating
Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Men
Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Marc Gagnon | 500 m | 43.395 | 2 Q | 42.384 | 2 Q | 41.981 | 2 Q | 41.802 | |
| 1000 m | 1:28.718 | 2 Q | disqualified | ||||||
| 1500 m | 2:20.126 | 1 Q | n/a | 2:20.050 | 2 Q | 2:18.806 | | ||
| Jonathan Guilmette | 500 m | 42.326 | 1 Q | 42.809 | 1 Q | 42.201 | 1 Q | 41.994 | |
| 1500 m | disqualified | ||||||||
| Mathieu Turcotte | 1000 m | 1:28.229 | 2 Q | 1:27.185 | 1 Q | 1:35.155 | 3 ADV | 1:30.563 | |
| Éric Bédard Marc Gagnon Jonathan Guilmette François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte | 5000 m relay | 6:45.455 | 1 Q | 6:51.579 | | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Isabelle Charest | 500 m | 44.964 | 2 Q | 45.011 | 3 ADV | 44.307 | 2 Q | 44.662 | 4 |
| Marie-Ève Drolet | 1000 m | 1:40.646 | 2 Q | 1:33.578 | 2 Q | 1:37.916 | 1 Q | 1:37.563 | 4 |
| 1500 m | 2:29.652 | 3 Q | n/a | 2:21.758 | 3 | Final B 2:31.203 | 6 | ||
| Alanna Kraus | 500 m | 45.101 | 1 Q | 44.863 | 2 Q | 44.776 | 3 | Final B 44.930 | 6 |
| 1000 m | 1:33.622 | 1 Q | 1:36.683 | 1 Q | 1:35.510 | 3 | Final B 1:35.642 | 8 | |
| 1500 m | 2:26.968 | 2 Q | n/a | 2:32.411 | 2 Q | 3:05.002 | 5 | ||
| Isabelle Charest Marie-Ève Drolet Amélie Goulet-Nadon Alanna Kraus Tania Vicent | 3000 m relay | 4:16.920 | 2 Q | 4:15.738 | | ||||
Skeleton
Main article: Skeleton at the 2002 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | ||
| Duff Gibson | Men's | 51.40 | 51.76 | 1:43.16 | 10 |
| Jeff Pain | Men's | 51.51 | 51.41 | 1:42.92 | 6 |
| Pascal Richard | Men's | 51.98 | 51.86 | 1:43.84 | 15 |
| Lindsay Alcock | Women's | 52.62 | 53.07 | 1:45.69 | 6 |
| Michelle Kelly | Women's | 53.76 | 53.56 | 1:47.32 | 10 |
Snowboarding
Main article: Snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Canada joined snowboarding events at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Athletes showed their skills in different ways, like halfpipe and parallel giant slalom.
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying run 1 | Qualifying run 2 | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | ||
| Trevor Andrew | Men's halfpipe | 10.8 | 33 | 39.4 | 11 | 30.3 | 38.6 | 9 |
| Brett Carpentier | Men's halfpipe | 29.7 | 20 | 31.6 | 22 | did not advance | 22 | |
| Mike Michalchuk | Men's halfpipe | 34.8 | 11 | 28.6 | 27 | did not advance | 27 | |
| Daniel Migneault | Men's halfpipe | 19.2 | 28 | 28.7 | 26 | did not advance | 26 | |
| Natasza Zurek | Women's halfpipe | 30.3 | 10 | 28.6 | 15 | did not advance | 15 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Jasey Jay Anderson | Men's parallel giant slalom | 39.09 | 29 | did not advance | 29 | |||
| Mark Fawcett | Men's parallel giant slalom | 37.53 | 17 | did not advance | 17 | |||
| Jerome Sylvestre | Men's parallel giant slalom | 36.86 | 6 |  Klug (USA) (11)L +0.05 (-0.26 +0.31) | did not advance | 12 | ||
| Ryan Wedding | Men's parallel giant slalom | 38.61 | 24 | did not advance | 24 | |||
Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Athletes from Canada took part in speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Pat Bouchard | 500 m | 35.54 | 20 | 35.34 | 22 | 70.88 | 20 |
| 1000 m | 1:09.21 | 20 | |||||
| Éric Brisson | 500 m | 35.86 | 24 | 35.68 | 28 | 71.54 | 24 |
| Steven Elm | 1500 m | 1:46.99 | 18 | ||||
| 5000 m | 6:34.76 | 23 | |||||
| Mike Ireland | 500 m | 34.77 | 6 | 34.83 | 9 | 69.60 | 7 |
| 1000 m | 1:08.88 | 14 | |||||
| Mark Knoll | 5000 m | 6:30.63 | 18 | ||||
| Philippe Marois | 1500 m | 1:48.13 | 28 | ||||
| Kevin Marshall | 1000 m | 1:09.26 | 20 | ||||
| 1500 m | 1:46.75 | 17 | |||||
| Dustin Molicki | 1500 m | 1:46.00 | 12 | ||||
| 5000 m | 6:26.29 | 11 | |||||
| 10000 m | 13:54.49 | 16 | |||||
| Jeremy Wotherspoon | 500 m | DNF | - | 34.63 | 1 | - | - |
| 1000 m | 1:08.82 | 13 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Susan Auch | 500 m | 38.84 | 20 | 38.76 | 19 | 77.60 | 21 |
| 1000 m | 1:17.89 | 27 | |||||
| Kristina Groves | 1500 m | 1:59.54 | 20 | ||||
| 3000 m | 4:06.44 | 8 | |||||
| 5000 m | 7:07.16 | 10 | |||||
| Clara Hughes | 3000 m | 4:06.57 | 10 | ||||
| 5000 m | 6:53.53 | | |||||
| Cindy Klassen | 1000 m | 1:15.08 | 13 | ||||
| 1500 m | 1:55.59 | 4 | |||||
| 3000 m | 3:58.97 | | |||||
| 5000 m | 6:55.89 | 4 | |||||
| Catriona Le May Doan | 500 m | 37.30 OR | 1 | 37.45 | 1 | 74.75 OR | |
| 1000 m | 1:14.72 | 9 | |||||
| Cindy Overland | 1500 m | 2:00.02 | 25 | ||||
Official outfitter
Roots Canada made special clothes for the Canadian Olympic team. You could buy these clothes in Roots stores across Canada.
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