Canada at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
| Canada at the 2018 Winter Paralympics |
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| IPC code | CAN | ||||||||
| NPC | Canadian Paralympic Committee | ||||||||
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| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9-18 March 2018 |
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| Competitors | 55 in 6 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Brian McKeever (opening) Mark Arendz (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Canada competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 18 March 2018. Canada sent a team of 55 athletes to compete in all six sports. The chef de mission is retired sledge hockey player Todd Nicholson, appointed in January 2017.
Canada finished the Games with eight gold medals and 28 overall. It was the most successful Canadian performance in terms of total medals, surpassing the 19 won at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.
Brian McKeever became Canada's most decorated Winter Paralympian after winning his 14th career medal at the Games, surpassing the previous record by Lana Spreeman, who won 13 medals between 1980 and 1994.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
On February 16, 2018, Alpine Canada announced the nominations of 12 athletes (seven men and five women) to Team Canada.
On February 16, 2018, Cross Country Canada announced the 14 athletes (ten men and four women) nominated to Team Canada. The team is expected to consist of 12 skiers and two guides including returning medallists Mark Arendz, Chris Klebl, and Brian McKeever with his guides Graham Nishikawa and Russell Kennedy. Kennedy competed in cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Cindy Ouellet was part of Team Canada at the Summer Paralympics, where she played wheelchair basketball. It will also be the first Games for Collin Cameron and Emily Young, the latter a former wrestler before doing para-Nordic skiing.
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