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Canada took part in the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. This was one of Canada's most successful Winter Olympics ever. The country earned a total of 17 medals, with seven of them being gold, placing Canada fourth overall in the medal count. Canada has been part of every Winter Olympic Games, making this event a proud moment in its sporting history.
Medalists
Canada took part in the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. These games were very successful for Canada, as they earned 17 medals, including seven gold medals, which helped them finish fourth in the overall medal standings. It was one of Canada's best performances at the Winter Olympics up to that time.
Notable events
Canada had a great performance at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The country won double gold in ice hockey, with both the women's and men's teams winning gold medals. Marc Gagnon, a short-track speed skater, also won double gold and a bronze medal. Catriona Le May Doan won gold in the 500 m speed skating event, defending her gold medal from the 1998 Games. Jamie Salé and David Pelletier won gold in pairs figure skating after a controversy in their event. Beckie Scott became the first North American to win a medal in cross-country skiing, eventually moving up to gold after the two skiers ahead were disqualified. Clara Hughes earned a bronze medal in the 5000 m speed skating event, transitioning from cycling to speed skating. Jeremy Wotherspoon unfortunately tripped and fell in his 500 m event, and Elvis Stojko finished in 8th place 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 moved on 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. Athletes from many countries competed in four categories: men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dancing. Each category had its own set of talented skaters showing off 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 took part in the ice hockey events at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The men's and women's teams both competed in their tournaments.
The men's team played in the first round of Group C, followed by the knock-out stage including the quarter final, semi final, and gold medal game. The players who competed are listed in the table.
The women's team also had a group stage, with the top two teams moving to the semifinals. They then competed in the semi final and gold medal game, with their contestants 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 took part in snowboarding events at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Athletes competed in different snowboarding styles, including 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
The men and women from Canada competed in speed skating events 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
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