Medalists
Canada's total medal count of 24 was the highest ever won by the nation in any Winter Olympics, and was the second highest total for the country at any Olympic games (summer or winter), exceeded only by the 44 medals won at the 1984 Summer Olympics which were boycotted by the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries. Not only did Canada increase its total medal count from the previous Winter Games for the 7th straight time (since 1980), but the total medal count was also the "best ever" for Canada for the 5th straight time (since 1992).
Canada won at least one medal in 10 of the 15 sport disciplines competed at the games, and gold medals in 6 different disciplines; both feats were unmatched by any other nation. Canada also had the most 4th and 5th place finishes (14 and 9 respectively) of any country in these games. These results support the effectiveness of the Own the Podium - 2010 program.
Cindy Klassen bested the total Olympic medals collected in a single Games by a Canadian, with 5, and bested the total Olympic medal count of any Canadian (Winter and Summer) with 6. The previous record of 3 medals at a single Olympics was held by Gaetan Boucher for the 1984 Winter Olympics and Marc Gagnon at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Meanwhile, Clara Hughes tied the old mark of 5 career Olympic medals, held by Marc Gagnon and Phil Edwards. Sixteen of the 24 medals were won by female athletes. At age 50, Russ Howard became the oldest Canadian gold medalist in Olympic history.
Medal |
Name |
Sport |
Event |
1 Gold |
Crawford, ChandraChandra Crawford |
Cross-country skiing |
Women's sprint |
1 Gold |
Gushue, BradBrad Gushue
Jamie Korab
Russ Howard
Mark Nichols
Mike Adam |
Curling |
Men's |
1 Gold |
Heil, JenniferJennifer Heil |
Freestyle skiing |
Women's moguls |
1 Gold |
Ice hockey, WomenWomen's ice hockey team
Meghan Agosta |
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Becky Kellar |
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Colleen Sostorics |
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Gillian Apps |
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Gina Kingsbury |
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Kim St-Pierre |
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Jennifer Botterill |
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Charline Labonté |
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Vicky Sunohara |
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Cassie Campbell |
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Carla MacLeod |
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Sarah Vaillancourt |
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Gillian Ferrari |
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Caroline Ouellette |
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Katie Weatherston |
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Danielle Goyette |
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Cherie Piper |
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Hayley Wickenheiser |
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Jayna Hefford |
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Cheryl Pounder |
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Ice hockey |
Women's |
1 Gold |
Gibson, DuffDuff Gibson |
Skeleton |
Men's |
1 Gold |
Klassen, CindyCindy Klassen |
Speed skating |
Women's 1500 m |
1 Gold |
Hughes, ClaraClara Hughes |
Speed skating |
Women's 5000 m |
2 Silver |
Lueders, PierrePierre Lueders
Lascelles Brown |
Bobsleigh |
Two-man |
2 Silver |
Renner, SaraSara Renner
Beckie Scott |
Cross country skiing |
Women's team sprint |
2 Silver |
Tremblay, François-LouisFrançois-Louis Tremblay |
Short track speed skating |
Men's 500 m |
2 Silver |
Bedard, EricEric Bedard
Jonathan Guilmette
Charles Hamelin
François-Louis Tremblay
Mathieu Turcotte |
Short track speed skating |
Men's 5000 m relay |
2 Silver |
Kraus, AlannaAlanna Kraus
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher
Amanda Overland
Kalyna Roberge
Tania Vicent |
Short track speed skating |
Women's 3000 m relay |
2 Silver |
Pain, JeffJeff Pain |
Skeleton |
Men's |
2 Silver |
Dankers, ArneArne Dankers
Steven Elm,
Denny Morrison
Jason Parker
Justin Warsylewicz |
Speed skating |
Men's team pursuit |
2 Silver |
Groves, KristinaKristina Groves
Clara Hughes
Cindy Klassen
Christine Nesbitt
Shannon Rempel |
Speed skating |
Women's team pursuit |
2 Silver |
Klassen, CindyCindy Klassen |
Speed skating |
Women's 1000 m |
2 Silver |
Groves, KristinaKristina Groves |
Speed skating |
Women's 1500 m |
3 Bronze |
Kleibrink, ShannonShannon Kleibrink
Amy Nixon
Glenys Bakker
Christine Keshen
Sandra Jenkins |
Curling |
Women's |
3 Bronze |
Buttle, JeffreyJeffrey Buttle |
Figure skating |
Men's singles |
3 Bronze |
Leblanc-Boucher, AnoukAnouk Leblanc-Boucher |
Short track speed skating |
Women's 500 m |
3 Bronze |
Hollingsworth-Richards, MellisaMellisa Hollingsworth-Richards |
Skeleton |
Women's |
3 Bronze |
Maltais, DominiqueDominique Maltais |
Snowboarding |
Women's snowboard cross |
3 Bronze |
Klassen, CindyCindy Klassen |
Speed skating |
Women's 3000 m |
3 Bronze |
Klassen, CindyCindy Klassen |
Speed skating |
Women's 5000 m |
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Medals by sport |
Sport |
|
|
|
Total |
Speed skating |
2 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
Skeleton |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Cross-country skiing |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Curling |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Freestyle skiing |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Ice hockey |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Short track speed skating |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
Bobsleigh |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Figure skating |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Snowboarding |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Total |
7 |
10 |
7 |
24 |
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