Canadian wheelchair curlers qualify for playoffs at Paralympics
Canada’s wheelchair curling team knew that defending a gold medal for the third time wasn’t going to be easy; nor was it going to be quick.
The team constantly referred to the 11-game round robin as a marathon, and they were going to take it one mile at a time.
With a 6-2 win over Germany, the Paralympians must feel that they’ve passed a major milestone by officially qualifying for the medal round.
Canada to play for gold medal in Para ice hockey
Canada’s Para Hockey Team is off to the gold-medal game after its fourth consecutive shutout of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, a 7-0 semifinal victory over Korea at the Gangneung Hockey Centre Thursday afternoon.
PyeongChang 2018: Looking ahead at Canadian Paralympic Team action on Day 6
- Canada faces host South Korea in Para ice hockey semifinals
- Wheelchair curling team aims for semifinal berth as round-robin play concludes
PyeongChang, March 14, 2018 – The Canadian Paralympic Team will be focused on the indoor sports at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games on Thursday, with Para ice hockey and wheelchair curling reaching critical days in Gangneung.
Canada earns six podium finishes in a medal bonanza
- Brian McKeever wins 12th Paralympic gold medal
- Mark Arendz and Mollie Jepsen each win their third medals of these Games
-Three more bronze medals won in Para nordic and Para alpine skiing
- Canada matches Sochi medal count with 16
Canadian curlers now 7-2 with one day to go in round-robin
58 year-old Jamie Anseeuw has spent every game this week watching from the bench, while his teammates battled it out on the Paralympic ice.
He’d take times, watch rocks, and take notes on every shot as part of his role as alternate; and he has to be ready to play with a moment’s notice if a player goes down with illness or injury.
Since entire tournaments can go by without that happening, it’s standard practice to get your alternate into the game if the scoreboard becomes lopsided one way or the other.
Triple bronze medal haul for Marcoux, Guimond, Jepsen
PYEONGCHANG, KOR (March 14, 2018) — On the fourth day of para alpine competition at the PyeongChang Paralympic Winter Games, the Canadian team capped the giant slalom event with three bronze medals: one apiece for Mac Marcoux, Alexis Guimond and Mollie Jepsen. The trio’s podium achievement brings the Canadian para alpine team’s medal count to nine, including three gold. This trumps the eight para-alpine medals won by Canadians at the 2014 Sochi Paralympics, with two more days of competition still to come.
Canada's Nordic Team Celebrates Triple Medal Day at Paralympic Winter Games
Canada's Para-Nordic enjoyed their most successful day in the history of the Paralympic Winter Games celebrating three athletes hopping onto the podium along with a trio of near misses on Wendesday in PyeongChang, Korea.
PyeongChang 2018: Looking ahead at Canadian Paralympic Team action on Day 5
- Giant slalom on the schedule for Para alpine skiing
- Cross-country sprint races take over Alpensia Biathlon Centre
- Canadian wheelchair curlers hit rink for two more round-robin games
PyeongChang, March 13, 2018 – The PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games will reach its midway point on Wednesday, with the Canadian Paralympic Team looking to add to its medal count.
Canadian Paralympic Team on Day 4: Canada hits 10-medal mark at PyeongChang 2018
- Mollie Jepsen and Alana Ramsay capture gold and bronze in women’s standing Super Combined
- Mark Arendz wins bronze in 12.5KM biathlon
- All three athletes are now multi-medallists in PyeongChang
PyeongChang, March 13, 2018 – It was a multi-medal day for the Canadian Paralympic Team at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games on Tuesday, as Mollie Jepsen (West Vancouver, BC), Alana Ramsay (Calgary, AB), and Mark Arendz (Hartsville, PEI) captured a gold and two bronze medals. Canada sits fifth in total medals with 10 through four days of action.
Canadian curlers pick up two nailbiting wins in PyeongChang
“It was a fun game.”
That’s how Canadian skip Mark Ideson summed up his team’s 6-5, extra-end victory or the United States on Tuesday night.
“They’re great people and there’s a lot of camaraderie out there,” said Ideson of his American opponents. “We have a lot of respect for them. They’re good players, and good people.”
Ideson and Team Canada were probably the only ones having fun, as the rest of the Canadian supporters were chewing their fingernails off. Again, Canada got down early, this time falling behind 3-0 after two ends.