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Marcoux finishes fourth in men’s Paralympic slalom

PYEONGCHANG, KOR (March 16, 2018) — Mac Marcoux and guide Jack Leitch were fourth in men’s slalom at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, on a challenging track that eliminated more than a third of the field in the first of two runs. Marcoux and Alex Cairns were the only two Canadians to finish the race. Cairns posted a top-10 finish in what is only his second Paralympic race. 

Canada captures bronze in wheelchair curling

After yesterday’s heartbreaking semifinal loss, a fourth consecutive gold medal was out of the question for Canada. But was was still on the table was the prospect of a podium finish and a Paralympic medal.

The Canadian wheelchair curling team won that bronze medal, defeating South Korea in a fairly one-sided match. Canada took two in the first, never looked back, and the Canadian team will stand on the podium for the fourth straight Paralympic games.

Canada to play for bronze medal in wheelchair curling

 

Nobody likes to lose, especially elite athletes playing at world class competitions with medals on the line. 

You could forgive Canadian skip Mark Ideson if he was angry, bitter, heartbroken or a bit crusty following a last rock loss to China in the semi-final of the Paralympic medal round in wheelchair curling.  But, following the game that’s not the emotion he showed.

Mark Arendz triumphs at Paralympic Games

 

PYEONGCHANG, Kor.—Mark Arendz from Hartsville, P.E.I. captured his first Paralympic title. Brittany Hudak from Prince Albert, Sask., and Sudbury’s Collin Cameron battled to bronze in the long-distance biathlon races at the Paralympic Winter Games.

It was a small town Canadian beat down at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre in PyeongChang, Korea on Friday, and the most successful day ever in the history of the program.

Mark Arendz claimed the first Paralympic biathlon gold of his career by winning the men's 15-kilometre standing race with a time of 42:52.2.

PyeongChang 2018: Looking ahead at Canadian Paralympic Team action on Day 7


- Para snowboarding banked slalom event makes Paralympic debut    
- Biathlon wraps up with 15KM and 12.5KM races
- Canada to duel for spot in wheelchair curling gold-medal game


PyeongChang, March 15, 2018 – Medal events will be back on the schedule for the Canadian Paralympic Team on Friday, as the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games starts to reach its final days. 

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