Best-ever Winter Games on the horizon for Canada!
Canadian Paralympic Team on Day 7:
Canada reaches 19 medals at PyeongChang 2018
- Mark Arendz wins fourth medal in PyeongChang, his first Paralympic gold
- Collin Cameron captures second medal of these Games
- Brittany Hudak takes bronze in biathlon for first Paralympic medal
- Canada has now tied Vancouver 2010 for its most medals won at a Winter 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.
Banked slalom makes debut at Paralympic Games
Friday morning at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre, the snowboard discipline of Banked Slalom was contested for the first time in Paralympic history. Fresh off several top ten results in Monday’s Snowboardcross event, the Canadian team was looking forward to contesting their second event of the Paralympic Winter Games.
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.
Canadian Paralympic Team on Day 6: stage is set for Canada-USA showdown in Para ice hockey
Canadian Paralympic Team on Day 6:
Canada reaches gold-medal game in Para ice hockey
- Canadians oust South Korea in semifinals
- Wheelchair curling team secures berth in medal rounds
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.