In total, Canada has won 199 medals at the Olympic Winter Games: 73 gold, 64 silver and 62 bronze medals. This does not include the gold medal in ice hockey won by Canada at the 1920 Olympic Games; while considered the first Olympic medal in ice hockey, it preceded the establishment of the Olympic Winter Games.
Who are the Canadian athletes in the Winter Olympics?
The Canadian with the most times at the Winter Olympics is Jasey-Jay Anderson, who appeared at 6 Olympics; 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018. The Canadian with the most Winter medals is Cindy Klassen, who has 6 medals; 1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze. However, Clara Hughes also has 6, but her medals are split across Summer and Winter Games.
Who was the first Canadian Olympian to win gold?
Bilodeau became the first Canadian Olympian to win gold on Canadian soil (courtesy Canadian Press Images). Lit by hockey legend Wayne Gretzky at the opening ceremonies, the Olympic cauldron burned for a total of 17 days during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games (photo by Tanya Evans).
Who is the only person to have won a gold medal in both summer and Winter Olympics?
Fiske, Eddie Eagan, Clifford Gray and Jay O’Brien, who will compete in the 1932 Winter Olympics, also members of the 1928 Champion Team. Bettmann—Bettmann Archive Eddie Eagan is the only Olympian to have won a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
The Canadian with the most times at the Winter Olympics is Jasey-Jay Anderson, who appeared at 6 Olympics; 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018. The Canadian with the most Winter medals is Cindy Klassen, who has 6 medals; 1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze. However, Clara Hughes also has 6, but her medals are split across Summer and Winter Games.
Who are the Canadian Olympic gold medal winners?
“Canadian Winter Olympic Gold Medal Winners”. The Canadian Encyclopedia, 20 January 2014, Historica Canada. Accessed 09 February 2021. Canadian Winter Olympic Gold Medal Winners (2014).
Who are the Canadian figure skating gold medalists?
Canada has won at least one medal in figure skating in 14 of the 17 post-war Winter Olympic games (since 1948). Canada’s gold medalists are Barbara Ann Scott (1948) and the pairs of Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul (1960); Jamie Salé and David Pelletier (2002); and Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir (2010 and 2018).
When did Canada win a medal in cross country skiing?
Canada’s first medal in cross country skiing was the gold won by Beckie Scott in Salt Lake City (2002), the first time a North American woman won any Olympic medal in this sport.
