2019 Canada Winter Games
XXVII Canada Games
Host cityRed Deer, Alberta
Country Canada
Teams13
Athletes2383
Sport19
Events164
OpeningFebruary 15, 2019
ClosingMarch 2, 2019
Torch lighterMaddison Pearman
Mark Armstrong
Main venueCentrium
Winter

The 2019 Canada Winter Games, officially known as the XXVII Canada Games, is a Canadian multi-sport event that was held in Red Deer, Alberta, from February 15, 2019, to March 3, 2019. These were the third Canada Winter Games held in the province of Alberta, after the 1975 Canada Winter Games in Lethbridge and the 1995 Canada Winter Games in Grande Prairie.[1]

Host selection

On September 4, 2014, it was announced that Red Deer had won its bid to host the games by beating Lethbridge.[2]

Venues

Opening Ceremonies

13 competition venues located in Red Deer, Calgary and Kananaskis were used.[3]

Red Deer

  • Canyon Ski Resort – Alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, snowboarding
  • Centrium – hockey
  • Collicutt Centre – gymnastics, ringette
  • "Downtown Arena" – hockey, ringette
  • Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre – badminton, figure skating, short track speed skating, squash, wheelchair basketball
  • Great Chief Park – speed skating
  • Kinex Arena – hockey
  • Pidherney Centre – curling
  • River Ben Golf & Recreation Area – biathlon, cross-country skiing
  • Westerner Park – archery, boxing, judo, table tennis

Calgary

Kananaskis

Sports

164 medals events in 19 sports were contested.[4] Note, ski cross is included in the alpine ski program.

Participating Provinces/Territories

All 13 of Canada's provinces and territories competed. The number of competitors each province or territory entered is in brackets.

Schedule

The competition was held over 16 days, with Saturday the 23rd being the transition day (no events held).

OCOpening ceremony ●Event competitions 1Event finals CCClosing ceremony
February/March 15
Fri		 16
Sat		 17
Sun		 18
Mon		 19
Tue		 20
Wed		 21
Thu		 22
Fri		 24
Sun		 25
Mon		 26
Tue		 27
Wed		 28
Thu		 1
Fri		 2
Sat		 3
Sun		 Events
Ceremonies (opening / closing)OCCC—
Alpine skiing 2 4 4 2 12
Archery ● ● 4 2 6
Artistic swimming ● ● ● 1 2 3
Badminton ● ● 5 ● ● 1 6
Biathlon 2 2 2 2 8
Boxing ● ● ● 6 6
Cross-country skiing 2 6 6 5 19
Curling ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Figure skating 1 1 5 5 12
Freestyle skiing 2 2 2 2 2 10
Gymnastics Artistic 1 1 1 1 10 14
Trampoline 2 1 2 5
Hockey ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 2
Judo 7 7 2 16
Ringette ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Short track speed skating ● 2 2 2 4 10
Snowboarding 2 2 2 2 8
Speed skating 2 4 2 3 1 12
Squash ● ● ● ● ● 2 2 4
Table tennis ● ● 2 ● ● 5 7
Wheelchair basketball ● ● ● ● 1 1
Total events 2 9 7 5 17 25 8 0 9 21 21 19 10 11 0 164
Cumulative total 2 11 18 23 40 65 73 73 82 103 124 143 153 164 164 —
15
Fri		16
Sat		17
Sun		18
Mon		19
Tue		20
Wed		21
Thu		22
Fri		24
Sun		25
Mon		26
Tue		27
Wed		28
Thu		1
Fri		2
Sat		3
Sun		Events

Medal table

The following is the medal table.[17]

RankTeamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Quebec654140146
2 Alberta363331100
3 British Columbia30282987
4 Ontario184344105
5 Manitoba97925
6 Saskatchewan331117
7 Nova Scotia16411
8 New Brunswick1359
9 Newfoundland and Labrador1012
10 Prince Edward Island0112
11 Northwest Territories0011
 Yukon0011
13 Nunavut0000
Totals (13 entries)164165177506
  • Two silvers were awarded in the men's individual all-around gymnastics event.

References

  1. ↑ Ward, Rachel (16 February 2019). "Thousands of athletes, spectators flood into Red Deer for 2019 Canada Winter Games". CBC News. Toronto. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Gilligan, Melissa (4 September 2014). "Red Deer wins bid for 2019 Canada Winter Games". Global News. Vancouver. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Venues". 2019 Canada Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  4. ↑ Rice, Kaitlynn (11 January 2019). "2019 Canada Winter Games: One month out – get Games ready". Red Deer Advocate. Red Deer. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "The 2019 Canada Winter Games Are Here!". Alberta Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Team Bc Ready for the 2019 Canada Winter Games". SportMedBC. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "Team Manitoba Announces 2019 Canada Winter Games Team Roster". Sport Manitoba. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Final roster for the province's Canada Games teams announced". Government of New Brunswick. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Canada Games a breeding ground for country's best athletes". The Telegram. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. 15 February 2019. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  10. ↑ "2019 Canada Winter Games Team NT Announced!". www.sportnorth.com/. Sport North. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  11. ↑ Faulkner, James (14 February 2019). "Nova Scotia Athletes on Their Way to the 2019 Canada Games in Red Deer". iHeart Radio. iHeartRadio. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  12. ↑ Hinchey, Garrett (15 February 2019). "Hundreds of northern athletes descend on Red Deer, Alta., for Canada Winter Games". CBC News. Toronto. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  13. ↑ "2019 Team Ontario Roster Announced". www.news.ontario.ca/. Government of Ontario. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  14. ↑ "'This is our moment' theme for P.E.I.'s 2019 Canada Winter Games send-off". CBC News. Toronto. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  15. ↑ Blair, Mitchell (15 February 2019). "Saskatchewan's best amateur athletes ready to shine in Red Deer at Canada Winter Games". iHeart Radio. CKRM. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  16. ↑ "Team Yukon goes to Red Deer for 2019 Canada Winter Games". www.news.ontario.ca/. Government of Yukon. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  17. ↑ "Medal Standings". www.cg2019.gems.pro/. 2019 Canada Winter Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
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