2011 Canada Winter Games

The 2011 Canada Winter Games were held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from Friday, 11 February 2011, to Sunday, 27 February 2011.[1]

2011 Canada Winter Games
12th Canada Winter Games
23rd Canada Games
Host cityHalifax, Nova Scotia
Country Canada
Provinces and Territories13
Athletes2321
Events166 in 21 sports
OpeningFebruary 11
ClosingFebruary 27
Main venueHalifax Metro Centre
Winter

Bids

Four bids (all from Nova Scotia, as it was that province's turn) were made for the games, and eventually Halifax was selected to stage the games.[2]

Wentworth was part of one of the losing bids, but did end up hosting the alpine skiing and freestyle skiing events at these games.

Medal table

The following is the medal table for the 2011 Canada Winter Games.[3]

  *   Host nation (Nova Scotia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Quebec514343137
2 Ontario453431110
3 British Columbia28303088
4 Alberta20353085
5 Saskatchewan79723
6 Manitoba571325
7 Nova Scotia*56112
8 Yukon3115
9 New Brunswick25916
10 Prince Edward Island2046
11 Newfoundland and Labrador0145
Totals (11 entries)168171173512
  • 3 bronze medals were awarded in the freestyle skiing men's halfpipe.[4]
  • 2 golds and one bronze medal award in female all around in artistic gymnastics, no silver medal was awarded.
  • 2 bronze medals awarded in women's artistic gymnastics balance beam and men's rings.
  • 2 gold medals awarded in men's artistic gymnastics pommel horse and horizontal bar, no silver medals were awarded in either event.
  • No bronze and silver medals awarded in dance (solo) special Olympics Level II male and female figure skating.

Flag points/Centennial Cup

Ontario won the flag points competition, and Nova Scotia won the Centennial Cup.[5]

Participating provinces and territories

All 13 provinces and territories competed.

Sports

Schedule

The schedule for the 2011 Canada Games (19 February is a crossover day):[10]

  Opening ceremony   Event competitions   Event finals   Exhibition gala   Closing ceremony
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medals
Alpine skiing 2 2 2 2 2 10
Archery 4 2 6
Artistic gymnastics 1 1 1 1 10 14
Badminton 5 1 6
Biathlon 2 2 2 2 8
Boxing         9 9
Cross-country skiing 6 6 6 2 20
Curling           1           1 2
Figure skating 2 2 4 6 14
Freestyle skiing 2 2 2 2 8
Ice hockey             1             1 2
Judo 7 7 2 16
Ringette             1 1
Shooting 2 2 2 2 8
Short track speed skating 2 2 2 4 10
Snowboarding 2 2 2 6
Squash         2 2
Speed skating 3 3 2 4 12
Synchronized swimming 1   2 1 4
Table tennis     2     5 7
Wheelchair basketball         1 1
Total gold medals3107713215001013202715141167
Cumulative total313202740616767677790110137152166167167
Ceremonies
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Venues

References

  1. "2011 Canada Games - Venues". Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  2. "Multi-city games bid might not work". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. "Medal standing". Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. "Halfpipe". Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  5. "Centennial Cup Point Standing". Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  6. "Government of Alberta". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  7. "The Telegram". www.thetelegram.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  8. "2011 Canada Winter Games - Team NWT". Archived from the original on 2011-02-15. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  9. "Halifax 2011 Canada Games - Registration, Scheduling & Results". cg2011.gems.pro. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  10. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2011-02-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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