Canada at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics

Canada competed at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics which were held in Valtellina and Valchiavenna, Italy, from December 12 to 21, 2019.[1] Canada was one of the 34 nations to compete at the multi-sport event. This was the nation's 15th appearance at the Winter Deaflympics, having regularly participated at the event since making its debut in 1953.[2]

Canada at the
2019 Winter Deaflympics
IPC codeCAN
NPCCanadian Deaf Sports Association
Websiteassc-cdsa.com/en/
in Valtellina, Valchiavenna
Competitors34 in 4 sports
Medals
Ranked 13th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Winter Deaflympics appearances
  • 1949
  • 1953
  • 1955
  • 1959
  • 1963
  • 1967
  • 1971
  • 1975
  • 1979
  • 1983
  • 1987
  • 1991
  • 1995
  • 1999
  • 2003
  • 2007
  • 2015
  • 2019
  • 2023

In September 2019, the Canadian Deaf Sports Association announced that 35 athletes would represent Canada at the Deaflympics in four sporting events including curling, ice hockey, alpine skiing and snowboarding.[3] In October 2018, former ice hockey player Jim Kyte helped the Canadian team by offering a donation of $2,500 to participate at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics.[4]

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics

Curling
Main article: Curling at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics

Both men's and women's teams from Canada qualified to compete at the event.[5]

Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics

The Canadian men's deaf ice hockey team announced a squad consisting of 20 players for the event.[6] The women's team was not eligible to compete at the event as the women's ice hockey event was discontinued by the organizers and by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf due to the low number of participants.[7] Canada received its only medal in the ice hockey event claiming a silver medal conceding a 3–7 defeat to rivals USA.[8][9]

Snowboarding
Main article: Snowboarding at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics

References
  1. "2019 Winter Deaflympics". CDSA. Archived from the original on 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  2. "Canada". Deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  3. "Fundraising for Team Canada to attend the 2019 Winter Deaflympics" (PDF) (Press release). Canadian Deaf Sports Association (CDSA). 9 September 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. "Jim Kyte Makes a Generous Donation to CDSA". CDSA. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  5. Bartel, Mario (2019-03-19). "Roaring game is quiet for deaf curlers". Tri-City News. LMP Publication Limited Partnership. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  6. Drury, Ryan (2019-09-08). "BlackburnNews.com - Brucefield natives to represent Canada at 2019 Deaflympics". Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  7. "Cancellation of Women's Hockey 2019 Winter Deaflympics in Italy – Manitoba Deaf Sports Association". 17 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
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  9. "Ice hockey". 2019 Winter Deaflympics. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.


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