Canada at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

Canada competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway from 12 to 21 February 2016. Isabelle Charest was named as the chef de mission.

Canada at the
2016 Winter Youth Olympics
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Lillehammer
Competitors54 in 11 sports
Flag bearerBenjamin Churchill
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
6
Winter Youth Olympics appearances

Medallists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Brooke Apshkrum Luge Girls' singles 15 February
  Gold Reece Howden Freestyle skiing Boys' ski cross 15 February
  Gold Mary Fay
Tyler Tardi
Karlee Burgess
Sterling Middleton
Curling Mixed Team 17 February
  Silver Ali Nullmeyer Alpine skiing Girls' slalom 18 February
  Silver Canada men's national under-16 ice hockey team
Ice hockey Boys' tournament 21 February
  Bronze Reid Watts Luge Boys' singles 14 February

Medalists in mixed NOCs events

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Bronze Marjorie Lajoie
Zachary Lagha
Figure skating Team trophy 20 February

Alpine skiing

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Canada qualified a full team of two boys and two girls.[1] The team is listed below.[2]

Boys
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Justin Alkier Slalom 52.31 24 Disqualified
Giant slalom 1:20.48 17 1:22.85 26 2:43.33 22
Super-G 1:12.68 19
Combined 1:13.57 20 did not finish
Ryan Moffatt Slalom 52.98 26 52.92 25 1:45.90 24
Giant slalom DNF did not advance
Super-G 1:12.95 21
Combined DSQ did not advance
Girls
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ali Nullmeyer Slalom 54.78 3 50.02 2 1:44.80  
Giant slalom 1:19.44 5 1:15.29 1 2:34.73 5
Combined DNF did not advance
Super-G 1:13.98 7
Amelia Smart Slalom 1:00.71 24 53.85 17 1:54.56 19
Giant slalom 1:20.66 13 did not finish
Super-G 1:16.84 19
Combined 1:16.79 13 44.13 6 2:00.92 8
Parallel mixed team
Athletes Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Ali Nullmeyer
Justin Alkier
Parallel mixed team   United States (USA)
W 2+ – 2
  Norway (NOR)
W 2+ – 2
  Russia (RUS)
L 2 – 2+
  Finland (FIN)
L 1 – 3
4

Biathlon

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Canada qualified a full team of four athletes (two boys and two girls). The team was officially named on December 23, 2015.[3]

Boys
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Ben Churchill Sprint 20:37.0 1 17
Pursuit 30:59.8 2 10
Leo Grandbois Sprint 21:00.1 2 22
Pursuit 32:51.4 5 25
Girls
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Tekarra Banser Sprint 21:05.7 2 35
Pursuit 30:56.5 5 35
Gillian Gowling Sprint 20:51.3 0 30
Pursuit 34:58.2 6 45
Mixed
Athletes Event Time Misses Rank
Tekarra Banser
Ben Churchhill
Single mixed relay 44:58.4 2+10 13
Tekarra Banser
Gillian Gowling
Ben Churchhill
Leo Grandbois
Mixed relay 1:29:40.2 4+14 16

Bobsleigh

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Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Parker Reid Boys 58.29 11 58.51 11 1:56.80 12
Katherine Hogan Girls 1:00.12 13 59.88 13 2:00.00 13
Martha Nikiolek 59.60 10 59.46 8 1:59.06 9
Taylor Rooke 1:00.56 14 1:00.22 14 2:00.78 14

Cross country skiing

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Canada qualified a full team of one boy and one girl.[4] The team was officially named on December 17, 2015.[5]

Boys
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Levi Nadlersmith 10 km freestyle 26:18.6 28
Classical sprint 3:15.19 33 did not advance
Cross-country cross 3:19.14 29 Q 3:22.35 9 did not advance
Girls
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Annika Richardson 5 km freestyle 14:09.8 16
Classical sprint 3:53.42 33 did not advance
Cross-country cross 3:53.88 25 Q 3:54.86 9 did not advance

Curling

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Canada qualified a mixed team of four athletes. The team was officially named on April 14, 2015.[6]

Mixed team

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Team: Mary Fay (skip), Tyler Tardi, Karlee Burgess, Sterling Middleton

Round Robin
Group B Skip W L
  Canada Mary Fay 7 0
  Great Britain Ross Whyte 6 1
  Sweden Johan Nygren 5 2
  Norway Maia Ramsfjell 4 3
  South Korea Hong Yun-jeong 3 4
  Czech Republic Pavel Mareš 2 5
  Estonia Eiko-Siim Peips 1 6
  Brazil Victor Santos 0 7
Quarterfinals
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Canada (Fay) 0 5 0 1 1 3 X X 10
  Turkey (Karakurt)   1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 2
Semifinals
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Canada (Fay) 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 7
  Switzerland (Witschonke)   0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 5
Gold Medal Final
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Canada (Fay)   5 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 10
  United States (Violette) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 4

Final rank:  

Mixed doubles

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Athletes Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
  Mary Fay (CAN)
  Elian Rocha (BRA)
Mixed doubles   Han (CHN)
  Whyte (GBR)
L 5 – 9
did not advance
  Honoka Sasaki (JPN)
  Tyler Tardi (CAN)
  Bryce (GBR)
  Blahovec (CZE)
W 12 – 1
  Laidsalu (EST)
  Maksimov (RUS)
W 6 – 2
  Ramsfjell (NOR)
  Kim (KOR)
W 7 – 5
  Han (CHN)
  Whyte (GBR)
L 3 – 6
  Zhao (CHN)
  Haarstad (NOR)
L 1 – 10
4
  Karlee Burgess (CAN)
  Eiko-Siim Peips (EST)
  Constantini (ITA)
  Kinnear (GBR)
L 1 – 9
did not advance
  Holly Thompson (NZL)
  Sterling Middleton (CAN)
  Smith (GBR)
  Hong (KOR)
W 8 – 2
  Polat (TUR)
  Zhang (CHN)
W 9 – 2
  Matsuzawa (JPN)
  Hoesli (SUI)
L 1 – 11
did not advance

Figure skating

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Singles
Athlete Event SP FS Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Roman Sadovsky Boys' singles 72.61 2 133.08 4 205.69 4
Couples
Athletes Event SP/SD FS/FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Justine Brasseur
Mathieu Ostiguy
Pairs 48.51 4 92.08 5 140.59 4
Marjorie Lajoie
Zachary Lagha
Ice dancing 51.06 4 74.81 4 125.87 4
Mixed NOC team trophy
Athletes Event Free skate/Free dance
Ice dance Pairs Girls Boys Total
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points Rank
Team Discovery
  Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha (CAN)
  Gao Yumeng / Li Bowen (CHN)
  Fruzsina Medgyesi (HUN)
  Deniss Vasiljevs (LAT)
Team trophy 73.78
6
74.45
3
71.26
1
149.09
8
18  

Freestyle skiing

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Halfpipe
Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Evan Marineau Boys' halfpipe 59.40 17.60 24.20 59.40 7
Mackenzie Wilson Girls' halfpipe 62.20 60.00 53.40 62.20 5
Ski cross
Athlete Event Qualification Group heats Semifinal Final
Time Rank Points Rank Position Position
Reece Howden Boys' ski cross 43.35 3 Q 20 1 Q 1 FA  
Zoe Chore Girls' ski cross 45.93 3 Q 17 3 Q 3 FB 6

Hockey

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Canada qualified a boys' team of 17 athletes. The team was named on January 14, 2016.[7] Forward Carson Focht will also represent the country in the boys' skill challenge tournament as well.[7]

Boys' tournament
Roster
Legend
  • G = Goalie, FW = Forward, D = Defenceman
Group Stage
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 4 3 0 0 1 18 7 +11 9 Advance to semifinals
2   United States 4 3 0 0 1 18 7 +11 9
3   Russia 4 2 1 0 1 21 9 +12 8
4   Finland 4 1 0 1 2 14 11 +3 4
5   Norway 4 0 0 0 4 1 38 −37 0
Updated to match(es) played on 19 February 2016. Source: IIHF.com
13 February 2016
17:00
Canada  3–4
(0–2, 1–0, 2–2)
  RussiaKristins Hall
Attendance: 1,755
Game reference
Olivier RodrigueGoaliesAmir MiftakhovReferee:
  Lars Johan Gossas
Linesmen:
  Niclas Lundsgaard
  Thomas Nordberg Pettersen
0–102:04 – Sokolov (Svechnikov, Kotkov) (PP)
0-205:20 – Svechnikov (Khovanov, Kotkov)
Smith (Dudas) (PP) – 27:371–2
1–330:37 – Kotkov (Svechnikov, Khovanov)
1–434:39 – Khovanov
McShane – 44:122–4
Burzan (EA) – 44:553–4
3 minPenalties4.5 min
40Shots21
15 February 2016
17:00
Canada  5–1
(2–1, 1–0, 2–0)
  FinlandKristins Hall
Attendance: 950
Game reference
Alexis GravelGoaliesJustus AnnunenReferee:
  Daniel Prazak
Linesmen:
  Danny Beresford
  Thomas Nordberg Pettersen
Dudas (Focht) (PP) – 01:461–0
Roberts (McShane, Burzan) – 02:202–0
2–112:03 – Utunen (Kotkaniemi) (PP2)
Burzan – 16:033–1
Groulx (SH) – 30:504–1
T. Smith (PP) – 38:525–1
20.5 minPenalties9 min
28Shots25
16 February 2016
14:00
United States  2–4
(2–1, 0–2, 0–1)
  CanadaKristins Hall
Attendance: 1,745
Game reference
Todd ScottGoaliesAlexis GravelReferee:
  Lars Johan Gossas
Linesmen:
  Aleh Kliashcheunikau
  Tobias Nordlander
0–102:45 – McShane (McIsaac)
Weiss (Semik, Wise) (PP) – 09:401–1
Wise (T. J. Walsh, DeBoer) – 14:362–1
2–221:52 – Fortier (Roberts, McShane)
2–326:42 – Roberts (Focht, MacDonald)
2–438:09 – Burzan (Dudas)
6 minPenalties6 min
23Shots20
18 February 2016
17:00
Norway  0–6
(0–1, 0–3, 0–2)
  CanadaKristins Hall
Attendance: 2,250
Game reference
Theo Rooseboom de VriesGoaliesOlivier RodrigueReferee:
  Marc Iwert
Linesmen:
  Danny Beresford
  Clement Goncalves
0–106:02 – Roberts (Burzan, McIsaac (PP))
0–218:32 – Focht (Nielsen, Smith)
0–325:19 – Burzan (Chisholm)
0–425:57 – McIsaac (Fortier) (SH)
0–530:29 – McShane (Smith, Busby)
0–644:43 – Groulx (Chisholm, McIsaac) (PP)
9 minPenalties4.5 min
2Shots37
Semifinals
19 February 2016
17:00
Canada  4–3 GWS
(0–1, 2–1, 1–1, 0–0, 1–0)
  FinlandKristins Hall
Attendance: 1,472
Game reference
Alexis GravelGoaliesJimi UusitaloReferee:
  Daniel Prazak
Linesmen:
  Clement Goncalves
  Aleh Kliashcheunikau
0–114:53 Utunen (Kotkaniemi, Nordgren) (PP2)
0–215:30 – Moilanen (Nordgren, Utunen) (PP2)
Focht (Groulx, Merkley) (SH) – 18:591–2
MacDonald (Merkley, Burzan) – 21:222–2
2–339:10 – Kotkaniemi (Rannisto, Nordgren)
Groulx (Merkley, Focht) (PP) – 41:323–3
Groulx  
MacDonald  
Merkley  
Shootout  Nordgren
  Nevasaari
23.5 minPenalties7.5 min
21Shots29
Gold medal game
21 February 2016
15:00
Canada  2–5
(0–1, 1–2, 1–2)
  United StatesKristins Hall
Attendance: 2,428
Game reference
Alexis Gravel
Olivier Rodrigue
GoaliesDrew DeRidderReferee:
  Alex DiPietro
Linesmen:
  Niclas Lundgaard
  Tobias Nordlander
0–108:00 – Walsh (Gruden, DeBoer)
0–217:56 – DeBoer (Pivonka, Semik) (PP)
Merkley (Focht) (PP) – 24:321–2
1–326:25 – Krygier (MacKinnon, Gruden)
McShane (Busby, Smith) – 41:112–3
2–444:04 – Tyler Weiss (EN)
2–544:41 – Wise (Pivonka) (PP, EN)
7.5 minPenalties4.5 min
25Shots23

Final rank:  

Skills challenge
Athlete(s) Event Qualification Grand final
Points Rank Points Rank
Carson Focht Boys' individual skills 9 10 did not advance

Luge

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Individual sleds
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Reid Watts Boys 48.086 5 47.908 2 1:35.994  
Brooke Apshkrum Girls 53.165 2 52.861 1 1:46.026  
Matt Riddle
Adam Shippit
Doubles 53.046 5 52.909 5 1:45.955 5
Mixed team relay
Athlete Event Girls Boys Doubles Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Brooke Apshkrum
Reid Watts
Matt Riddle
Adam Shippit
Team relay 57.147 3 57.802 5 58.600 4 2:53.549 4

Skeleton

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Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Zachary Lipinski Boys 55.81 17 56.26 18 1:52.07 17
Laura Vargas Girls 58.03 19 57.85 18 1:55.88 18

Snowboarding

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Canada qualified a team of one boy and three girls.[8]

Halfpipe
Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Kira Lengkeek Girls' halfpipe 63.25 65.75 68.00 68.00 6
Baily McDonald Girls' halfpipe 13.50 33.25 27.25 33.25 14
Snowboard cross
Athlete Event Qualification Group heats Semifinal Final
Time Rank Points Rank Position Position
Evan Bichon Boys' snowboard cross 48.09 4 Q 18 3 Q 2 FA 4
Audrey Shieh Girls' snowboard cross 55.12 13 Q 5 15 did not advance
Slopestyle
Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank
Baily McDonald Girls' slopestyle 72.50 75.50 75.50 6
Snowboard and ski cross relay
Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Position Position Position
  Fiona Torello (ESP)
  Zoe Chore (CAN)
  Evan Bichon (CAN)
  Reece Howden (CAN)
Team snowboard ski cross 1 Q 1 FA 4

Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Alpine Quota List Simulation for Youth Olympic Games 2016". FIS Ski. International Ski Federation. 15 December 2015. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Okanagan Zone Skiers Qualify For Youth Olympic Games in Norway". Kelowna Now. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Youth Olympic Games & 2016 World Youth & Junior Championships / Amended NTP". Biathlon Canada. Biathlon Canada. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Cross-County Quota List Simulation for Youth Olympic Games 2016". FIS Ski. International Ski Federation. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  5. ^ "2016 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Team Announcement & Selection Synopsis". Cross Country Canada. Cross Country Canada. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Team Canada curlers announced for 2016 Youth Winter Youth Olympics". Curling Canada. Curling Canada. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  7. ^ a b "17 players named to Canada's Winter Youth Olympic Games roster". Hockey Canada. Hockey Canada. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Snowboarding Quota List Simulation for Youth Olympic Games 2016". FIS Ski. International Ski Federation. 15 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 19 December 2015.