:2019 Canada Winter Games
{{short description|Multi-sports competition}}
{{Infobox games
| name = 2019 Canada Winter Games
| logo = File:Reddeer2019.png
| size =
| caption = XXVII Canada Games
| host_city = Red Deer, Alberta
| country = {{CAN}}
| teams = 13
| athletes = 2383
| sports = 19
| events = 164
| dates =
| opening = February 15, 2019
| closing = March 2, 2019
| opened_by =
| athlete_oath =
| judge_oath =
| torch_lighter = Maddison Pearman
Mark Armstrong
| stadium = Centrium
| length =
| Sprevious = 2015 CWG
| Snext = 2023 CWG
}}
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.{{cite news|last=Ward|first=Rachel|date=16 February 2019|title=Thousands of athletes, spectators flood into Red Deer for 2019 Canada Winter Games|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/canada-winter-games-1.5021070|work=CBC News|location=Toronto|accessdate=16 February 2019}}
Host selection
On September 4, 2014, it was announced that Red Deer had won its bid to host the games by beating Lethbridge.{{cite news|last=Gilligan|first=Melissa|date=4 September 2014|title=Red Deer wins bid for 2019 Canada Winter Games|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/1543883/red-deer-wins-the-bid-for-the-2019-canada-winter-games/|work=Global News|location=Vancouver|accessdate=16 February 2019}}
Venues
File:Opening Ceremonies Red Deer 2019.jpg
13 competition venues located in Red Deer, Calgary and Kananaskis were used.{{cite web|title=Venues|url=https://www.canadagames.ca/2019/venues|publisher=2019 Canada Games Organizing Committee|accessdate=16 February 2019|archive-date=17 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217030348/https://www.canadagames.ca/2019/venues|url-status=dead}}
=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=
- Repsol Sport Centre – artistic swimming
- WinSport's Canada Olympic Park – freestyle skiing, snowboarding
=Kananaskis=
- Nakiska Ski Resort – Alpine skiing
Sports
164 medals events in 19 sports were contested.{{cite news|last=Rice|first=Kaitlynn|date=11 January 2019|title=2019 Canada Winter Games: One month out – get Games ready|url=https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/community/2019-canada-winter-games-one-month-out-get-games-ready/|work=Red Deer Advocate|location=Red Deer|accessdate=16 February 2018}} Note, ski cross is included in the alpine ski program.
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- {{GamesSport|Alpine skiing|Events=12}}
- {{GamesSport|Archery|Events=6}}
- {{GamesSport|Artistic swimming|Events=3}}
- {{GamesSport|Badminton|Events=6}}
- {{GamesSport|Biathlon|Events=8}}
- {{GamesSport|Boxing|Events=6}}
- {{GamesSport|Cross-country skiing|Events=19}}
- {{GamesSport|Curling|Events=2}}
- {{GamesSport|Figure skating|Events=12}}
- {{GamesSport|Freestyle skiing|Events=10}}
- {{GamesSport|Gymnastics}}
- Artistic gymnastics (14)
- Trampoline (5)
- {{GamesSport|Hockey|Events=2}}
- {{GamesSport|Judo|Events=16}}
- {{GamesSport|Ringette|Events=1}}
- {{GamesSport|Short track speed skating|Events=10}}
- {{GamesSport|Snowboarding|Events=8}}
- {{GamesSport|Speed skating|Events=12}}
- {{GamesSport|Squash|Events=4}}
- {{GamesSport|Table tennis|Events=7}}
- {{GamesSport|Wheelchair basketball|Events=1}}
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Participating Provinces/Territories
All 13 of Canada's provinces and territories competed. The number of competitors each province or territory entered is in brackets.
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- {{flag|Alberta}} (247){{cite web|title=The 2019 Canada Winter Games Are Here!|url=https://albertasport.ca/team-alberta/canada-winter-games/|work=Alberta Sport|accessdate=16 February 2019}} (hosts)
- {{flag|British Columbia}} (251){{cite web|title=Team Bc Ready for the 2019 Canada Winter Games|url=https://sportmedbc.com/news/team-bc-ready-2019-canada-winter-games|work=SportMedBC|accessdate=16 February 2019}}
- {{flag|Manitoba}} (208){{cite web|title=Team Manitoba Announces 2019 Canada Winter Games Team Roster|url=https://www.sportmanitoba.ca/team-toba/team-manitoba-announces-2019-canada-winter-games-team-roster|publisher=Sport Manitoba|accessdate=16 February 2019}}
- {{flag|New Brunswick}} (201){{cite web|title=Final roster for the province’s Canada Games teams announced|date=29 January 2019|url=https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/team_new_brunswick/news/news_release.2019.01.0048.html|publisher=Government of New Brunswick|accessdate=16 February 2019}}
- {{flag|Newfoundland and Labrador}} (157){{cite news|date=15 February 2019|title=Canada Games a breeding ground for country’s best athletes|url=https://www.thetelegram.com/sports/other-sports/canada-games-a-breeding-ground-for-countrys-best-athletes-284907/|work=The Telegram|location=St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|accessdate=16 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216073345/https://www.thetelegram.com/sports/other-sports/canada-games-a-breeding-ground-for-countrys-best-athletes-284907/|archivedate=16 February 2019|url-status=dead}}
- {{flag|Northwest Territories}} (93){{cite web|url=https://www.sportnorth.com/2019-canada-winter-games/2019-canada-winter-games-team-nt-announced|title=2019 Canada Winter Games Team NT Announced!|website=www.sportnorth.com/|publisher=Sport North|accessdate=16 February 2019|archive-date=17 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217030305/https://www.sportnorth.com/2019-canada-winter-games/2019-canada-winter-games-team-nt-announced|url-status=dead}}
- {{flag|Nova Scotia}} (211){{cite web|last=Faulkner|first=James|url=http://www.iheartradio.ca/big-dog-100-9/news/nova-scotia-athletes-on-their-way-to-the-2019-canada-games-in-red-deer-1.8771020|title=Nova Scotia Athletes on Their Way to the 2019 Canada Games in Red Deer|date=14 February 2019|website=iHeart Radio|publisher=iHeartRadio|accessdate=16 February 2019}}
- {{flag|Nunavut}} (43){{cite news|last=Hinchey|first=Garrett|date=15 February 2019|title=Hundreds of northern athletes descend on Red Deer, Alta., for Canada Winter Games|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/canada-winter-games-territories-preview-1.5019444|work=CBC News|location=Toronto|accessdate=16 February 2019}}
- {{flag|Ontario}} (250){{cite web|url=https://news.ontario.ca/mtc/en/2019/02/2019-team-ontario-roster-announced.html|title=2019 Team Ontario Roster Announced|date=15 February 2019|website=www.news.ontario.ca/|publisher=Government of Ontario|accessdate=16 February 2019}}
- {{flag|Prince Edward Island}} (155){{cite news|date=4 February 2019|title='This is our moment' theme for P.E.I.'s 2019 Canada Winter Games send-off
|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-canada-games-winter-1.5005374|work=CBC News|location=Toronto|accessdate=16 February 2019}}
- {{flag|Quebec}} (243)
- {{flag|Saskatchewan}} (215){{cite web|last=Blair|first=Mitchell|url=https://www.620ckrm.com/2019/02/15/saskatchewans-best-amateur-athletes-ready-to-shine-in-red-deer-at-canada-winter-games/|title=Saskatchewan’s best amateur athletes ready to shine in Red Deer at Canada Winter Games|date=15 February 2019|website=iHeart Radio|publisher=CKRM|accessdate=16 February 2019}}
- {{flag|Yukon}} (109){{cite web|url=https://yukon.ca/en/news/team-yukon-goes-red-deer-2019-canada-winter-games|title=Team Yukon goes to Red Deer for 2019 Canada Winter Games|date=14 February 2019|website=www.news.ontario.ca/|publisher=Government of Yukon|accessdate=16 February 2019}}
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Schedule
The competition was held over 16 days, with Saturday the 23rd being the transition day (no events held).
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| style="width:2.5em; background:#00cc33; text-align:center"|OC | Opening ceremony
|style="width:2.5em; background:#3399ff; text-align:center"|● | Event competitions
|style="width:2.5em; background:#ffcc00; text-align:center"|1 | Event finals
|style="width:2.5em; background:#ee3333; text-align:center"|CC | Closing ceremony |
| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%; line-height:1.35em; width:92%;" | |||||||||||||||||
| style="width:19%;" colspan=2|February/March
!style="width:4%;"|15 !style="width:4%;"|16 !style="width:4%;"|17 !style="width:4%;"|18 !style="width:4%;"|19 !style="width:4%;"|20 !style="width:4%;"|21 !style="width:4%;"|22 !style="width:4%;"|24 !style="width:4%;"|25 !style="width:4%;"|26 !style="width:4%;"|27 !style="width:4%;"|28 !style="width:4%;"|1 !style="width:4%;"|2 !style="width:4%;"|3 !style="width:6%;"|Events | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:left;" colspan=2|Ceremonies (opening / closing) | style="background-color:#00cc33;text-align:center;" |OC | style="background-color:#ee3333;text-align:center;" |CC | {{n/a}} | ||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"colspan=2|20px Alpine skiing | | | | | | | | | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|4 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|4 | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | | | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"colspan=2|20px Archery | | | | | | | | | | | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|4 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | | | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"colspan=2|20px Artistic swimming | | | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|1 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"colspan=2|20px Badminton | | | | | | | | | | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|5 | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|1 | | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"colspan=2|20px Biathlon | | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"colspan=2|20px Boxing | | | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"colspan=2|20px Cross-country skiing | | | | | | | | | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|6 | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|6 | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|5 | | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"colspan=2|20px Curling | | | | | | | | | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"colspan=2|20px Figure skating | | | | | | | | | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|1 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|1 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|5 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|5 | | | | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"colspan=2|20px Freestyle skiing | | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | | | | | | | | | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left rowspan=2|Gymnastics | style="text-align:left;"|20px Artistic | | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|1 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|1 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|1 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|1 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|10 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|20px Trampoline | | | | | | | | | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|1 | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | | | | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"colspan=2|20px Hockey | | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|1 | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|1 | | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"colspan=2|20px Judo | | | | | | | | | | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|7 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|7 | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | | | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"colspan=2|20px Ringette | | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"colspan=2|20px Short track speed skating | | | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|4 | | | | | | | | | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"colspan=2|20px Snowboarding | | | | | | | | | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | | | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"colspan=2|20px Speed skating | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|4 | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|3 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|1 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"colspan=2|20px Squash | | | | | | | | | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"colspan=2|20px Table tennis | | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|2 | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|5 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"colspan=2|20px Wheelchair basketball | | | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#3399ff;"|● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| colspan=2|Total events | | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 164 | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| colspan=2|Cumulative total | | 2 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 40 | 65 | 73 | 73 | 82 | 103 | 124 | 143 | 153 | 164 | 164 | {{n/a}} | |||||||||||||||||
| !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.{{cite web|url=https://cg2019.gems.pro/Result/MedalList.aspx?SetLanguage=en-CA|title=Medal Standings|website=www.cg2019.gems.pro/|publisher=2019 Canada Winter Games Organizing Committee|accessdate=16 February 2019}}
{{Medals table
| caption =
| team = Team
| gold_1 = 36 | silver_1 = 33 | bronze_1 = 31 | name_1 = {{Flag|Alberta}}
| gold_2 = 9 | silver_2 = 7 | bronze_2 = 9 | name_2 = {{flag|Manitoba}}
| gold_3 = 65 | silver_3 = 41 | bronze_3 = 40 | name_3 = {{flag|Quebec}}
| gold_4 = 18 | silver_4 = 43 | bronze_4 = 44| name_4 = {{flag|Ontario}}
| gold_5 = 30 | silver_5 = 28 | bronze_5 = 29 | name_5 = {{flag|British Columbia}}
| gold_6 = 1 | silver_6 = 3 | bronze_6 = 5 | name_6 = {{flag|New Brunswick}}
| gold_7 = 1 | silver_7 = 0 | bronze_7 = 1 | name_7 = {{flag|Newfoundland and Labrador}}
| gold_8 = 0 | silver_8 = 0 | bronze_8 = 1 | name_8 = {{flag|Northwest Territories}}
| gold_9 = 1 | silver_9 = 6 | bronze_9 = 4 | name_9 = {{flag|Nova Scotia}}
| gold_10 = 0 | silver_10 = 0 | bronze_10 = 0 | name_10 = {{flag|Nunavut}}
| gold_11 = 0 | silver_11 = 1 | bronze_11 = 1 | name_11 = {{flag|Prince Edward Island}}
| gold_12 = 3 | silver_12 = 3 | bronze_12 = 11 | name_12 = {{flag|Saskatchewan}}
| gold_13 = 0 | silver_13 = 0 | bronze_13 = 1 | name_13 = {{flag|Yukon}}
}}
- Two silvers were awarded in the men's individual all-around gymnastics event.
References
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External links
- [https://canadagames.ca/2019/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151730/https://canadagames.ca/2019/ |date=2018-03-16 }}
{{Canada Games}}
Category:Sports competitions in Red Deer, Alberta