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2011 Canada Winter Games 
Summary
The 2011 Canada Winter Games were held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from Friday, 11 February 2011, to Sunday, 27 February 2011.[1]
 12th Canada Winter Games 23rd Canada Games | |
| Host city | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
|---|---|
| Country |  Canada |
| Provinces and Territories | 13 |
| Athletes | 2321 |
| Events | 166 in 21 sports |
| Opening | February 11 |
| Closing | February 27 |
| Main venue | Halifax Metro Centre |
| Winter | |
Bids edit
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]
- Halifax
- Annapolis Valley
- Truro, Wentworth and Brookfield with other communities.
- Antigonish, Pictou, Guysborough and Port Hawkesbury
- 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 edit
The following is the medal table for the 2011 Canada Winter Games.[3]
* Host nation (Nova Scotia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Quebec | 51 | 43 | 43 | 137 |
| 2 |  Ontario | 45 | 34 | 31 | 110 |
| 3 |  British Columbia | 28 | 30 | 30 | 88 |
| 4 |  Alberta | 20 | 35 | 30 | 85 |
| 5 |  Saskatchewan | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 |  Manitoba | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| 7 |  Nova Scotia* | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 |  Yukon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 |  New Brunswick | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 10 |  Prince Edward Island | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 |  Newfoundland and Labrador | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 168 | 171 | 173 | 512 | |
- 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 edit
Ontario won the flag points competition, and Nova Scotia won the Centennial Cup.[5]
Participating provinces and territories edit
All 13 provinces and territories competed.
Alberta (242)[6]
British Columbia (242)
Manitoba (224)
New Brunswick (200)
Newfoundland and Labrador (97)[7]
Northwest Territories (103) [8]
Nova Scotia (222) (hosts)
Nunavut (28)[9]
Ontario (260)
Prince Edward Island (147)
Quebec (254)
Saskatchewan (223)
Yukon (107)
Sports edit
Alpine skiing (10) ()
Archery (6) ()
Artistic gymnastics (14) ()
Badminton (6) ()
Biathlon (8) ()
Boxing (9) ()
Cross-country skiing (20) ()
Curling (2) ()
Figure skating (14) ()
Freestyle skiing (8) ()
Ice hockey (2) ()
Judo (16) ()- Ringette (1) ()
Shooting (8) ()
Short track speed skating (10) ()
Snowboarding (6) ()
Squash (2) ()
Speed skating (12) ()
Synchronized swimming (4) ()
Table tennis (7) ()
Wheelchair basketball (1) ()
Schedule edit
The schedule for the 2011 Canada Games (19 February is a crossover day):[10]
| ● | Opening ceremony | Event competitions | ● | Event finals | Exhibition gala | ● | Closing ceremony |
| February 2011 | 11th Fri |
12th Sat |
13th Sun |
14th Mon |
15th Tue |
16th Wed |
17th Thu |
18th Fri |
19th Sat |
20th Sun |
21st Mon |
22nd Tue |
23rd Wed |
24th Thu |
25th Fri |
26th Sat |
27th Sun |
Gold medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alpine skiing
|
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||
 Archery
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4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
 Artistic gymnastics
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | ||||||||||||
 Badminton
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5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
 Biathlon
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2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||
 Boxing
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9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
 Cross-country skiing
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6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | |||||||||||||
 Curling
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1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
 Figure skating
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2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |||||||||||||
 Freestyle skiing
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2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||
 Ice hockey
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1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
 Judo
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7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Ringette
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1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Shooting
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2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||
 Short track speed skating
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2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||||
 Snowboarding
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2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
 Squash
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2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Speed skating
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3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||||||
 Synchronized swimming
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Table tennis
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2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
 Wheelchair basketball
|
1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total gold medals | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 167 | |
| Cumulative total | 3 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 40 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 77 | 90 | 110 | 137 | 152 | 166 | 167 | 167 | |
| Ceremonies | ● | ● | ||||||||||||||||
| February 2011 | 11th Fri |
12th Sat |
13th Sun |
14th Mon |
15th Tue |
16th Wed |
17th Thu |
18th Fri |
19th Sat |
20th Sun |
21st Mon |
22nd Tue |
23rd Wed |
24th Thu |
25th Fri |
26th Sat |
27th Sun |
Gold medals |
Venues edit
- Canada Games Centre: artistic gymnastics, badminton, synchronized swimming
- Canada Games Oval: long track speed skating
- Citadel High School: wheelchair basketball, table tennis
- Cole Harbour Place: ringette
- Dartmouth Sportsplex: ice hockey
- Halifax Forum: boxing
- Halifax Metro Centre: ice hockey
- Mayflower Curling Club: curling
- Sackville High School: shooting, archery
- St. Mary's University: squash, judo
- Ski Martock: biathlon, cross-country skiing, snowboarding
- Ski Wentworth: freestyle skiing, alpine skiing
- St. Margaret's Centre: short track speed skating, figure skating
References edit
- ^ "2011 Canada Games - Venues". Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ^ "Multi-city games bid might not work". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Medal standing". Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Halfpipe". Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Centennial Cup Point Standing". Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Government of Alberta". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ "The Telegram". www.thetelegram.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "2011 Canada Winter Games - Team NWT". Archived from the original on 2011-02-15. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Halifax 2011 Canada Games - Registration, Scheduling & Results". cg2011.gems.pro. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
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