2011 Canada Winter Games

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

## Bids

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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

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

* Host nation (Nova Scotia)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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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

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

## Participating provinces and territories

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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

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* Alpine skiing (10) (details)
* Archery (6) (details)
* Artistic gymnastics (14) (details)
* Badminton (6) (details)
* Biathlon (8) (details)
* Boxing (9) (details)
* Cross-country skiing (20) (details)
* Curling (2) (details)
* Figure skating (14) (details)
* Freestyle skiing  (8) (details)
* Ice hockey (2) (details)
* Judo (16) (details)
* Ringette (1) (details)
* Shooting (8) (details)
* Short track speed skating (10) (details)
* Snowboarding (6) (details)
* Squash (2) (details)
* Speed skating (12) (details)
* Synchronized swimming (4) (details)
* Table tennis (7) (details)
* Wheelchair basketball (1) (details)

## Schedule

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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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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

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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 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

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* 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

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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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* Alpine skiing
* Archery
* Artistic gymnastics
* Badminton
* Biathlon
* Boxing
* Cross-country skiing
* Curling
* Figure skating
* Freestyle skiing
* Ice hockey
* Judo
* Ringette
* Shooting
* Short track speed skating
* Snowboarding
* Squash
* Speed skating
* Synchronized swimming
* Table tennis
* Wheelchair basketball

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