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

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldBrooke ApshkrumLugeGirls' singles15 February
 GoldReece HowdenFreestyle skiingBoys' ski cross15 February
 GoldMary Fay
Tyler Tardi
Karlee Burgess
Sterling Middleton
CurlingMixed Team17 February
 SilverAli NullmeyerAlpine skiingGirls' slalom18 February
 SilverCanada men's national under-16 ice hockey team
Ice hockeyBoys' tournament21 February
 BronzeReid WattsLugeBoys' singles14 February

Medalists in mixed NOCs events

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 BronzeMarjorie Lajoie
Zachary Lagha
Figure skatingTeam trophy20 February

Alpine skiing

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 N/A 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 N/A 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 N/A 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 N/A 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

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

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

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 N/A 26:18.6 28
Classical sprint 3:15.19 33 Did not advance
Cross-country cross 3:19.14 29 Q N/A 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 N/A 14:09.8 16
Classical sprint 3:53.42 33 Did not advance
Cross-country cross 3:53.88 25 Q N/A 3:54.86 9 Did not advance

Curling

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

Mixed team

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

Round Robin
Group BSkipWL
 CanadaMary Fay70
 Great BritainRoss Whyte61
 SwedenJohan Nygren52
 NorwayMaia Ramsfjell43
 South KoreaHong Yun-jeong34
 Czech RepublicPavel Mareš25
 EstoniaEiko-Siim Peips16
 BrazilVictor Santos07
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

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

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

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

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
  • Alexis Gravel (G)
  • Olivier Rodrigue (G)
  • Jett Woo (D)
  • Jared McIsaac (D)
  • Ty Smith (D)
  • Ryan Merkley (D)
  • Dennis Busby (D)
  • Declan Chisholm (D)
  • Benoît-Olivier Groulx (FW)
  • Aidan Dudas (FW)
  • Gabriel Fortier (FW)
  • Luka Burzan (FW)
  • Tristen Nielsen (FW)
  • Anderson MacDonald (FW)
  • Allan McShane (FW)
  • Carson Focht (FW)
  • Connor Roberts (FW)

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
15 February 2016
17:00
Canada 5–1
(2–1, 1–0, 2–0)
 FinlandKristins Hall
Attendance: 950
16 February 2016
14:00
United States 2–4
(2–1, 0–2, 0–1)
 CanadaKristins Hall
Attendance: 1,745
18 February 2016
17:00
Norway 0–6
(0–1, 0–3, 0–2)
 CanadaKristins Hall
Attendance: 2,250
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
Gold medal game
21 February 2016
15:00
Canada 2–5
(0–1, 1–2, 1–2)
 United StatesKristins Hall
Attendance: 2,428

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

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

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

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

References

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  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. "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.
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