Nicknames
Quad God
Ilia Malinin
This Team USA hockey captain broke a record, took home a gold medal, was chosen as a flag bearer, and she proposed to speed skater Brittany Bowe at Milano Cortina.
Hilary Knight
Team Canada won one medal at the first winter Olympics in 1924. They took home gold in this sport.
Men’s ice hockey
This country dominated speed skating taking home a total of 20 medals between short and long track. Their athlete Xandra Velzeboer set an OR and WR in the women’s 500m.
Netherlands
Canada defeated the US in both the men’s and women’s gold medal games of this team sport at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
Ice Hockey (duh)
Captain Clutch
Marie-Philip Poulin
Playing together on Team Canada at the Olympics and working together as linemates on the Montreal Victoires in the PWHL are this couple.
Marie-Philip Poulin & Laura Stacey
This pair became the most decorated Olympic figure skaters in history after winning two gold medals at the 2018 Olympics.
Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir
Courntey Sarault who made the podium in four of the five events she competed at these Olympics is from this location
Moncton, New Brunswick
Clara Hughes won six Olympic medals between 1996-2012 while competing in these two sports (one winter, one summer).
Road cycling and Speed Skating (long track)
Beast from the East
Courtney Sarault
Long-before we were introduced to Shane and Ilya, we had these star-crossed lovers who sported the same jersey number on opposing teams (Canada and USA)!
Caroline Ouellette & Julie Chu
Since 2006, Team Canada has maintained a streak of winning at least this many medals during the winter games.
20
Medalists Steven Dubois & Valérie Maltais were given this honour at the closing ceremony.
Flag bearers
This now Amazing Race Canada host, celebrated a gold medal win in skeleton at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
Jon Montgomery
The Blade Angles
Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu, & Isabeau Levito
Ronja Savolainen represents Finland while her fiancé Anna Kjellbin represents Sweden while playing this sport at Milano Cortina.
Ice Hockey
Cecil Smith was the first female athlete to compete for team Canada at the winter games. She finished 6th in this sport.
Figure skating
This speed skater from Sherbrooke, QC skated the anchor leg of the 2000m mixed relay, helping to bring home a silver medal. He narrowly missed the mark, coming 4th or 5th in all of his other races.
William Dandjinou
Alex Bilodeau won Canada’s first ever Olympic gold medal on home soil while competing in this sport.
Men’s moguls (at Cypress Mountain)
Lake Louise in Alberta has been nicknamed "Lake Lindsey" after this American ski great who crashed at Milano Cortina.
Lindsay Vonn
Kim Meylemans and Nicole Silveira are wives and rivals while competing in skeleton. They represent these nations.
Belgium & Brazil
When comparing medal count by sport, Team Canada has taken home the most medals in this speedy sport featuring various single distances and a team pursuit.
Long Track Speed Skating
This trio achieved gold in the women’s team pursuit.
Ivanie Blondin, Valérie Maltais, and Isabelle Weidemann
At the Calgary 1988 Olympics, this athlete won bronze medals in both women’s downhill skiing and Super-G and was designated the closing ceremony flag bearer.
Karen Percy