2011 Canada Winter Games
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The 2011 Canada Winter Games
Canada Games
The Canada Games is a high-level multi-sport event with a National Artists Program held every two years in Canada, alternating between the Canada Winter Games and the Canada Summer Games. Athletes are strictly amateur only, and represent their province or territory.The Games were first held in 1967...
were held in Halifax, Nova Scotia from Friday 11 February 2011 to Sunday 27 February 2011.
Bids
4 bids (all from Nova Scotia, as it was that provinces turn) were made for the games, eventually Halifax was selected to stage the games.- Halifax
- Annapolis ValleyAnnapolis ValleyThe Annapolis Valley is a valley and region in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located in the western part of the Nova Scotia peninsula, formed by a trough between two parallel mountain ranges along the shore of the Bay of Fundy.-Geography:...
- TruroTruro, Nova Scotia-Education:Truro has one high school, Cobequid Educational Centre. Post-secondary options include a campus of the Nova Scotia Community College, as well as the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in the neighboring town of Bible Hill.- Sports :...
, WentworthWentworth, Nova ScotiaWentworth is a small Canadian rural community located in the Wentworth Valley of Nova Scotia.The community takes in the following hamlets:* Lower Wentworth* Wentworth Centre* Wentworth Station* Wentworth Valley...
and BrookfieldBrookfield, Nova ScotiaBrookfield is a Canadian rural community located in southern Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Brookfield is a growing community in the heart of Nova Scotia, just forty minutes from the provincial capital of Halifax, thirty minutes from the Stanfield International Airport and ten minutes...
with other communities. - Antigonish, Pictou, Guysborough and Port Hawkesbury
- WentworthWentworth, Nova ScotiaWentworth is a small Canadian rural community located in the Wentworth Valley of Nova Scotia.The community takes in the following hamlets:* Lower Wentworth* Wentworth Centre* Wentworth Station* Wentworth Valley...
was part of one of the losing bids, but did end up hosting the alpine skiing and freestyle skiingFreestyle skiing at the 2011 Canada Winter GamesFreestyle skiing at the 2011 Canada Winter Games was held at the Ski Wentworth in Cobequid Mountains, Nova Scotia. The events will be held during the first week between February 13 and 17, 2011.-Medal table:...
events at these games.
Medal table
The following is the medal table for the 2011 Canada Winter Games.Key:
| 1 | 51 | 43 | 43 | 137 | |
| 2 | 45 | 34 | 31 | 110 | |
| 3 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 88 | |
| 4 | 20 | 35 | 30 | 75 | |
| 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 | |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 | |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Total | 168 | 161 | 174 | 503 |
- 3 Bronze medals were awarded in the freestyle skiing men's halfpipe.
- 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/Centenial Cup
At each Canada Games, the province or territory with the greatest number of points from all events is declared the champion and presented with the Canada Games Flag. Flag points are awarded to every athlete in every sport based on performance and participation and then aggregated for a provincial or territorial total. The highest grossing province takes home the Canada Games flag.The Centenial Cup is awarded to to the provincial or territorial team that shows the greatest improvement from one Summer Games to the next or from one Winter Games to the next.
Ontario won the flag points competition, and Nova Scotia won the Centenial Cup.
Participating provinces and territories
All 13 provinces and territories competed.(242) (242) (224) (200) (97)
(103) (222) (Hosts) (28) (260) (147)
(254) (223) (107)
Sports
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Short track speed skatingShort track speed skatingShort track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...
(10) - Wheelchair basketballWheelchair basketballWheelchair basketball is basketball played by people in wheelchairs and is considered one of the major disabled sports practiced. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee as the sole...
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Schedule
The schedule for the 2011 Canada Games (February 19 is a crossover day):Venues
- Canada Games CentreCanada Games Centre (Halifax)The Canada games center is a place in Halifax, NS. It was built for the 2011 Canada Winter Games. It was the area where the Artistic gymnastics, Badminton, and Synchronized swimming competitions were held. Currently, Halifax is using it for aquatic programs....
: Artistic gymnastics, Badminton, Synchronized swimming - Canada Games OvalCanada Games OvalThe Canada Games Oval is a permanent skating rink/speed skating rink installed in Halifax, NS on the Halifax Commons for the 2011 Canada Games. It is the size of 3 NHL Hockey Rinks.-History and future:...
: Long Track Speed skating - Citadel High SchoolCitadel High SchoolCitadel High School is a Canadian high school located in Halifax, Nova Scotia.The school opened in September 2007 on the site of the former Bell Road Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College...
: Wheelchair basketball, Table tennis - Cole Harbour Place: Ringette
- Dartmouth SportsplexDartmouth SportsplexThe Dartmouth Sportsplex is an arena located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It has been home to various junior, senior and minor & high school hockey teams. It co-hosted the 2004 World Women's Hockey Championships with the nearby Halifax Metro Centre. It also hosts occasional trade shows and...
: Ice hockey - Halifax ForumHalifax ForumThe Halifax Forum is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is the former home of the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the American Hockey League. Other former tenants include the Halifax Junior Canadians, Halifax Wolverines , and the Maritime Major Hockey League's Halifax St. Mary's. The Voyageurs moved...
: Boxing - Halifax Metro CentreHalifax Metro CentreThe Halifax Metro Centre was built in 1978, in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The building is next to the World Trade and Convention Centre, at the foot of Citadel Hill. It is the largest arena in Halifax. It originally featured a full ring of bright orange seats around the playing surface,...
: Ice hockey - Mayflower Curling ClubMayflower Curling ClubThe Mayflower Curling Club, which was founded in 1905, is located in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality in Halifax.The club is one of the premier curling rinks in Nova Scotia, being home to the teams headed by Colleen Jones, Mark Dacey, Shawn Adams, and Heather Smith-Dacey...
: Curling - Sackville High SchoolSackville High SchoolSackville High School is a Canadian public secondary school located in the community of Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. It is operated by the Halifax Regional School Board .Its feeder schools are A.J...
: Shooting, Archery - St. Mary's UniversitySaint Mary's University (Halifax)Saint Mary's University is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. The school is best known for having nationally lead programs in Business, Astronomy and International Development Studies as well, one of the best football and Men's hockey programs in Canada .The campus is situated in Halifax's...
: Squash, Judo - Ski MartockSki MartockSki Martock is a ski resort located near Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada. The facilities feature a downhill area served by a quad chair lift and two T-bars, a beginners area served by two rope tows, and 5.5km of cross-country ski trails....
: Biathlon, Cross country skiing, Snowboarding - Ski WentworthSki WentworthSki Wentworth is a Canadian alpine ski hill in Nova Scotia's Cobequid Hills.Ski Wentworth is located in the hamlet of Wentworth in the Wentworth Valley, 48 km northwest of Truro and 67 km east of Amherst on Trunk 4....
: Freestyle skiing, Alpine skiing - St. Margaret's Centre: Short track speed skating, Figure skating