Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Canada competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
These games were the second best ever for Canada at the time, as they finished in fourth place in the medal standings with 17 medals, seven of which were gold.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
Cross-country skiing | Women's 10 km pursuit | ||
| Figure skating | Pairs | |
Ice hockey | Men's tournament | ||
Ice hockey | Women's tournament | ||
Short track speed skating | Men's 500 m | ||
| Short track speed skating | Men's 5000 m relay | |
Speed skating | Women's 500 m | ||
Kevin Martin Carter Rycroft Ken Tralnberg Don Walchuk | Curling | Men's | |
Freestyle skiing | Women's aerials | ||
Short track speed skating | Men's 500 m | ||
Kelley Law Cheryl Noble Julie Skinner Georgina Wheatcroft | Curling | Women's | |
Freestyle skiing | Women's aerials | ||
Short track speed skating | Men's 1000 m | ||
Short track speed skating | Men's 1500 m | ||
Marie-Ève Drolet Amélie Goulet-Nadon Alanna Kraus Tania Vicent | Short track speed skating | Women's 3000 m relay | |
Speed skating | Women's 3000 m | ||
Speed skating | Women's 5000 m |
Notable events
- Canada won double gold in ice hockey after going 50 years without a gold medal. Both the women's and men's teams won gold, beating the United States in both games.
- Marc Gagnon, a short-track speed skater, won double gold, and a bronze medal. One of his golds was for the 5000 m relay team.
- Catriona Le May Doan capped off an impressive speed skating career winning gold in the 500 m. She became the first Canadian to defend their gold medal, which she first won at the 1998 Games.
- Jamie Salé and David Pelletier won gold in the pairs figure skating event. They were given the gold after a controversy involving the French judge of their event. Both the Canadians and their Russian rivals would win gold in the same event.
- Beckie Scott became the first North American to win a medal in cross-country skiing, when she placed third in her event. Later on however, she was bumped up to gold when the two finishers ahead of her were disqualified.
- Clara Hughes made the transition from bronze medalist cyclist to bronze medalist speed skater when she finished 3rd in the 5000 m.
- Jeremy Wotherspoon, expected to win gold in his event, but disappointed many when he tripped and fell after starting in his 500 m event.
- Elvis Stojko finished his career with an 8th-place finish in the men's figure skating event.
Alpine skiing
;Women
Biathlon
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
;Distance;Sprint
Curling
Men's tournament
Group stage
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.Country | Skip | W | L |
Canada | Kevin Martin | 8 | 1 |
Norway | Pål Trulsen | 7 | 2 |
Switzerland | Andreas Schwaller | 6 | 3 |
Sweden | Peja Lindholm | 6 | 3 |
Finland | Markku Uusipaavalniemi | 5 | 4 |
Germany | Sebastian Stock | 4 | 5 |
Denmark | Ulrik Schmidt | 3 | 6 |
Great Britain | Hammy McMillan | 3 | 6 |
United States | Tim Somerville | 3 | 6 |
France | Dominique Dupont-Roc | 0 | 9 |
Medal round
Semi finalGold medal game
Women's tournament
Group stage
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.Country | Skip | W | L |
Canada | Kelley Law | 8 | 1 |
Switzerland | Luzia Ebnöther | 7 | 2 |
United States | Kari Erickson | 6 | 3 |
Great Britain | Rhona Martin | 5 | 4 |
Germany | Natalie Neßler | 5 | 4 |
Sweden | Elisabet Gustafson | 5 | 4 |
Norway | Dordi Nordby | 4 | 5 |
Japan | Akiko Katoh | 2 | 7 |
Denmark | Lene Bidstrup | 2 | 7 |
Russia | Olga Jarkova | 1 | 8 |
Medal round
Semi finalBronze medal game
Figure skating
;MenAthlete | Points | SP | FS | Rank |
Emanuel Sandhu | DNS | - | DNS | - |
Elvis Stojko | 11.5 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
;Women
Athlete | Points | SP | FS | Rank |
Jennifer Robinson | 11.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
;Pairs
Athletes | Points | SP | FS | Rank |
Anabelle Langlois Patrice Archetto | 18.0 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
Jacinthe Larivière Lenny Faustino | 16.5 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Jamie Salé David Pelletier | n/a | 2 | n/a |
;Ice Dancing
Athletes | Points | CD1 | CD2 | OD | FD | Rank |
Marie-France Dubreuil Patrice Lauzon | 23.8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Shae-Lynn Bourne Victor Kraatz | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Freestyle skiing
;Men;Women
Ice hockey
Men's tournament
First round – Group C
All times are local.Knock-out stage
Quarter finalSemi final
Gold medal game
Contestants
Gold: |
Mario Lemieux – C Paul Kariya Ed Jovanovski Curtis Joseph Jarome Iginla Simon Gagné Chris Pronger Michael Peca Owen Nolan Joe Nieuwendyk Scott Niedermayer Adam Foote Theo Fleury Martin Brodeur Eric Brewer Rob Blake Ed Belfour Steve Yzerman – A Ryan Smyth Brendan Shanahan Joe Sakic – A Al MacInnis Eric Lindros |
Source:
- Gold -
Women's tournament
Group stage – Group A
Top two teams advanced to semifinals.Team | ||||||||
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 | 6 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 | |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
All times are local.
Knock-out stage
Semi finalGold medal game
Contestants
Gold |
Sami Jo Small Becky Kellar Colleen Sostorics Thérèse Brisson Cherie Piper Cheryl Pounder Lori Dupuis Caroline Ouellette Danielle Goyette Jayna Hefford Jennifer Botterill Hayley Wickenheiser Dana Antal Kelly Bechard Tammy Lee Shewchuk Kim St-Pierre Vicky Sunohara Isabelle Chartrand Cassie Campbell Geraldine Heaney |
Luge
Short track speed skating
;Men;Women
Skeleton
Snowboarding
;Halfpipe;Parallel GS
Speed skating
;Men;Women
Official outfitter
- Roots Canada was the official outfitter of clothing for members of the Canadian Olympic team. The same clothing was also sold at Roots stores in Canada.