The 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics broke a record for Canada as athletes earned the most medals ever since the first Winter Games in 1924. Canada has not only competed in every Olympics, but has also medaled each time.

Canada garnered 29 medals, bettering its record of 26 in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver by earning 11 gold, eight silver and 10 bronze. 

Kelsey Serwa and Justin Kripps stood tall on the podium, but many of the local athletes had strong performances. 

Here’s a list of Canada’s medal roundup in 2018 and the accomplishments of the local athletes.

GOLD MEDALISTS

Kelsey Serwa

 

Kelsey Serwa skied to a first-place finish in the women’s ski cross event on Feb. 22, 2018.

The native of Kelowna, who grew up on the slopes of Big White Ski Resort, led for the entire final race, finishing with a gold medal. Fellow Canadian, Brittany Phelan, joined her on the podium with a silver medal. 

Justin Kripps

 

Summerland’s Justin Kripps earned the medal, alongside London, Ont.’s Alex Kopacz, in the men’s two-man bobsleigh.

 

In a rare Olympic occurrence, the pair actually tied for the gold medal with the German sled of Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis.

 

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir


Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir delivered another dominant figure skating performance in their final competitive skate of the Olympics, earning them their second ice-dance gold medal of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang

 

Needing 121.62 to claim gold, the duo put up 122.40 and erupted into cheers when the judges announced their score.

Mikaël Kingsbury

 

The 25-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que. was the top scorer in the qualification round for Olympic moguls. In the final, Kingsbury was the fourth of six down the hill and he scored 86.63, earning him first place and eventually a gold medal.

 

Canada made history with Kingsbury’s gold and with his 2014 teammate Alex Bilodeau claiming gold both in 2014 and in 2010, Canada is the first country to win the same freestyle skiing event at three consecutive Games.

 

Kaitlyn Lawes and John Morris

Ted-Jan Bloemen

 

Ted-Jan Bloemen earned his second medal of the 2018 Winter Olympics, and his first gold in PyeongChang on Feb. 15, 2018. 

 

The 31-year-old completed 27 laps of the Gangneug Oval in just 12:39.77, knocking 2.21 seconds off the previous Olympic record that was set only minutes earlier by Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands.

 

Samuel Girard

 

Samuel Girard skated to his first Olympic gold in short track speed skating's 1000m race, earning Canada a first ever Olympic gold in the event.

 

It initially looked like Girard might not get a chance to race for the podium when he crossed the line last in his semifinal. He was advanced in the final, but unfortunately it came at the expense of teammate Charles Hamelin, who was penalized in their semifinal.

 

 

Cassie Sharpe

 

B.C.'s own Cassie Sharpe took home the gold medal in women’s ski halfpipe, earning Canada its seventh medal of the Olympics.

 

A strong first run earned Sharpe an impressive score of 94.40, but it was the amazing score of 95.80 on her second run that landed the Canadian on top of the podium.

Brady Leman

 

Calgary’s Brady Leman skied to a first-place finish in the men’s ski cross on the morning of Feb. 20, earning Canada its 20th medal of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

 

Leman’s gold is Canada’s first-ever medal in men’s ski cross and the country’s ninth gold at PyeongChang.

Sebastien Toutant

 

Montreal's Sebastien Toutant soared to a gold medal in the snowboard big air event on Feb.23, earning Canada's 28th medal. 

 

The 25-year-old, affectionately known as "Toots," was never favoured to win big air, but found himself firmly in first place after the event's second run

SILVER MEDALISTS

Maxence Parrot

 

Parrot was one of four Canadians in the men's slopestyle snowboard final, and captured one of Canada's first medals of the 2018 Olympics.

 

The last boarder of the event, Parrot managed to adjust his final run after falling on the same trick during his first two. Parrot was able to nail his altered run and snag a score of 86.00 and a silver medal.

Ted-Jan Bloeman

 

Ted-Jan Bloemen of Calgary skated to a silver medal for Canada’s first Olympic podium finish in the men’s 5,000-metre event since Lake Placid 1932.

 

Bloemen was two one-thousandths of a second faster than Norwegian Sverre Lunde Pederson, earning a spot on the podium.

Justine Dufour-Lapointe

 

The veteran athlete scored 78.54, just missing a repeat of her gold-medal performance from Sochi 2014, where she made her Olympic debut.

 

She was 0.11 points behind France’s Perrine Laffont. It was her second Olympic podium, and also increased Team Canada’s moguls podium streak to four consecutive games on Feb. 11, 2018.

Laurie Blouin

 

The native of Stoneham, Que, battled strong winds during the event that initially delayed the qualification rounds.

 

Despite a fall in training, the 21-year-old was at the top of her game during the slopestyle finals, nailing a clean second run for 76.33 points.

Alex Gough, Sam Edney, Tristan Walker and Justin Snith

 

On Feb. 15, 2018, the mixed luge foursome got the ultimate revenge by putting together a silver medal winning performance in the mixed team relay. 

The sweet victory comes after the team lost their bronze medal from the 2014 Sochi Olympics in a whirlwind of questionable events that took place back in December. 

 

 

Kim Boutin

 

Canada's closing ceremony flag bearer had an impressive showing at the 2018 Olympics, earning three medals. Her final medal came in the form of a silver at the 1000 metre short-track speed skating race.

 

With the medal, Boutin became just the second woman ever to win medals in the 500m, 1000m and 1500m short-track events in the same Olympic games.

Brittany Phelan

 

Canadian Brittany Phelan had to battle after a slow start, but was able to fight her way into second place for a silver medal finish in the women’s ski cross event.

 

Phelan finished next to fellow Canadian and friend, Kelsey Serwa, who took home a gold for the country. 

Canadian Women's Hockey Team

 

On Feb.16, the U.S.A. beat Canada 3-2 in a thrilling shootout classic to claim the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.

 

The nail biter of a game saw penalties, impressive goals and ferocity from both teams. Although team Canada seemed heartbroken at the sight of silver, the country still remains proud. 

BRONZE MEDALISTS

Alex Gough

 

Gough slid her way to a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, becoming the first-ever Canadian to medal in the sport.

 

Germany’s Tatjana Huefner lost time near the end of her run falling behind Gough, which ensured the Canadian a spot on the podium and a historic medal for her country.

 

Kim Boutin

 

Starting off her road to three medal Olympic glory, Boutin won Bronze in the 500 metre race. Not long after, the speedskater added a second bronze to her growing collection in 1500 metre short track speed skating.

 

Boutin finished with a time of 2:25.834. Prior to PyeongChang 2018, Canada had never won an Olympic medal in the women’s 1500 metre. It was the only short track event in which no Canadian had ever stood on the Olympic podium.

Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford

 

The two-time world champions scored an excellent 153.33 points in their program, for a total of 230.15 total points and the event's bronze medal.

 

The pair, who also won a team event silver at Sochi 2014, announced they will retire following this Olympics.

Alex Beaulieu-Marchand

 

Alex Beaulieu-Marchand conquered the men’s ski slopestyle event, winning a bronze medal, Canada's first ever in the event. 

 

Beaulieu-Marchand’s earned 94.20 points in his best of three runs, beating everyone but Oystein Braaten of Norway and Nick Goepper of the United States

Kaillie Humphries and Phylicia George

 

Humphries and George started their day in fifth place after two runs, but clawed their way up to third place after an impressive third run in bobsleigh.

 

For Humphries, it’s her third straight Olympic medal after winning gold in the same event at Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014. On the other hand, it’s George’s first Olympic games and therefore her first medal on this stage.

Samuel Girard, Charle Cournoyer, Pascal Dion and Charles Hamelin.

The men’s 5000 metre relay team picked up a bronze medal, and Canada’s sixth speed skating medal of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

 

The Canadian team was part of a tight three team battle for gold, which was won by the Hungarians with a time of 6:31.971., who edged out the Chinese team’s time of 6:32.035, while Canada rounded out the podium with a time of 6:32.282.

 

 

Kaetlyn Osmond

 

Kaetlyn Osmond skated to a bronze medal in women’s singles figure skating on the morning of Feb. 22, picking up Canada's 27th medal of the games.

 

Osmond entered the free skate portion of the competition trailing only two skaters, Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia. Osmond delivered a fantastic final skate, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the points gap between her and the Russian skaters.

Canadian Men's Hockey Team

 

Team Canada's men's hockey team were all smiles, defeating the Czech Republic 6-4 in the men's bronze medal game.

 

Canada managed to shake off the semifinal loss against Germany and play as a united force - a combination of heart, as well as both physical and mental prowess, making their country beam with pride. 

Mark McMorris

Canada's comeback kid is bringing home a bronze medal after an impressive showing in the men's slopestyle snowboarding event. McMorris was competing less than a year after sustaining life-threatening injuries during a backcountry snowboarding excursion.

 

His bronze was also one of Canada's first medals of PyeongChang 2018. McMorris, was only inches away from landing his final trick on his final run, which would likely have put him back on top. His teammate, Max Parrot, finished his final run strong, pushing him 0.8 points ahead of McMorris, landing him a silver. 

 

Thompson Okanagan Athletes

Julia Ransom

Okanagan-born biathlon athlete Julia Ransom, participated in five events at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

 

Out of her five events, her best showing was in the Women's 4x6km Relay where she placed 10th. 

Tess Critchlow

Kelowna’s own Tess Critchlow participated in one event at this Olympics but was Canada’s top competitor in the women’s snowboard cross.

 

Critchlow, 22, who started snowboarding at two years old and honed her skills at Big White, ended up placing ninth.

 

Andrew Ebbett

Andrew Ebbett, who calls Vernon home, made the Okanagan proud playing on the Canadian Olympic men’s bronze-medal hockey team.

 

The former NHLer (six teams, including the Vancouver Canucks) scored two goals in Canada’s final game — a 6-4 win over the Czech Republic.

 

Emma Lunder

The Okanagan's second biathlon athlete, Emma Lunder, hails from Vernon as well. Lunder particpated in four events during her time in PyeongChang. 

 

Competing alongside Ransom, Lunder's best showing was in the women's 4x6 km Relay, where she helped to earn Canada its 10th place position. 

Andi Naude

Andi Naude of Penticton came to PyeongChang with fierce determination after being first alternate for Sochi 2014 and not going on to the games. 

 

After an impressive score of 79.60 in the qualifying roundsNaude went on to place 6th in the ladies freestyle moguls final. 

Josie Morrison

Canada has earned 227 medals over the course of its Olympic history, with 79 gold, 91 silver and 57 bronze.

 

Canada is also still the country to beat when it comes to the number of gold medals won by a country in a single Winter Olympics. Canada set the record in Vancouver in 2010, earning 14 gold medals.

Congratulations Team Canada, you have made your country very proud!