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.


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


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
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.

It’s also the second gold for both Lawes and Morris, as Lawes won the women’s event at Sochi (2014) and Morris claimed men's gold in Vancouver 2010.
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.

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.

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

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


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 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.

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

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.

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


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.

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.

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

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
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.

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.
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.


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.
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.


Out of her five events, her best showing was in the Women's 4x6km Relay where she placed 10th.
Kelowna’s own Tess Critchlow participated in one event at this Olympics but was Canada’s top competitor in the women’s snowboard cross.

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

After an impressive score of 79.60 in the qualifying rounds, Naude went on to place 6th in the ladies freestyle moguls final.
Morrison also competed in the Ladies 1,500m and 5,000m event.
