BEIJING (February 17, 2022) Day 13 at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games has come to a close. Here is what you need to know.
MEDAL COUNT AFTER DAY 13:
GOLD: 4
SILVER: 5
BRONZE: 11
TOTAL: 20
DAY 13 RESULTS AND DAY 14 SCHEDULE:
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TEAM CANADA INSIGHTS:
HOCKEY
- Team Canada has won its fifth gold medal in Olympic womens hockey since it was added to the program at Nagano 1998.
- Sarah Nurse has set the record for most points scored (18) at a single Olympic Winter Games. The previous record (17) was held by Hayley Wickenheiser at Turin 2006.
- Marie-Philip Poulin has now scored in every gold medal game shes played in at the Olympic Winter Games (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022). Shes the first (and only) player male or female to score in four Olympic gold medal games.
FREESTYLE SKIING
- With a silver in ski cross, Marielle Thompson has won her second Olympic medal (gold Sochi 2014). She joins fellow Canadian Kelsey Serwa (Gold PyeongChang 2018, Silver Sochi 2014) as the events only multi-Olympic medallists.
- On Day 14, Brady Leman will look to defend his Olympic title in mens ski cross while Cassie Sharpe looks to do the same in the womens halfpipe event. They both would be the first Canadians to accomplish that feat in their respective events.
LONG TRACK SPEED SKATING
- Antoine Glinas-Beaulieu, Connor Howe and Laurent Dubreuil will compete in the mens 1000m on Day 14. Only two Canadians are Olympic medallists in this event Gatan Boucher (Gold Sarajevo 1984, Silver Lake Placid) and Denny Morrison (Silver Sochi 2014)
COVID-19 UPDATE:
Currently none of the 397 members of the Team Canada delegation in Beijing are in COVID-19 isolation.
GENERAL RESOURCES:
TEAM CANADA FLASH QUOTES
TEAM CANADA ATHLETE BIOS
BEIJING 2022 TEAM CANADA MEDIA CONTACTS
TEAM CANADA OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES STATS GUIDE
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Josh Su
Beijing 2022 Press Operations Lead
Team Canada
C: +852-6726-3967
E: jsu@olympic.ca
Thomas Hall
Communications Lead & Press Secretary
Team Canada
C: +852-6726-3962
E: thall@olympic.ca