Canada was the host nation for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. It was the first time that Canada had hosted the Winter Olympic Games, and second time overall, after the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Medalists
The following Canadian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medallists' names are bolded. As was the case with the 1976 Summer Olympics, Canada failed to obtain a gold medal on home soil.
Medal Name Sport Event Date Figure skating Men's singles Figure skating Women's singles Alpine skiing Women's downhill Alpine skiing Women's super-G Tracy Wilson Robert McCall Figure skating Ice dance
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 10 8 18Biathlon 5 0 5Bobsleigh 9 0 9Cross-country skiing 6 5 11Figure skating 9 8 17Ice hockey 22 0 22Luge 7 2 9Nordic combined 1 0 1Ski jumping 4 0 4Speed skating 9 7 16 Total 82 30 112
Alpine skiing
A total of 14 competitors, including the entire Canadian team was disqualified from the giant slalom event after organizers became aware their ski suits were not previously approved by the International Ski Federation.
Men
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFelix BelczykDownhillcolspan=4 2:03.5918Super-Gcolspan=4 1:44.3119Peter BosingerGiant slalomRob BoydDownhillcolspan=4 2:03.2716Super-Gcolspan=4 1:45.0422Mike CarneyDownhillcolspan=4 2:03.2514Greg GrossmannGiant slalomSlalomJim ReadGiant slalomSlalomSuper-Gcolspan=4 1:43.0113Brian StemmleDownhillMichael TommySlalomAlain VilliardGiant slalomSlalom54.332249.44141:43.7714Super-Gcolspan=4
Combined AthleteEventDownhillSlalomTotalTimePointsRun 1Run 2TotalPointsPointsRankFelix BelczykMen's combined1:48.2414.79Rob BoydMike CarneyDon Stevens1:50.9744.9248.8247.631:36.4590.88135.8019
Women
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKellie CaseyDownhillcolspan=4 Laurie GrahamDownhillcolspan=4 1:26.995Super-Gcolspan=4 1:21.1113Josée LacasseGiant slalom1:01.12131:08.66112:09.7811Slalom51.632051.51161:43.1416Lucie LarocheSuper-Gcolspan=4 1:21.9519Kerrin Lee-GartnerDownhillcolspan=4 1:28.0715Giant slalom1:02.71241:10.61172:13.3217SlalomSuper-Gcolspan=4 1:22.1123Michelle McKendry-RuthvenGiant slalomSlalom53.162752.63181:45.7918Karen PercyDownhillcolspan=4 1:26.62Giant slalomSlalomSuper-Gcolspan=4 1:20.29
Women's combined AthleteEventDownhillSlalomTotalTimePointsRun 1Run 2TotalPointsPointsRankNancy GeeWomen's combined1:20.2157.8742.4143.841:26.2545.99103.8613Kerrin Lee-Gartner1:18.1526.0842.2343.201:25.4339.1865.268Michelle McKendry-Ruthven1:17.5817.2842.2444.201:26.4447.5764.857Karen Percy1:18.2227.1640.6243.381:24.0027.3154.474
Biathlon
AthleteEventTimeMissesRankJamie KallioMen's individual1:03:13.17 (0+0+2+5)59Ken KarpoffMen's individual59:19.73 (0+3+0+0)33Men's sprint28:12.91 (0+1)46Charles PlamondonMen's individual59:27.55 (1+1+1+2)46Men's sprint28:30.53 (2+1)55Glenn RupertusMen's individual56:10.47 (1+3+2+1)34Men's sprint27:38.62 (1+1)34Paget StewartMen's sprint29:06.94 (1+3)58Charles PlamondonGlenn RupertusKen KarpoffJamie KallioMen's relay1:33:37.04 (2+2)15
Bobsleigh
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCAN-1Greg HaydenluckLloyd GussTwo-man57.36359.90131:00.11759.60123:56.9710CAN-2David LeutyKevin TylerTwo-man58.561859.0851:00.55131:00.00163:58.1913
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCAN-1Chris LoriKen LeBlancAndrew SwimHoward DellFour-man56.66358.051457.341858.32173:50.3715CAN-2Greg HaydenluckCal LangfordKevin TylerLloyd GussFour-man57.181357.821156.67858.32173:49.9913
Cross-country skiing
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank15 km CDennis Lawrence46:26.347Al Pilcher46:21.146Yves Bilodeau46:26.634Pierre Harvey43:22.01730 km CWayne Dustin1'34:37.846Al Pilcher1'33:04.739Yves Bilodeau1'32:17.835Pierre Harvey1'28:21.71450 km FWayne Dustin2'21:31.849Alain Masson2'19:21.746Dennis Lawrence2'17:55.743Pierre Harvey2'10:54.821
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Men's 4 × 10 km relay AthletesRaceTimeRankYves BilodeauAl PilcherPierre HarveyDennis Lawrence1'48:59.79
Women EventAthleteRaceTimeRank5 km CJean McAllister17:32.446Carol Gibson16:35.233Angela Schmidt-Foster16:32.532Lorna Sasseville16:23.32610 km CAngela Schmidt-Foster33:45.938Marie-Andrée Masson33:35.637Carol Gibson33:03.933Lorna Sasseville32:49.73020 km FAngela Schmidt-Foster1'04:21.944Jean McAllister1'02:02.831Marie-Andrée Masson1'01:12.627Carol Gibson1'01:12.026
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Women's 4 × 5 km relay AthletesRaceTimeRankAngela Schmidt-FosterCarol GibsonLorna SassevilleMarie-Andrée Masson1'04:22.69
Figure skating
Men AthleteCFSPFSTFPRank Neil Paterson17131631.416 Kurt Browning117615.48 Brian Orser3124.2
Women AthleteCFSPFSTFPRank Charlene Wong18141329.413 Elizabeth Manley4314.6
Pairs AthletesSPFSTFPRank Isabelle BrasseurLloyd Eisler7912.59 Christine HoughDoug Ladret8812.08 Denise BenningLyndon Johnston579.56
Ice Dancing AthletesCDODFDTFPRank Melanie ColeMichael Farrington16161632.016 Karyn GarossinoRodney Garossino12121224.012 Tracy WilsonRobert McCall3336.0
Ice hockey
Summary TeamEventFirst roundConsolation gameFinal roundOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankCanada men'sMen's tournamentW 1-0W 4-2L 1-3W 9-5D 2-23L 0-5W 8-1W 6-34
Group A PldWLTGFGAPts5311228752032310753111712753201910651319133505010470
Canada 1-0 Poland Canada 4-2 Switzerland Finland 3-1 Canada Canada 9-5 France Canada 2-2 Sweden
Medal round The top three teams from each group play the top three teams from the other group once. Points from previous games against their own group carry over. PldWLTGFGAPts54102578531118107521215166 4th52211714551408262514012222
Soviet Union 5-0 Canada Canada 8-1 West Germany Canada 6-3 Czechoslovakia
Team Roster Sean Burke Andy Moog Chris Felix Randy Gregg Serge Roy Tony Stiles Tim Watters Trent Yawney Zarley Zalapski Ken Berry Marc Habscheid Vaughn Karpan Wally Schreiber Gord Sherven Claude Vilgrain Serge Boisvert Brian Bradley Bob Joyce Steve Tambellini Merlin Malinowski Jim Peplinski Ken Yaremchuk Head coach: Dave King
Luge
Men AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankChris Wightman47.8552947.8562547.7732348.182263:11.66624Nil Labrecque47.4612347.8662649.3073148.093243:12.72727Harington Telford47.1521847.5642147.1191647.463193:09.29819
(Men's) Doubles AthletesRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBob GasperAndré Benoit46.240947.066121:33.30610Sam SalmonDan Doll48.3001749.058181:37.35817
Women AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKathy Salmon47.5691848.1121948.3562047.670193:11.70719Marie-Claude Doyon46.372546.596746.7961146.44763:06.2117
Nordic combined
Men's individual
Events: normal hill ski jumping 15 km cross-country skiing
AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-countryTotalPointsRankStart atTimePointsRankJon ServoldIndividual187.1334:36.046:32.1368.53538
Ski jumping
AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRankHorst BulauNormal hill74.580.878.086.9167.744Todd Gillman75.082.678.088.4171.042Ron Richards78.088.478.086.9175.332Steve Collins83.5102.778.088.4191.113Ron RichardsLarge hill93.073.684.054.5128.153Todd Gillman96.080.886.530.0110.854Steve Collins100.087.997.081.2169.135Horst Bulau112.5109.499.588.2197.67
Men's team large hill AthletesResultPoints 1RankHorst BulauSteve CollinsTodd GillmanRon Richards497.29
1 Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.
Speed skating
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank500 mRobert Tremblay38.3429Daniel Turcotte37.6017Gaétan Boucher37.4714Guy Thibault36.9671000 mMarcel Tremblay1:15.1322Jean Pichette1:14.7219Guy Thibault1:14.167Gaétan Boucher1:13.7751500 mGregor Jelonek1:56.3723Ben Lamarche1:55.5918Jean Pichette1:54.6310Gaétan Boucher1:54.1895000 mGordon Goplen7:08.4934Jean Pichette7:04.9531Ben Lamarche6:57.632110,000 mGordon Goplen14:31.1820Ben Lamarche14:21.3910
Women EventAthleteRaceTimeRank500 mAriane Loignon41.5723Natalie Grenier40.7311Shelley Rhead-Skarvan40.3661000 mMarie-Pierre Lamarche1:25.1825Ariane Loignon1:22.7519Shelley Rhead-Skarvan1:21.8414Natalie Grenier1:21.1591500 mCaroline Maheux2:10.8323Chantal Côté2:09.6221Ariane Loignon2:07.6314Natalie Grenier2:06.80113000 mChantal Côté4:35.7426Ariane Loignon4:28.55155000 mKathy Gordon7:53.3023Ariane Loignon7:49.5520Natalie Grenier7:46.9618
References
Works cited
Further reading
Olympic Winter Games 1988, full results by sports-reference.com