What Canada Did
SALT LAKE CITY (CP) -- What Canada did daily at the Paralympic Winter Games:
Saturday, March 9
Alpine Skiing
Standing Downhill
Men
Daniel Wesley, New Westminster, B.C., won the bronze medal in the LW12 class race, in a time of one minute 23.20 seconds. Stacy Kohut, Canmore, Alta, finished fifth in 1:23.67, while Scott Patterson, Vancouver, finished 15th in 1:42.99.
Gord Tuck, Lake Cowichan, B.C., finished tenth in the LW2 class event, in one minute 30.58 seconds.
Mark Ludbrook, Whistler, B.C., finished ninth in the LW4 class, in 1:28.01.
Ian Balfour, Pincher Creek, Alta., finished fourth in the LW6/8 class, in 1:25.60.
Women
Karolina Wisniewska, Calgary, won the bronze medal in the women's LW3,4,6,8 class, in one minute 32.19 seconds. Lauren Woolstencroft, Victoria, did not finish her race.
Sledge Hockey
Canada lost 5-1 to U.S. in round-robin play to even their record at a win and a loss. Todd Nicholson of Ottawa scored the lone Canadian goal.
Sunday, March 10
Alpine Skiing
Men
Daniel Wesley, New Westminster, B.C., won the silver medal in the Super G.
Sit-ski
Stacy Kohut, Canmore, Alta., finished fourth and Scott Patterson, Vancouver, finished fifth.
Cross-country Skiing
Men
Brian McKeever, Canmore, Alta., won the gold medal in the five-kilometre cross-country race in 12:07.3.
Women
Colette Bourgonje, Saskatoon, finished fourth in the 2.5-km sit-ski race and Maria Whyte, Hinton, Alta., finished fifth.
Monday, March 11
Alpine Skiing
Super G
Men
Visually Impaired
Chris Williamson, Toronto, and his guide William Harriott of Calgary, finished fifth in the B3 class in one minute 12.99 seconds.
Women
Lauren Woolstencroft, Victoria, won the gold medal in the women's LW3,4,6,8 class in one minute 18.12 seconds. Karolina Wisniewska, Calgary, won the bronze medal in 1:20.60.
Sledge Hockey
Canada tied Estonia 3-3. Scoring for Canada were Billy Bridges, Guelph, Ont., Jean Labonte, Aylmer, Que., and Robert Lagace of Aurora, Ont.
Tuesday, March 12
Cross-country Skiing
Men
Visually Impaired
10-kilometres freestyle
Brian McKeever and guide Robin, both Canmore, Alta., won the gold medal in the B3 class, in a time of 22 minutes 39.1 seconds.
Sledge Hockey
Japan defeated Canada 2-1. The lone Canadian goal was scored by Jean Labonte.
Cross-country Skiing
Women
Five kilometre Sit-Ski
Shauna Maria Whyte, Hinton, Alta., finished in sixth place in a time of 22 minutes 14.6 seconds. Colette Bourgonje, Saskatoon, finished ninth in 27:03.1.
Wednesday, March 13
Alpine Skiing
Men
Scott Patterson, Vancouver, won the bronze medal in the LW12 class (lower limb amputation) of the men's sitting downhill giant slalom in a combined time of two minutes 25.25 seconds. Stacy Kohut, Canmore, Alta., and Daniel Wesley of New Westminster, B.C., did not finish their first runs.
Gord Tuck, Lake Cowichan, B.C., was disqualified after missing the sixth gate during his first run in the LW2 standing giant slalom.
Mark Ludbrook, Whistler, B.C. did not finish his second run in the LW4 class standing giant slalom, while Ian Balfour of Pincher Creek, Alta. did not complete his first run in the LW6/8 division.
Thursday, March 14
Alpine Skiing
Giant Slalom
Men
Visually Impaired
Chris Williamson, Toronto, and his guide William Harriott of Calgary, finished fifth in the B3 class in a time of two miutes 23.92 seconds.
Women
Standing
Karolina Wisniewska, Calgary, won the silver medal in the women's LW3,4,6/8 class in a time of two minutes 29.85 seconds. Lauren Woolstencroft of Victoria won the bronze medal in 2:31.03.
Sledge Hockey
Canada tied Sweden 1-1. Todd Nicholson, Ottawa, Ont., scored for Canada.
Friday, March 15
Alpine Skiing
Slalom
Men
Daniel Wesley of New Westminster, B.C., won the gold medal in the men's sitting (LW12 class) in a time of one minute 30.02 seconds. Wesley earned a complete set of medals at these Games with a silver in the Super-G and a bronze from the downhill. Stacy Kohut, Canmore, Alta., finished fourth in 1:36.01, while Scott Patterson of Vancouver was disqualified in his first run.
Gord Tuck, Lake Cowichan, B.C., finished seventh in the men's standing slalom (LW2 class) in a time of one minute 38.18 seconds.
Mark Ludbrook, Whistler, B.C., finished eighth in 1:40.78 in the LW4 class, while Ian Balfour of Pincher Creek, Alta., did not finish his second run (LW6/8).
Cross-country Skiing
Women
10-kilometre Sit-Ski
Colette Bourgonje, Saskatoon, finished sixth in 36:24.7, and Shauna Maria Whyte of Hinton, Alta., placed ninth in 37:53.0.
Sledge Hockey
Canada lost a 2-1 decision in the bronze medal game to Sweden following a shootout (3-2). Billy Bridges of Guelph, Ont., scored a first-period goal for Canada.
Saturday, March 16
Alpine Skiing
Men
Visually Impaired
Chris Williamson, Toronto, and his guide William Harriott, Calgary, won the gold medal in the slalom (B3 class) in a time of one minute 36.33 seconds.
Women
Standing
Lauren Woolstencroft of Victoria won the gold medal in the slalom (LW3,4,9 class) in 1:50.40, while Karolina Wisniewska of Calgary finished four-tenths of a second behind her for the silver medal. It was Karolina's fourth medal (two silver, two bronze), making her Canada's most decorated athlete at the 2002 Games.
Cross-country Skiing
Men
Visually Impaired
Brian McKeever and his brother and guide, Robin, from Canmore, Alta., won the silver medal in the 20 kilometre freestyle event. Brian added the silver to his pair of goal medals won in the five-and 10-kilometre freestyle distances.
The pair have been chosen by their peers to carry the Canadian flag into the closing ceremonies on Saturday night.
Final Medal Total
The Canadian team finished with 15 medals (six gold, four silver and five bronze) to finish seventh in the overall team standings and match the total won at the 1998 games in Nagano, Japan.
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