PYEONGCHANG, KOR (March 17, 2018) — The Canadian para alpine team wrapped the Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, with 10 medals in total, including three gold.
The Canadians’ 10-medal finish surpasses the eight medals the team won four years ago in Sochi 2014, and is just two shy of its best-ever medal count, which was 12 in Vancouver 2010.
Newcomer Mollie Jepsen (West Vancouver, BC) wins the most medals of any other athlete on the para alpine team, scooping four in total: one gold (super combined), one silver (slalom) and two bronze (downhill and giant slalom).
Alana Ramsay (Calgary, AB) wins her first two Paralympic medals: bronze in women’s downhill and women’s giant slalom.
The week was a mixed bag for the team; there were huge downhill wins for Marcoux and Oatway, big Paralympic debuts from newcomers Jepsen and Guimond, and strong podium results from Ramsay. There were also several oh-so-close fourth-place finishes and other near misses.
“We had few happy surprises, and a couple of disappointments,” Labrie added. “Our sport is crazy – this Games there was lots of weather, gnarly course conditions, and changes to the schedule. In the end, we’re pretty happy with where we stand.
The team’s Athletic Director Matt Hallat echoed Labrie’s sentiments.
Canada officially concluded a record-breaking nine days of competition with 28 medals won at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. This is Canada’s greatest number of podium finishes at a Paralympic Winter Games in history. In the standings, Canada finished second in medal count behind the United States who won 36 medals, including 13 gold.