2023 Canada Winter Games

2023 Canada Winter Games
XXVIII Canada Games
Host cityPrince Edward Island
CountryCanada
Teams13
Athletes3,600
Sport21
Events175
OpeningFebruary 18, 2023 (2023-02-18)
ClosingMarch 5, 2023 (2023-03-05)
Torch lighterMark Arendz
Main venueEastlink Centre
Website2023 Canada Winter Games
Winter

The 2023 Canada Winter Games, officially known as the XXVIII Canada Games, (or informally as PEI 2023) was a Canadian multi-sport event hosted mainly across Prince Edward Island, from February 18, 2023, to March 5, 2023. The skiing events were hosted in New Brunswick, and the (long track) speed skating events were held in Nova Scotia.

Bidding

As part of the rotation of Canada Games hosts, the Northwest Territories with (Yellowknife) were scheduled to host the games for the first time ever.[1][2] However, in September 2016, The Northwest Territories and Prince Edward Island agreed to swap bidding years (with the former now eligible to bid for 2031).[3] In November 2018, the island officially won its bid to host the games.[4]

Venues

A total of 18 venues (16 in Prince Edward Island, one each in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) staged the competitions. The venue in New Brunswick was chosen to host the alpine and freestyle skiing events, as there is no downhill mountain available in Prince Edward Island.[5] Meanwhile, the speed skating oval in Nova Scotia from the 2011 Canada Winter Games was used as there were no suitable facilities in Prince Edward Island.[6]

New Brunswick

Venue Sport(s) City
Crabbe Mountain Alpine skiing
Freestyle skiing		 Bright Parish

Nova Scotia

Venue Sport(s) City
Halifax Oval Speed skating Halifax

Prince Edward Island

Venue Sport(s) City
Canada Games Multi Sport Dome at Credit Union Place Boxing
Karate		 Summerside
Cavendish Farms Community Events Centre Hockey Tyne Valley
Cavendish Farms Wellness Centre Ringette Montague
Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre Badminton
Wheelchair basketball		 Charlottetown
Credit Union Place Hockey Summerside
Eastlink Centre Archery
Ceremonies
Fencing
Gymnastics (trampoline)
Hockey
Squash		 Charlottetown
Eliyahu Wellness Centre at Canada Games Place Figure skating
Short track speed skating		 North Rustico
Evangeline Recreation Centre Hockey Wellington
MacLauchlan Arena Hockey
Ringette		 Charlottetown
Mark Arendz Provincial Ski Park Alpine skiing
Biathlon
Cross-country skiing
Freestyle skiing
Snowboarding		 Brookvale
Montague Curling Club Curling Montague
Norton Diamond Soccer Complex Gymnastics (artistic) Stratford
O'Leary Cavendish Farms Arena Hockey O'Leary
Prince Edward Island Convention Centre Judo
Table tennis		 Charlottetown
The Silver Fox Entertainment Complex Curling Summerside
Tignish Credit Union Arena Hockey Tignish

Sports

A total of 175 events in 21 sports will be contested at the games. An initial group of sports was named on January 19, 2017.[7] The sports of karate was selected by the organizing committee as the final sport. Fencing (for the first time since 2013) and table tennis were added later by the CGC, after artistic swimming was moved to the summer sports program.[8] Women's boxing, mixed doubles curling and karate will make their Canada Games debut.[7]

Participating provinces and territories

All 13 of Canada's provinces and territories competed.

Marketing

Mascot

Wowkwis (whoa-quis; red fox) is the 2023 Canada Games mascot.[9][10][11]

Medal standings

Main article: List of 2023 Canada Winter Games medallists

  *   Host nation ( Prince Edward Island)

RankTeamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Quebec574351151
2 British Columbia462631103
3 Ontario324333108
4 Alberta20363692
5 Nova Scotia771024
6 Manitoba66719
7 Saskatchewan371020
8 New Brunswick241016
9 Newfoundland and Labrador2024
10 Yukon1023
11 Prince Edward Island*0112
Totals (11 entries)176173193542

References

  1. ^ "Yellowknife mulls hosting $36M 2023 Canada Winter Games". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. ^ Muzyka, Kyle (29 July 2015). "Yellowknife feasible host for 2023 Canada Winter Games, says committee". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Prince Edward Island to bid for and host the 2023 Canada Winter Games" (Press release). Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island: Government of Prince Edward Island. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  4. ^ "P.E.I. to host 2023 Canada Winter Games". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Crabbe Mountain named ski venue for 2023 Canada Winter Games". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  6. ^ Healey, Pat (14 February 2023). "The Oval closing for PEI 2023 Canada Games competition events". The Laker News. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  7. ^ a b "2023 CANADA WINTER GAMES SPORTS SELECTED". www.canadagames.ca/. Canada Games Council. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  8. ^ Desjardins, Sheehan (22 January 2023). "P.E.I. athletes gearing up for karate's Canada Games debut". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  9. ^ "2023 Canada Games Mascot". 2023 Canada Games official site.
  10. ^ "P.E.I. 9-year-old's Canada Games mascot design comes to life". CBC.
  11. ^ "Official Mascot of 2023 Canada Winter Games in PEI revealed". Ocean 100.
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