# 2011 Canada Winter Games

The 2011 Canada Winter Games were held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from Friday, 11 February 2011, to Sunday, 27 February 2011.

## Bids

Four bids (all from Nova Scotia, as it was that province's turn) were made for the games, and eventually Halifax was selected to stage the games.
* Halifax
* Annapolis Valley
* Truro, Wentworth and Brookfield with other communities.
* Antigonish, Pictou, Guysborough and Port Hawkesbury
    Wentworth was part of one of the losing bids, but did end up hosting the alpine skiing and freestyle skiing events at these games.

## Medal table

The following is the medal table for the 2011 Canada Winter Games.
* Host nation (Nova Scotia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Quebec | 51 | 43 | 43 | 137 |
| 2 | Ontario | 45 | 34 | 31 | 110 |
| 3 | British Columbia | 28 | 30 | 30 | 88 |
| 4 | Alberta | 20 | 35 | 30 | 85 |
| 5 | Saskatchewan | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Manitoba | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| 7 | Nova Scotia* | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Yukon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | New Brunswick | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 10 | Prince Edward Island | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 168 | 171 | 173 | 512 |
* 3 bronze medals were awarded in the freestyle skiing men's halfpipe.
* 2 golds and one bronze medal award in female all around in artistic gymnastics, no silver medal was awarded.
* 2 bronze medals awarded in women's artistic gymnastics balance beam and men's rings.
* 2 gold medals awarded in men's artistic gymnastics pommel horse and horizontal bar, no silver medals were awarded in either event.
* No bronze and silver medals awarded in dance (solo) special Olympics Level II male and female figure skating.

## Flag points/Centennial Cup

Ontario won the flag points competition, and Nova Scotia won the Centennial Cup.

## Participating provinces and territories

All 13 provinces and territories competed.
* Alberta (242)
* British Columbia (242)
* Manitoba (224)
* New Brunswick (200)
* Newfoundland and Labrador (97)
* Northwest Territories (103)
* Nova Scotia (222) (hosts)
* Nunavut (28)
* Ontario (260)
* Prince Edward Island (147)
* Quebec (254)
* Saskatchewan (223)
* Yukon (107)

## Sports

* Alpine skiing (10) (details)
* Archery (6) (details)
* Artistic gymnastics (14) (details)
* Badminton (6) (details)
* Biathlon (8) (details)
* Boxing (9) (details)
* Cross-country skiing (20) (details)
* Curling (2) (details)
* Figure skating (14) (details)
* Freestyle skiing (8) (details)
* Ice hockey (2) (details)
* Judo (16) (details)
* Ringette (1) (details)
* Shooting (8) (details)
* Short track speed skating (10) (details)
* Snowboarding (6) (details)
* Squash (2) (details)
* Speed skating (12) (details)
* Synchronized swimming (4) (details)
* Table tennis (7) (details)
* Wheelchair basketball (1) (details)

## Schedule

The schedule for the 2011 Canada Games (19 February is a crossover day):
| ● | Opening ceremony | Event competitions | ● | Event finals | Exhibition gala | ● | Closing ceremony |
| February 2011 | 11th Fri | 12th Sat | 13th Sun | 14th Mon | 15th Tue | 16th Wed | 17th Thu | 18th Fri | 19th Sat | 20th Sun | 21st Mon | 22nd Tue | 23rd Wed | 24th Thu | 25th Fri | 26th Sat | 27th Sun | Gold medals |
| Alpine skiing | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | 10 |
| Archery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 2 | | | 6 |
| Artistic gymnastics | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| Badminton | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | 1 | 6 |
| Biathlon | | | 2 | | 2 | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| Boxing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | 9 |
| Cross-country skiing | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | | 6 | | 2 | | 20 |
| Curling | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | 2 |
| Figure skating | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | 14 |
| Freestyle skiing | | | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| Ice hockey | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | 2 |
| Judo | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 7 | | 2 | | 16 |
| Ringette | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Shooting | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| Short track speed skating | | | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| Snowboarding | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | | 6 |
| Squash | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Speed skating | | 3 | 3 | 2 | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Synchronized swimming | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | 1 | | 4 |
| Table tennis | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 5 | | 7 |
| Wheelchair basketball | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Total gold medals | | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 167 |
| Cumulative total | | 3 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 40 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 77 | 90 | 110 | 137 | 152 | 166 | 167 | 167 |
| Ceremonies | ● | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ● | |
| February 2011 | 11th Fri | 12th Sat | 13th Sun | 14th Mon | 15th Tue | 16th Wed | 17th Thu | 18th Fri | 19th Sat | 20th Sun | 21st Mon | 22nd Tue | 23rd Wed | 24th Thu | 25th Fri | 26th Sat | 27th Sun | Gold medals |

## Venues

* Canada Games Centre: artistic gymnastics, badminton, synchronized swimming
* Canada Games Oval: long track speed skating
* Citadel High School: wheelchair basketball, table tennis
* Cole Harbour Place: ringette
* Dartmouth Sportsplex: ice hockey
* Halifax Forum: boxing
* Halifax Metro Centre: ice hockey
* Mayflower Curling Club: curling
* Sackville High School: shooting, archery
* St. Mary's University: squash, judo
* Ski Martock: biathlon, cross-country skiing, snowboarding
* Ski Wentworth: freestyle skiing, alpine skiing
* St. Margaret's Centre: short track speed skating, figure skating