Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Table:
Medal

Name

Sport

Event

Date

Gold
Alexandre Bilodeau
Freestyle skiing
Men's moguls
14 February

Gold
Maëlle Ricker
Snowboarding
Women's snowboard cross
16 February

Gold
Christine Nesbitt
Speed skating
Women's 1000 metres
18 February

Gold
Jon Montgomery
Skeleton
Men's
19 February

Gold
Scott Moir
Tessa Virtue
Figure skating
Ice dancing
22 February

Gold
Ashleigh McIvor
Freestyle skiing
Women's ski cross
23 February

Gold
Kaillie Humphries
Heather Moyse
Bobsleigh
Two-woman
24 February

Gold
Canada women's national ice hockey team

Meghan Agosta
Gillian Apps
Tessa Bonhomme
Jennifer Botterill
Jayna Hefford
Haley Irwin
Rebecca Johnston
Becky Kellar
Gina Kingsbury
Charline Labonté
Carla MacLeod
Meaghan Mikkelson
Caroline Ouellette
Cherie Piper
Marie-Philip Poulin
Colleen Sostorics
Kim St-Pierre
Shannon Szabados
Sarah Vaillancourt
Catherine Ward
Hayley Wickenheiser

Ice hockey
Women's tournament
25 February

Gold
Charles Hamelin
Short track
Men's 500 metres
26 February

Gold
Guillaume Bastille
Charles Hamelin
François Hamelin
Olivier Jean
François-Louis Tremblay
Short track
Men's 5000 metre relay
26 February

Gold
Mathieu Giroux
Lucas Makowsky
Denny Morrison
Speed Skating
Men's team pursuit
27 February

Gold
Jasey-Jay Anderson
Snowboarding
Men's parallel giant slalom
27 February

Gold
Adam Enright
Ben Hebert
Marc Kennedy
Kevin Martin
John Morris
Curling
Men's
27 February

Gold
Canada men's national ice hockey team

Patrice Bergeron
Dan Boyle
Martin Brodeur
Sidney Crosby
Drew Doughty
Marc-André Fleury
Ryan Getzlaf
Dany Heatley
Jarome Iginla
Duncan Keith
Roberto Luongo
Patrick Marleau
Brenden Morrow
Rick Nash
Scott Niedermayer
Corey Perry
Chris Pronger
Mike Richards
Brent Seabrook
Eric Staal
Joe Thornton
Jonathan Toews
Shea Weber

Ice hockey
Men's tournament
28 February

Silver
Jennifer Heil
Freestyle skiing
Women's moguls
13 February

Silver
Mike Robertson
Snowboarding
Men's snowboard cross
15 February

Silver
Marianne St-Gelais
Short track
Women's 500 metres
17 February

Silver
Kristina Groves
Speed skating
Women's 1500 metres
21 February

Silver
Jessica Gregg
Kalyna Roberge
Marianne St-Gelais
Tania Vicent
Short track
Women's 3000 metre relay
24 February

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Alexandre Bilodeau ( French pronunciation : ​ [ bilɔdo ] ; born September 8 , 1987 ) is a retired Canadian freestyle skier from Montreal , Quebec . Bilodeau currently resides in Rosemère , Quebec . Bilodeau won a gold medal in the men 's moguls at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , becoming the first Canadian to win a gold medal at an Olympic Games held in Canada . At the 2014 Winter Olympics , he became the first Olympian in history to defend his gold medal in any freestyle skiing event as well as the first Canadian to defend an individual title since Catriona Le May Doan at the 2002 Winter Olympics . Bilodeau is a three-time FIS World Champion in dual moguls , and is also a two-time Worlds silver medallist in moguls . He was the FIS World Cup champion for the 2008-09 season winning the moguls and overall freestyle skiing title that season . In his final World Cup race , he retired with a win , and in doing so , surpassed Jean-Luc Brassard for the most World Cup medals by a Canadian .
The freestyle skiing competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain . The events took place between the 13 and 25 February 2010 , and included a new event for these Olympics , ski cross .
The men 's moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , Canada took place on February 14 at Cypress Bowl Ski Area . This event produced the first gold medal for Canada as an Olympic host country and the first silver medal for Australia in Winter Olympic competition .
Maëlle Danica Ricker ( /maɪˈɛl/ ; born December 2 , 1978 ) is a Canadian retired snowboarder , who specialised in snowboard cross . She won an Olympic gold medal in the snowboard cross event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , to become the first Canadian woman to win a gold medal on home soil at the Olympics . She is also the 2013 World Champion and two-time Winter X Games Champion ( 1999 , 2006 ) .
The snowboarding competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain . The events were held between the 15 and 27 February 2010 .
The women 's snowboard cross competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain on February 16 , 2010 .
Christine Nesbitt ( born 17 May 1985 ) is a Canadian retired long track speed skater who currently resides in Calgary , Alberta . She won the gold medal in the 1000 metres event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics . She had previously won a silver medal in the team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin . She is also the 2011 sprint champion , 2012 1500 metres world champion , three-time world champion for 1000 metres ( 2009 , 2011 , 2012 ) , and three-time world champion for team pursuit ( 2007 , 2009 , 2011 ) . On June 4 , 2015 she announced her retirement . Nesbitt previously held the world record for 1000 metres , with a time of 1:12:68 recorded in Calgary on 28 January 2012 . The time is still the current Canadian record .
Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Richmond Olympic Oval , Richmond , British Columbia , between 13 and 27 February 2010 .
The women 's 1000 metres speed skating competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Richmond Olympic Oval on 18 February 2010 .
Jonathan Riley Jon Montgomery ( born May 6 , 1979 , in Russell , Manitoba ) is a Canadian skeleton racer and television host . He won the gold medal in the men 's skeleton event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , British Columbia .
The skeleton competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Sliding Centre . The events were held between the 18 and 19 February 2010 . This event was expanded to four runs over two days beginning at these Olympic Games .
The men 's skeleton event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , Canada , took place at the Whistler Sliding Centre on 18-19 February . Canada 's Duff Gibson was the defending Olympic champion . Gibson retired after the 2006 Olympics . Switzerland 's Gregor Stähli , the defending Olympic bronze medalist was the defending world champion , but did not compete due to a thigh injury sustained during the World Cup event in Lake Placid , New York , on 20 November 2009 . The test event held at the venue was won by Jon Montgomery of Canada . The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 Games took place in Igls , Austria ( southeast of Innsbruck ) , on 23 January 2010 and was won by Latvia 's Martins Dukurs who also won the overall World Cup title . Canada 's Jon Montgomery took the gold medal , 0.07 seconds ahead of Latvia 's Martins Dukurs who had been leading heading into the final run . Bronze was won by Aleksandr Tretyakov of Russia .
Scott Patrick Moir ( born September 2 , 1987 ) is a retired Canadian ice dancer . With ice dance partner Tessa Virtue , he is the 2010 and 2018 Olympic champion , the 2014 Olympic silver medalist , a three-time World champion ( 2010 , 2012 , 2017 ) , a three-time Four Continents champion ( 2008 , 2012 , 2017 ) , the 2016-17 Grand Prix Final champion , an eight-time Canadian national champion ( 2008-2010 , 2012-2014 , 2017-2018 ) , and the 2006 World Junior champion . Moir and Virtue are also the 2018 Olympic gold medalists in the team event and the 2014 Olympic silver medalists in the team event . They are the most decorated Canadian ice dance team of all time and the most decorated Olympic figure skaters of all time . Virtue and Moir were paired in 1997 , at the ages of seven and nine . They are the 2004 Canadian junior champions and became Canada 's top ice dance team in 2007 . They are the 2008 World silver medalists and the 2009 World bronze medalists and became the first ice dance team to receive a 10.0 for a program component score under the new ISU Judging System . In 2010 , they became the first ice dancers from North America to win an Olympic gold medal , ending the 34-year streak of the Europeans . They are the youngest ice dance team ever to win an Olympic title . They were the first ice dancers to win a gold medal in their Olympic debut , and the first ice dance team to win Olympic gold on home ice . Virtue and Moir continued to be one of the world 's top ice dance teams after their first Olympic victory in 2010 . They are the 2010 and 2012 World champions , the 2011 and 2013 World silver medallists , and the 2014 Olympic ice dance and team event silver medalists .
Tessa Jane McCormick Virtue ( born May 17 , 1989 ) is a retired Canadian ice dancer . With ice dance partner Scott Moir , she is the 2010 Olympic champion , the 2018 Olympic champion , the 2014 Olympic silver medalist , a three-time World champion ( 2010 , 2012 , 2017 ) , a three-time Four Continents champion ( 2008 , 2012 , 2017 ) , the 2016-17 Grand Prix Final champion , an eight-time Canadian National champion ( 2008-2010 , 2012-2014 , 2017-2018 ) , and the 2006 World Junior champion . Virtue and Moir are also the 2018 Olympic gold medalists in the team event and the 2014 Olympic silver medalists in the team event . They are the most decorated Canadian ice dance team of all time and the most decorated Olympic figure skaters of all time . Virtue and Moir were paired in 1997 , at the ages of seven and nine . They are the 2004 Canadian junior champions and became Canada 's top ice dance team in 2007 . They are the 2008 World silver medalists and the 2009 World bronze medalists and became the first ice dance team to receive a 10.0 for a program component score under the new ISU Judging System . In 2010 , they became the first ice dancers from North America to win an Olympic gold medal , ending the 34-year streak of the Europeans . They are the youngest ice dance team ever to win an Olympic title . They were the first ice dancers to win a gold medal in their Olympic debut , and the first ice dance team to win Olympic gold on home ice . Virtue and Moir continued to be one of the world 's top ice dance teams after their first Olympic victory in 2010 . They are the 2010 and 2012 World champions , the 2011 and 2013 World silver medallists , and the 2014 Olympic ice dance and team event silver medalists .
Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . The events took place between 14-27 February 2010 .
The ice dance competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . The event was held on February 19 ( compulsory dance ) , 21 ( original dance ) , and 22 ( free dance ) , 2010 .
Ashleigh McIvor DeMerit ( born September 15 , 1983 ) is a Canadian retired freestyle skier currently residing in Whistler , British Columbia . McIvor was a member of the Canadian national ski cross team and became the first gold medal winner of women 's ski cross at the 2010 Winter Olympics . She is also a former world champion in ski cross and has a second-place finish at the Winter X Games to her credit as well .
The women 's ski cross event in freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , Canada , took place on 23 February at Cypress Bowl Ski Area .
Kaillie Humphries ( born Kaillie Simundson September 4 , 1985 ) is a bobsledder who competes for the United States . Representing Canada , Humphries was the Olympic champion in the two-woman at the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2014 Winter Olympics . Earning Olympic Bronze in 2018 with brakeman Phylicia George . With her victory in 2014 she became the first female bobsledder to defend her Olympic title . Due to her repeat championship she was named flagbearer for the closing ceremonies at the 2014 Games together with brakewoman Heather Moyse . Humphries is also the two-time defending overall World Cup champion . To date she is the most successful Canadian Bobsledder in History . In 2014 Humphries and Elana Meyers became the first women to pilot a mixed-gender team in the first international four-man bobsleigh competition to allow women to compete with/against men . As of the end of the 2013-14 World Cup season , Humphries has won 28 Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing ( FIBT ) World Cup medals , 7 FIBT World Championships medals , and 3 Olympic Games medals . Humphries received the 2014 Lou Marsh Award , given annually to Canada 's top athlete . On January 9 , 2016 , Humphries became the first woman to drive an all-female team against men in a four-person World Cup bobsled race ; her teammates were Cynthia Appiah , Genevieve Thibault and Melissa Lotholz .
Heather Moyse OPEI ( born July 23 , 1978 ) is a Canadian athlete and two-time Olympic gold medalist , representing Canada in international competition as a bobsledder , rugby union player , and track cyclist and competing at the Canadian intercollegiate level in rugby , soccer and track and field .
The bobsleigh competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at the Whistler Sliding Centre between 20 and 27 February 2010 .
The two-woman bobsleigh competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada , was held at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler , British Columbia , on 20-21 February . The German team of Sandra Kiriasis and Anja Schneiderheinze ( Schneiderheinze-Stöckel since 2007 ) were the defending Olympic champions in this event . Great Britain 's team of Nicole Minichiello and Gillian Cooke were the defending world champions in this event . The test event held at the Olympic venue was won by the American duo of Shauna Rohbock and Elana Meyers . The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 Games took place in Igls , Austria ( southeast of Innsbruck ) on 22 January 2010 and was won by the American duo of Rohbock and Michelle Rzepka while Kiriasis won the overall World Cup .
The Canadian women 's national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada in women 's hockey . The team is overseen by Hockey Canada , a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation and participates in international competitions . Canada has been a dominant figure in international competition , having won the majority of major ice hockey tournaments . Canada is rivaled by the United States , the only other winner of a major tournament .
Meghan Christina Agosta ( born February 12 , 1987 ) is a Canadian women 's ice hockey forward , who last played for the Montreal Stars of the Canadian Women 's Hockey League . Agosta plays for the Canada women 's national ice hockey team and is a gold ( 3 ) and silver medallist at the Winter Olympics of 2006 Turin , 2010 Vancouver , 2014 Sochi , and 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics . At the 2010 Winter Olympics , Agosta was named MVP of the Women 's Hockey Tournament . She is a multi-medallist at the Women 's World Championships with two gold medals and six silvers . During the 2006-07 season as a freshman at Mercyhurst College in NCAA Division I hockey , Agosta is the inaugural freshman recipient of the Patty Kazmaier Award . She was named a First Team All-American and unanimously chosen for CHA Player of the Year . Agosta led the 2008-09 Mercyhurst Lakers to the finals of the NCAA women 's hockey championship and as captain that season , earned numerous accolades , including being selected as a 2009 First Team All-American , a Patty Kazmaier Award Final Three , College Hockey America Player of the Year , the CHA Three-Star Player of the Year , to the CHA All-Tournament Team , and to the Frozen Four All-Tournament Team .
Gillian Mary Apps ( born November 2 , 1983 ) is a women 's ice hockey player . Apps was a member of the Canadian National Hockey Team that won back to back Gold Medals in three consecutive Olympic Games . As a psychology major at Dartmouth College in Hanover , New Hampshire , United States , Apps was a member of her college 's ice hockey team , competing in ECAC women 's ice hockey . She was a member of the Canada women 's national ice hockey team , winning gold medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy , the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , Russia . She was also a winner of gold medals with Team Canada at the 2004 and 2007 World Ice Hockey Championships , and silver medals in that event in 2005 , 2008 , 2009 , 2011 and 2013 . Apps was a member of the Brampton Thunder in the Canadian Women 's Hockey League until 2015 at which point she announced her retirement from professional women 's hockey . App resides in Unionville , Ontario .
Tessa Bonhomme ( born July 23 , 1985 in Sudbury , Ontario ) is a former Professional Canadian ice hockey player and is a television sports reporter for TSN ( The Sports Network ) . She was an Olympic gold medallist as a member of the Canadian national women 's hockey team and played for the Toronto Furies in the Canadian Women 's Hockey League . She was also co-captain of the Ohio State Buckeyes women 's ice hockey team in the NCAA .
Jennifer Botterill , OM ( born May 1 , 1979 in Ottawa , Ontario ) is a retired women 's hockey player who played for Harvard University , the Canadian national team , the Mississauga Chiefs , and the Toronto Aeros . She assisted on the game-winning goal in her final international game , Canada 's 2-0 win over the United States for the gold medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics . Although born in Ottawa , Ontario , she claims a hometown of Winnipeg , Manitoba .
Jayna Hefford ( born May 14 , 1977 ) is a women 's ice hockey player who won multiple medals at the Winter Olympics and IIHF World Women 's Championships as well as titles in the National Women 's Hockey League and Canadian Women 's Hockey League . She helped Canada win four-straight Olympic gold medals from 2002 to 2014 and famously scored the gold-medal winning goal at the 2002 Winter Olympics . At the club level across three leagues , she scored 439 goals in 418 competitive games including a CWHL record 44 goals in 2008-09 . She was selected to be inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame on June 26 , 2018 . On July 19 , 2018 , Hefford was named interim commissioner of the Canadian Women 's Hockey League . She was named a 2019 Order of Hockey in Canada recipient . Hefford was born in Trenton , Ontario , but grew up in Kingston , Ontario . She played for the Mississauga Chiefs and Brampton Thunder .
Haley Lyn Irwin ( born June 6 , 1988 ) is a Canadian ice hockey player . She was a member of the 2009-10 Hockey Canada national women 's team and played for the Calgary Inferno and Montreal Stars of the Canadian Women 's Hockey League ( CWHL ) and played for the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs in the NCAA . She served as Canada 's captain in a gold-medal winning effort at the 2014 4 Nations Cup in Kamloops , British Columbia .
Rebecca Anne Johnston ( born September 24 , 1989 ) is a Canadian ice hockey player for Calgary Inferno and a member of the Canada women 's national ice hockey team . She played four seasons at Cornell University and was selected second overall in the 2012 CWHL Draft .
Rebecca Becky Kellar ( born January 1 , 1975 ) is a women 's ice hockey player . She played for Burlington Barracudas in the Canadian Women 's Hockey League . Kellar played defence for the Canadian women 's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin . She also participated in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano as well as the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City . She was named to the Canadian team for the 2010 Winter Olympics and will be one of four Canadian women to participate in all four Olympic tournaments along with Hayley Wickenheiser , Jennifer Botterill and Jayna Hefford . Kellar was the oldest player in the 2010 gold medal game . She was the first player on the Canadian national women 's hockey team to have children .
Gina Kingsbury ( born November 26 , 1981 ) is a Canadian former women 's professional ice hockey player . She graduated from St. Lawrence University with a degree in psychology . She ranks second all-time in scoring among St. Lawrence Skating Saints women 's ice hockey players .
Charline Labonté ( born October 15 , 1982 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player . Labonté played professionally for the Montreal Stars/Les Canadiennes de Montreal of the Canadian Women 's Hockey League . She was a member of the Canada women 's national ice hockey team that won three gold medals at the Olympics and two gold medals in the World Championships . She is an alumnus of the McGill Martlets hockey program . Labonté now lives in Montreal , and graduated from McGill University with a degree in Physical Education . Labonté was named to the 2014 Olympic roster for Canada . She would be the winning goaltender for Les Canadiennes de Montreal in the final of the 2017 Clarkson Cup . In September 2017 , she retired from Les Canadiennes and the Canadian national hockey team , as the goalie ranking second most all-time in games won ( 45 ) , shutouts ( 16 ) , and games played for Canada , with three Olympic gold medals , 2 world championship wins and 6 world silver medals .
Carla Rae MacLeod ( born June 16 , 1982 ) is a retired member of the Canadian national women 's hockey team . Through her paternal grandmother , MacLeod is related to former Montreal Canadiens legend Maurice Richard .
Meaghan Mikkelson ( born January 4 , 1985 ) is a Canadian ice hockey player and a member of the Canada women 's national ice hockey team and plays for Luleå HF in the Swedish Women 's Hockey League . Mikkelson also won gold medals during the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympic Games . She was selected third overall by Team Alberta CWHL in the 2011 CWHL Draft . Also she was a player for the Edmonton Chimos ( WWHL ) . Her father , Bill Mikkelson , played four seasons in the NHL in the early 1970s with Los Angeles , the New York Islanders and Washington . Her brother , Brendan , was a Memorial Cup champion with the WHL 's Vancouver Giants , a second round pick , 31st overall , in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft , and now plays for Luleå HF in the Swedish Elite League .
Caroline Ouellette OC ( born May 25 , 1979 ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player . She was a member of the Canadian national women 's ice hockey team and a member of Canadiennes de Montreal in the Canadian Women 's Hockey League . Among her many accomplishments are four Olympic gold medals , 12 IIHF Women 's World Championship medals ( six gold , six silver ) , 12 Four Nations Cup medals ( eight gold , four silver ) and four Clarkson Cup championships . Ouellette is in the Top 10 in all-time NCAA scoring with 229 career points . She is a member of the Triple Gold Club ( not officially recognized by the IIHF for women ) as one of only three women to win the Clarkson Cup , an Olympic gold medal and an IIHF Women 's World Championship gold medal . Along with teammates Jayna Hefford and Hayley Wickenheiser , Ouellette is one of only five athletes to win gold in four consecutive Olympic games . Nicknamed Caro by her teammates , she started playing hockey at the age of nine . She is the co-founder of athletichub.com , an innovative new online network that helps student-athletes navigate the recruitment process , and an ambassador for Right to Play and Carrément Rose . Ouellette retired as a player from Canada 's national women 's team on September 25 , 2018 .
Cherie Piper ( born June 29 , 1981 ) is a Canadian former ice hockey player residing in Markham , Ontario . She was a member of the Canadian national women 's hockey team and played for the Brampton Thunder of the Canadian Women 's Hockey League ( CWHL ) . Piper has won three Olympic gold medals with the Canadian national team in 2002 , 2006 and 2010 , as well as one world championship title in 2004 .
Marie-Philip Poulin-Nadeau ( born March 28 , 1991 ) is a Canadian ice hockey forward , playing for Les Canadiennes de Montreal . Poulin was a member of the Canada women 's national ice hockey teams that won the gold medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , and had previously played for the team Dawson College Blues . She has been referred to as the Sidney Crosby of women 's hockey for her high level of achievement at a young age . She has the unique distinction of having scored the game winning goal in the gold medal games in the first two Olympics in which she competed . She also scored the second goal to give the Canadians the lead in the 2018 Winter Olympics gold medal game until Monique Lamoureux tied the game with 6:21 remaining .
Colleen Kay Sostorics ( born December 17 , 1979 in Kennedy , Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian retired women 's ice hockey defenseman . She has played extensively for Canada at the international level , including three Olympic gold medals ( 2002 in Turin , 2006 in Salt Lake City , and 2010 in Vancouver ) . At the Women 's World Championships , Sostorics has helped Canada to three gold and three silver medals , and at the 4 Nations Cup , she has captured five gold medals and one silver medal . When not playing with Canada , she competes at the club level for the Calgary Oval X-Treme who now play in the Western Women 's Hockey League ( WWHL ) .
Kim St-Pierre ( born December 14 , 1978 in Châteauguay , Quebec ) is a Canadian ice hockey player . She is a three-time Olympic gold medallist and five-time IIHF world champion .
Shannon Lynn Szabados ( Hungarian : [ ˈsɒbɒdoʃ ] ; [ needs English IPA ] born August 6 , 1986 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Buffalo Beauts and the Canada women 's national ice hockey team . Szabados had played for the MacEwan University Griffins and the NAIT Ooks men 's hockey teams of the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference from 2007 until 2013 . Szabados has been the first female player at several different tournaments and in several leagues , including minor , junior , and professional hockey . While playing junior hockey , Szabados became the first female to appear in the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) where she played exhibition games for the Tri-City Americans . Szabados was also the first female to play in the Alberta Junior Hockey League ( AJHL ) , and recorded a shutout in her first game . After the 2006-07 season , Szabados was named the AJHL 's Top Goaltender . During the 2013-14 season , Szabados became the first woman to both sign and play in the Southern Professional Hockey League . Szabados represented Canada internationally at the 2010 , 2014 , and 2018 Winter Olympics . She was in goal during Canada 's gold medal wins over the United States in 2010 and 2014 . After the 2010 tournament , she was named Top Goaltender and was selected to the Tournament All-Star Team . On November 21 , 2014 , Szabados made 34 saves to become the first female goaltender to win an SPHL game when the Cottonmouths defeated the Fayetteville FireAntz 5-4 in overtime . On December 27 , 2015 , Szabados became the first woman to record a shutout in a men 's professional hockey league , in a 33-save , 3-0 win for the Cottonmouths over the Huntsville Havoc .
Sarah Marie Vaillancourt ( born May 8 , 1985 ) is a Canadian women 's ice hockey player . She is a member of the Canada women 's national team and a member of Montreal Stars ( CWHL ) . 2-time Olympic Gold Medallist / World Championships Gold / 4-time World Championships Silver / Clarkson Cup Champion ( 2010-11 ) . From 2003 to 2009 Vaillancourt played 88 international games for Team Canada and scored 36 goals adding 39 assists . She won 2 Olympic Gold medals for Canada , in 2006 and 2010 . While playing for Harvard University she was named the Ivy League and ECAC Hockey Player of the Year . She led Harvard in scoring , and was ranked fourth overall in the NCAA in 2007-08 . In 2008 , she won the coveted Patty Kazmaier Award . Vaillancourt started skating at the age of two years and a half and playing hockey at five years . She made the national team when she was 18 and one of her favourite hockey moments is winning gold on home soil at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games . She studied psychology at Harvard University and works as a skills coach . Vaillancourt is openly lesbian .
Catherine Ward ( born February 27 , 1987 ) is a member of the Canada women 's national ice hockey team . She was also a member of the 2008-09 McGill Martlets women 's hockey season , which won a Canadian Interuniversity Sport title . She was drafted 7th overall by the Montreal Stars in the 2011 CWHL Draft . Ward established herself as one of Canada 's stars on the blue line playing for the Canadian U22 team and for the 2009 Women 's World Championship team and the 2010 Olympic gold medal winning team . While with Martlets at McGill University , Ward set a QSSF record for points by a defenseman , and in 2007 became the first Martlet to earn the CIS rookie-of-the-year honour since the inception of the award in 2001 . She set new McGill single-season marks for most goals , assists and points in her varsity debut , finishing second among CIS defensemen with 22 points despite playing in only 16 conference games . She was a three-time CIS All-Canadian Defender and in 2009 won the CIS Women 's Hockey Championship 's MVP award . Ward also played one season in the NCAA as a Boston University Terrier , and was a 2011 Patty Kazmaier Award Nominee , Second Team All-American , NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament team member , and a New England Women 's Division I All-Star selection .
Hayley Wickenheiser OC OLY ( born August 12 , 1978 ) is a Canadian former ice hockey player , and the current Assistant Director of Player Development for the Toronto Maple Leafs . She was the first woman to play full-time professional hockey in a position other than goalie . Wickenheiser was a member of Canada women 's national ice hockey team for 23 years , from 1994 until announcing her retirement on January 13 , 2017 , and is the team 's career points leader with 168 goals and 211 assists in 276 games . She represented Canada at the Winter Olympics five times , capturing four gold and one silver medal and twice being named tournament MVP , and one time at the Summer Olympics in softball . She is tied with teammates Caroline Ouellette and Jayna Hefford for the record for the most gold medals of any Canadian Olympian , and is widely considered the greatest female ice hockey player of all time . On February 20 , 2014 , Wickenheiser was elected to the International Olympic Committee 's Athletes ' Commission .
Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at Rogers Arena ( then known as GM Place , and renamed Canada Hockey Place for the duration of the Games due to IOC sponsorship rules ) , home of the National Hockey League 's Vancouver Canucks , and at UBC Winter Sports Centre , home of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport 's UBC Thunderbirds . Twelve teams competed in the men 's event and eight teams competed in the women 's event . Canada won both tournaments with victories against the United States , while Finland won both bronze games , however against different opponents . It was the fifth Olympic appearance for Finns Jere Lehtinen and Teemu Selänne , thus making them only the sixth and seventh hockey players to compete at five Olympics after Udo Kießling , Petter Thoresen , Raimo Helminen , Dieter Hegen and Denis Perez ( at the time , Helminen was the only ice hockey player to compete at six Olympics , but Selänne would join the group during the 2014 Sochi Olympics ) .
The women 's tournament in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada , from 13 to 25 February . Eight teams competed , seeded into two groups . Canada won the final by a score of 2-0 over the United States , who were awarded silver . The bronze medal game was won by Finland with a 3-2 victory over Sweden in overtime . The tournament consisted of 20 games : 12 in the preliminary round ( teams play the other teams in their own group ) ; 4 final classification games ; 2 semifinal games ; 1 bronze medal game ; and 1 final . The tournament had a total attendance of 162,419 , an average of 8,120 spectators per game , making it the most attended IIHF-run women 's hockey tournament of all-time .
Charles Hamelin ( born 14 April 1984 ) is a Canadian short track speed skater . Hamelin is a 5-time Olympic medalist having won 3 gold , 1 silver and 1 bronze during the 2006 , 2010 , 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics . He is also a 2-time world champion over the 500 m distance , having won those championships in 2007 and 2009 , a 2-time world champion over the 1500 metre distance , having won those championships in 2014 and 2018 , and a 2-time world champion over the 1000 metre distance in 2016 and 2018 , and also led Canada to 5 world relay titles . Hamelin is the 2014 overall World Cup season winner , and the 2018 overall World Champion , giving him all the achievements available in the sport . Hamelin broke into success early at the 2003 World Junior Short Track Championships where he won silver medals in the 500 m and the 1500 m races , following up with a bronze in the 5000 m relay . He built on this success at 2005 World Championships , there he won a gold in the 5000 m relay and a silver in the 500 m. His success continued at the worlds by winning gold in the 3000 m , gold in the 5000 m relay and bronze in the 1000 m at the 2006 World Championships . He finished 4th place at the 2006 Winter Olympics in the 1500 m event but received a silver medal as part of the men 's 5000 m relay squad . Hamelin is the former world record holder in the 1000 m .
Short track speed skating at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum , Vancouver , British Columbia on 13-26 February 2010 . China dominated the competition , sweeping the women 's events - winning gold in the 500 m , 1,000 m 1,500 m and 3000 m relay . Wang Meng won three gold medals becoming the most accomplished female short track speed skater in Olympic history and Apolo Ohno became the most decorated Winter Olympian in US history with 8 medals . Haralds Silovs of Latvia became the first athlete in Olympic history to participate in both short track ( 1500m ) and long track ( 5000m ) speed skating , and the first to compete in two different disciplines on the same day . He competed in the 5000m and then raced across town to the 1500m event .
The men 's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held 24-26 February 2010 at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . The qualifying heats were held on 24 February with the quarterfinal , the semifinal and the final were held on 26 February .
Guillaume Bastille ( born 21 July 1985 ) is a Canadian short track speed skater from Rivière-du-Loup , Quebec . He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the men 's 1500 metre short track and the men 's 5000 metre relay competitions . On 26 February , he won a gold medal in the 5000 m relay along with Charles Hamelin , François Hamelin , François-Louis Tremblay and Olivier Jean .
François Hamelin ( born 18 December 1986 ) is a Canadian former short track speed skater from Sainte-Julie , Quebec , currently residing in Montreal . He is the younger brother of acclaimed Canadian short tracker Charles Hamelin . His father Yves Hamelin is also the director of the Canadian short track program .
Olivier Jean ( born March 15 , 1984 ) is a Canadian short track speed skater and now long track speed skater . He is a well-known figure for his dreadlocks and for listening to reggae , which he says makes him skate faster .
François-Louis Tremblay ( born November 13 , 1980 , in Alma , Quebec , Canada ) is a Canadian retired short track speed skater and five-time Olympic medallist who competed at the 2002 , 2006 , and 2010 Winter Olympics . François-Louis Tremblay is one of only three Canadian men to win 5 medals at the Winter Olympic games , the other men being Marc Gagnon . At the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City , and Charles Hamelin . Tremblay was a member of Canada 's gold medal-winning 5,000-meter relay team . In Turin , Italy , at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games , he won two silver medals . He won an individual medal by finishing second in the men 's 500-meter race and also took part in the men 's 5,000-meter relay that finished second behind the South Korean team . He added a bronze medal in the 500 m and gold medal in the 5000 m relay in 2010 . Tremblay was a two-time world champion at 500 meters , having won back-to-back titles at the 2005 World Short Track Championships in Beijing and again at the 2006 World Short Track Championships in Minneapolis .
The men 's 5000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics began on 17 February , and ended on 26 February at the Pacific Coliseum .
Mathieu Giroux ( born February 3 , 1986 ) is a Canadian speed-skater . He shared medals at team pursuit medals at world cup races in Calgary and Salt Lake City in 2009 . He represented Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics . On February 27 , he won a gold medal in the team pursuit along with Denny Morrison and Lucas Makowsky .
Lucas Makowsky ( born May 30 , 1987 in Regina , Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian speed skater . He started speed skating at six and went on to rank 1st in Canada in the 5000 m and 10000 m for the 2008-09 season . In addition to skating he also speaks three languages : English , French and Ukrainian . He competed for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 1500 m , 5000 m , and team pursuit . On February 27 , he won a gold medal in the team pursuit along with Denny Morrison and Mathieu Giroux .
Denny Morrison ( born September 8 , 1985 ) is a Canadian speedskater from Fort St. John , British Columbia . He is an Olympic champion as a member of Canada 's men 's team pursuit , an event which he also won silver in at the 2006 Winter Olympics . Morrison won his first individual Olympic medal in Sochi when he won a silver in the men 's 1000 m after teammate Gilmore Junio selflessly gave up his spot in order for Morrison , who fell at the national qualification event , failed to originally qualify . He won a second individual medal at those games , a bronze in the 1500 m. With four total Olympic medals , Morrison shares the record for the most medals of any Canadian male long track speed skaters along with Gaétan Boucher . Primarily a middle distance skater in the 1000 and 1500 m events , he held the world record time of 1:42.01 from March 14 , 2008 , to March 6 , 2009 , in the 1500 m. The time is still the Canadian record for the distance . Morrison finished in 4th place in the Junior World Allround Championships in 2004 and 2005 , and a 5th place in his first senior World Allround in 2006 . He has also won twelve medals at the World Championships , with two gold , six silver , and four bronze medals to his name . Morrison once held the 9th place on the allround best-ever Adelskalender
The men 's team pursuit speed skating competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Richmond Olympic Oval on 26 and 27 February 2010 .
Jasey-Jay Anderson ( born 13 April 1975 in Val-Morin , Quebec ) is a Canadian snowboarder and Olympic gold medallist , who competed in the 1998 , 2002 , 2006 , 2010 , 2014 , 2018 , Winter Olympics . Anderson currently resides in Mont-Tremblant outside of Montreal .
The men 's parallel giant slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain on February 27 , 2010 .
Adam Enright ( born November 16 , 1983 , in Rosalind , Alberta ) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton , Alberta . He is a former alternate for Kevin Martin 's rink with whom he won a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics as well as wins at the 2008 Tim Hortons Brier and the 2008 World Men 's Curling Championship . Currently , Enright plays third for Kurt Balderston 's rink .
Benjamin Ben Hebert ( born March 16 , 1983 ) is a Canadian curler , a Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medallist , 2008 World Champion and four time Brier Champion from Chestermere , Alberta . In 2019 , Hebert was named the greatest Canadian male lead in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters , reporters and top curlers .
Marc Kennedy ( born February 5 , 1982 ) is a Canadian curler , and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medallist from St. Albert , Alberta . In 2019 , Kennedy was named the greatest Canadian male second in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters , reporters and top curlers .
Kevin Martin ( born July 31 , 1966 ) , nicknamed The Old Bear and K-Mart , is a Canadian retired curler from Edmonton , Alberta , an Olympic , world and 4-time Canadian champion and a member of the World Curling Hall of Fame . He is considered by many commentators and former and current curlers to be the greatest curler of all time . He is also known for his rivalries with Randy Ferbey/David Nedohin , the best Alberta provincial rivalry ever as the two teams were generally regarded the best in the world from 2002-2006 ; his rivalry with Jeff Stoughton , perhaps the most famous all prairies rivalry ever which spanned over 2 decades from 1991-2014 ; with Glenn Howard from 2007-2014 , perhaps the best two team rivalry in Canadian curling history , and his rivalry with Sweden 's Peja Lindholm from 1997-2006 , perhaps the best ever men 's Canada-Europe rivalry . Over his 30-year curling career , he won four Briers , a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics , and one world championship . He went to a total of three Winter Olympics and four World Championships , and won a total of two Olympic medals and three World Championship medals . He won 15 Grand Slam titles on the World Curling Tour ( the media count 18 , including three Players ' Championships won prior to its inclusion as a Grand Slam event ) , which includes a record eight Players ' Championship titles . Over the course of his career , his teams won around $ 2 million . He was the first skip to win a career Grand Slam , winning a title in each Grand Slam event , after he won the Players ' Championship Grand Slam event in April 2005 . Martin also holds the record for the most Olympic victories , with 20 total wins at the Olympics . During his career , Martin also served as a major influence in the development of the sport of curling , establishing the competitive tier in the sport and setting the groundwork for the management of curling teams and the creation of high-level competitive curling events . He is also known for contributing to the growth of curling , long known as a recreational and participant-based sport , as a spectator sport . Martin retired from competitive curling in 2014 .
John Morris ( born December 16 , 1978 ; nicknamed Johnny Mo ) is a Canadian curler , and two-time Olympic gold medallist . Morris played third for the Kevin Martin team until April 24 , 2013 . Morris , author of the book Fit to Curl , is the son of Maureen and Earle Morris , inventor of the Stabilizer curling broom . Morris grew up in Gloucester , Ontario ( now part of Ottawa ) and at the age of five began curling at the Navy Curling Club .
The curling competition of the 2010 Olympics was held at Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre in Vancouver . It is the fifth time that curling was on the Olympic program , after having been staged in 1924 , 1998 , 2002 and 2006 . The competition followed the same format that was used during the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics , with 10 teams playing a round robin tournament , from which the top four teams advance to the semi-finals . The women 's competition concluded on Friday , February 26 , 2010 . In the bronze medal match , the Chinese team made history by becoming the first team from Asia to win an Olympic curling medal . The gold medal match was one of the closest medal games in Olympic competition . Team Canada won the silver medal , their best performance since the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games when Sandra Schmirler skipped the Canadians to gold . Team Sweden won the gold medal . Anette Norberg , Eva Lund , Cathrine Lindahl , and Anna Le Moine ( née Anna Bergström [ Anna Svärd in Torino ] ) became the first curlers to win two gold medals at the Olympic Games . The men 's competition concluded on Saturday , February 27 , 2010 . In the bronze medal match , Markus Eggler of Switzerland became the first male curler to win two Olympic medals . The gold medal final was a rematch between Canada and Norway of the 2002 Olympics men 's final ( although only one athlete from each team participated in both finals ) .
The men 's curling tournament took place at the Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre . The draws took place between 16 and 25 February 2010 and the final took place on 27 February 2010 . The preliminary round was a round-robin tournament between all 10 teams ; the top four qualified for the medal round .
The Canadian national men 's ice hockey team ( popularly known as Team Canada ; French : Équipe Canada ) is the ice hockey team representing Canada internationally . The team is overseen by Hockey Canada , a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation . From 1920 until 1963 , Canada 's international representation was by senior amateur club teams . Canada 's national men 's team was founded in 1963 by Father David Bauer as a part of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association , playing out of the University of British Columbia . The nickname Team Canada was first used for the 1972 Summit Series and has been frequently used to refer to the Canadian national team ever since . Canada is the leading national ice hockey team in international play , winners of the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union , four of five Canada Cups dating back to 1976 , nine Olympic gold medals ( the most in the world ) , including three of the last five : Salt Lake City 2002 , Vancouver 2010 , and Sochi 2014 . They are 26-time IIHF World Champions and winner of the 2004 and 2016 World Cup of Hockey . Canada is a member of the so-called Big Six , the unofficial group of the six strongest men 's ice hockey nations , along with the Czech Republic , Finland , Russia , Sweden and the United States .
Patrice Bergeron ( born July 24 , 1985 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Bergeron played junior hockey with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) for one full season before being selected 45th overall by the Bruins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft . He made the immediate jump from junior to the NHL after his draft and joined the Bruins in the 2003-04 season . Internationally , Bergeron competes for Canada and has won gold medals at the 2004 World Championships , 2005 World Junior Championships , 2010 Winter Olympics , and 2014 Winter Olympics . Bergeron is a member of the Triple Gold Club after winning the Stanley Cup with Boston on June 15 , 2011 . He scored two goals including the Stanley Cup winning goal at 14:37 of the first period of Game 7 away against the Vancouver Canucks . For his superb two-way abilities , he has earned four wins of the Frank J. Selke Trophy awarded annually to the NHL forward with the best defensive skills , tying him with Bob Gainey for the most wins of the trophy in NHL history . Bergeron is one of the premier two-way forwards in the game today .
Daniel Denis Boyle ( born July 12 , 1976 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Undrafted , Boyle played in the NHL for the Florida Panthers , the Tampa Bay Lightning , with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2004 , the San Jose Sharks and the New York Rangers .
Martin Pierre Brodeur ( French pronunciation : ​ [ maʁtɛ̃ bʁɔdœʁ ] ; born May 6 , 1972 ) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey goaltender and current team executive . He played 22 seasons in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) , 21 of them for the New Jersey Devils , with whom he won three Stanley Cup championships and five Eastern Conference championships in 17 postseason campaigns . He also won two Olympic gold medals with Team Canada in the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympic Games , as well as several other medals with Team Canada in other international competitions . Brodeur is widely regarded as one of the greatest goaltenders of all time and in 2017 was named by the league as one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players . He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018 . Brodeur holds numerous NHL and franchise records among goaltenders ; he ranks as the league 's all-time regular season leader in wins ( 691 ) , losses ( 397 ) , shutouts ( 125 ) , games played ( 1,266 ) , and goals scored ( 3 ) . He won at least 30 games in twelve straight seasons between 1995-96 and 2007-08 and is the only goalie in NHL history with eight 40-win seasons . He is a four-time Vezina Trophy winner , a five-time William M. Jennings Trophy winner , a ten-time NHL All-Star , a Calder Memorial Trophy winner , and one of only 12 NHL goaltenders to score a goal in both the regular season and the playoffs . Brodeur used a hybrid style of goaltending by standing up more than typical butterfly style goalies , though he adapted to more modern techniques at the latter stage of his career . He was known for his puck handling , his positional play , and his reflexes , especially with his glove hand . Brodeur 's prowess at puck handling was so well known that it led in part to the NHL changing its rules regarding where goalies were allowed to handle the puck outside of the goal crease like a sweeper-defenseman , adding what is known as The Brodeur Rule . He announced his retirement in the middle of the 2014-15 season after a brief stint with the St. Louis Blues , having played in seven games with the team .
Sidney Patrick Crosby ONS ( born August 7 , 1987 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who serves as captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Nicknamed Sid the Kid and dubbed The Next One , Crosby was selected first overall by the Penguins in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft , and is widely regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time . During his two-year major junior career with the Rimouski Océanic , he earned many awards and led his club to the 2005 Memorial Cup final . Océanic and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League retired Crosby 's jersey number 87 in 2019 . Crosby debuted in the NHL during the 2005-06 season , recording 102 points and finishing as runner-up for the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL Rookie of the Year . By his second season , he led the NHL with 120 points to capture the Art Ross Trophy , becoming the youngest player and the only teenager to win a scoring title in any major North American sports league . That same season , Crosby won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league 's most valuable player ( MVP ) and the Lester B. Pearson Award for most outstanding player as judged by his peers . He started the 2007-08 season with the team 's captaincy and subsequently led them to the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals , where they were defeated by the Detroit Red Wings in six games . The Penguins returned to the Finals against Detroit the following year and won in seven games ; Crosby became the youngest captain in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup . In 2009-10 , he received the Mark Messier Leadership Award and scored 51 goals , winning the Maurice Richard Trophy as the NHL 's leading goal scorer . In early 2011 , Crosby sustained a concussion that left him sidelined for the rest of the season and for most of the 2011-12 campaign . In 2014 , Crosby again won the Hart Memorial Trophy as well as his second Art Ross Trophy ( 104 points ) and his third Ted Lindsay Award .
Drew Doughty ( born December 8 , 1989 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and current alternate captain of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He was selected second overall by the Kings in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft from the Guelph Storm of the OHL , where he was twice voted the league 's top offensive defenceman . Doughty made his NHL debut in 2008 as an 18-year-old and was named to the All-Rookie Team . He is a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Kings in the 2011-12 NHL season and the 2013-14 NHL season , two-time Olympic gold medallist with the Canadian national team at Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014 , 2009 World Championship silver medallist , 2008 World Junior Championship gold medalist , and a Norris Trophy finalist from the 2009-10 , 2014-15 , 2015-16 and 2017-18 seasons winning the trophy in 2015-16 .
Marc-André Fleury ( born November 28 , 1984 ) is a French-Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender playing for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Drafted out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft , Fleury played major junior for four seasons with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles , earning both the Mike Bossy Trophy as the league 's top prospect and the Telus Cup as the top defensive player in 2003 . He joined the Penguins in 2003-04 and during his 13 seasons with the team won Stanley Cup championships in 2009 , 2016 , and 2017 . Internationally , Fleury has represented Canada twice as a junior , winning back-to-back silver medals at the World Junior Championships in 2003 and 2004 . He won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver . Fleury is known by the nickname Flower , derived from the English translation of his last name ( fleuri is in bloom , or in flower , in French ) . His goaltender masks always feature a fleur-de-lis on the backplate ( in addition to the initials EFGT , honouring his four grandparents in memoriam ) , and have frequently featured some sort of flower on the front artwork as well .
Ryan Getzlaf ( born May 10 , 1985 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently serves as captain of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . A first round selection , 19th overall , at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft , Getzlaf has played his entire professional career in the Ducks organization and ranks as one of the franchise 's all-time leading scorers . He has played in three NHL All-Star Games and was a member of the Ducks ' 2007 Stanley Cup championship team . A playmaker and power forward , Getzlaf has led the Ducks in assists seven times , including a franchise record of 66 in 2008-09 . As a junior , Getzlaf played four seasons with the Calgary Hitmen and was twice named to a Western Hockey League ( WHL ) all-star team . Internationally , he has represented Canada on numerous occasions . Getzlaf was a member of the 2005 World Junior Championship squad considered the greatest in Canadian history , and won a silver medal at the 2008 IIHF World Championship . A two-time Olympian , Getzlaf played with Canadian teams that won gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Games .
Daniel James Heatley ( born January 21 , 1981 ) is a German-born Canadian former professional ice hockey winger . Originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers second overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft , he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the top NHL rookie in 2002 . However , after being responsible for a car crash in September 2003 that killed teammate and close friend Dan Snyder , he requested a trade and was subsequently dealt to the Ottawa Senators . One of the Senators ' perennial leading scorers during his tenure with Ottawa , Heatley set franchise records for single-season goals ( 50 ) in 2005-06 , and points ( 105 ) in 2006-07 , a season in which he also scored 50 goals . He played on the left wing with line mates Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson . The line was consistently among the highest scoring in the NHL after its formation in 2005-06 , with the trio combining for a total of 296 points that season . Heatley represented Team Canada in six World Championships , two Olympics and one World Cup of Hockey , as well as two World Junior Championships . In 2008 , he surpassed Marcel Dionne as Canada 's all-time leader in goals and Steve Yzerman as the all-time leader in points for the World Championships . At the end of the 2008-09 season , Heatley demanded a trade from the Senators . A deal was in place to send Heatley to the Edmonton Oilers on June 30 , but Heatley refused to waive his no-trade clause . On September 12 , he was dealt to the San Jose Sharks in return for Milan Michalek , Jonathan Cheechoo and a second-round draft pick in 2010 . After playing two seasons in San Jose , he was traded to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for forward Martin Havlát , his former teammate with Ottawa .
Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla ( /dʒəˈroʊm ɪˈɡɪnlə/ ; born July 1 , 1977 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward . He played over 1500 games in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) for the Calgary Flames , Pittsburgh Penguins , Boston Bruins , Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings . As a junior , Iginla was a member of two Memorial Cup winning teams with the Kamloops Blazers and was named the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) Player of the Year in 1996 . He was selected 11th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft , but was traded to Calgary prior to making his NHL debut . He led the NHL in goals and points in 2001-02 , and won the Lester B. Pearson Award as its most valuable player as voted by the players . In 2003-04 , Iginla led the league in goals for the second time and captained the Flames to the Stanley Cup Finals , leading the playoffs in goals . A six-time NHL All-Star , Iginla is the Flames ' all-time leader in goals , points , and games played , and is second in assists to Al MacInnis . Iginla scored 50 goals in a season on two occasions and is one of seven players in NHL history to score 30 goals in 11 consecutive seasons . He is one of 20 players in NHL history to score over 600 goals and is one of 34 players to record 1,300 points in his career . He is a past winner of the Mark Messier Leadership Award and has been recognized by both the Flames and the league for his community work ; while a member of the Flames , Iginla donated $ 2,000 to the children 's charity Kidsport for every goal he scored . His number 12 was retired by the Flames during a pre-game ceremony on March 2 , 2019 . Internationally , Iginla has represented Canada on numerous occasions .
Duncan Keith ( born July 16 , 1983 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and an alternate captain for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Keith is known as a two-way defenceman , capable in both shutdown and offensive roles . He is a three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Blackhawks in 2010 , 2013 and 2015 . In 2017 , Keith was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history . Following his freshman year at Michigan State University , Keith was selected in the second round , 54th overall , by Chicago in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft . After splitting the next year between Michigan State and the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) , he spent two seasons with the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) . In 2005-06 , he played his NHL rookie season with the Blackhawks . Four years later , he won the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL 's best defenceman and helped the Blackhawks to the Stanley Cup in 2010 . Keith won a second and third Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks in 2013 and 2015 , respectively . He also received the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2015 by a unanimous vote . Keith is an international gold medallist with Team Canada at the 2010 Vancouver and 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
Roberto Luongo ( /luˈɒŋɡoʊ/ , Italian : [ ˈlwɔŋɡo ] , Neapolitan : [ ˈlwoŋɡə ] ; born April 4 , 1979 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender . He played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) for the New York Islanders , Florida Panthers and the Vancouver Canucks . Luongo is a two-time NHL Second Team All-Star ( 2004 and 2007 ) and a winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy for backstopping his team to the lowest goals against average in the league ( 2011 , with backup Cory Schneider ) . He was a finalist for several awards , including the Vezina Trophy as the league 's best goaltender ( 2004 , 2007 and 2011 ) , the Lester B. Pearson Award as the top player voted by his peers ( 2004 and 2007 ) , and the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league 's most valuable player ( 2007 ) . Luongo is second all time in games played as an NHL goaltender ( 1,044 ) and third all time in wins ( 489 ) . He employed the butterfly style of goaltending . Born in Montreal , Quebec , Luongo is of Italian and Irish ancestry . Prior to his NHL career , he played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) for the Val-d'Or Foreurs and the Acadie-Bathurst Titan , winning back-to-back President 's Cups and establishing the league 's all-time play-off records in games played and wins . Following his second QMJHL season , Luongo was selected fourth overall by the Islanders in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft . After splitting his professional rookie season between the Islanders and their American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate , the Lowell Lock Monsters in 1999-2000 , he was traded to the Panthers . In five seasons with Florida , Luongo established team records for most games played , wins and shutouts ; despite several strong seasons , however , the Panthers remained a weak team and were unable to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs during Luongo 's initial stint with the team . During the 2006 off-season , he was traded to the Canucks after failed contract negotiations with the Panthers .
Patrick Denis Marleau ( born September 15 , 1979 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Marleau is the all-time Sharks leader in goals , even strength goals , power play goals , points , shots , and games played , having spent nearly his entire NHL career with the Sharks since being drafted second overall by the franchise in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft . He played his 1,700th NHL game on January 11 , 2020 , against the Dallas Stars . He is one of only five NHL players to play in 1,700 games , one of just five to play 1,400 with one team , and the youngest to reach both the 1,300- and 1,400-game marks . Marleau was seven games short of becoming the youngest player to play in 1,500 games with one team before signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2017 . After two seasons with Toronto , he returned to San Jose in 2019 . Marleau won gold medals with Canada at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics . Marleau , one of the most important players of the Sharks for nearly 20 seasons , is one of the fastest skaters in the NHL and exhibits a high standard of playing ability combined with gentlemanly conduct . This has earned him two nominations for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy and has made him a popular player both among fans and his professional peers . Marleau holds the distinction of playing the most NHL games ( both regular season and playoffs ) without winning the Stanley Cup , an active streak as of the end of the 2018-19 season .
Brenden Blair Morrow ( born January 16 , 1979 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger . Morrow was drafted in the first round , 25th overall , by the Dallas Stars at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft , the organization he would play with for 13 seasons before brief stints with the Pittsburgh Penguins , St. Louis Blues , and Tampa Bay Lightning . Morrow played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) for the Portland Winter Hawks . During his junior career , he helped Portland win the 1998 Memorial Cup during the 1997-98 season . Internationally , Morrow represented Canada , first winning a silver medal at the 1999 World Junior Championships with the junior team . He has also represented the senior Team Canada squad , most often at the Ice Hockey World Championships ( four times ) , winning a gold medal in 2004 and a silver medal in 2005 . He also played for Canada at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey , which Canada won . Morrow was named to Canada 's roster for the 2010 Winter Olympics , where he scored two goals and added an assist in the tournament as Canada won gold .
Richard McLaren Nash ( born June 16 , 1984 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who currently serves as the special assistant to the general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . After being selected first overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by Columbus , he played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Blue Jackets , New York Rangers and Boston Bruins , and was selected to play in six National Hockey League All-Star Games . Prior to turning professional , Nash was a highly regarded prospect with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) where he spent two seasons , earning the Emms Family Award in 2001 as the League 's Rookie of the Year . He began his NHL career with the Blue Jackets immediately following his draft , in 2002-03 , and was nominated for the Calder Trophy as NHL Rookie of the Year . In his second NHL season , Nash scored 41 goals to tie with Jarome Iginla and Ilya Kovalchuk as winners of the Maurice Rocket Richard Trophy as the NHL 's leading goal-scorer . Nash is a five-time NHL All-Star and was also awarded the NHL Foundation Player Award in the 2008-09 season for his charitable work in the Columbus community . Internationally , Nash has represented Team Canada , with whom he has won one gold and two silver medals at the World Championships , and two gold medals at the Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014 . Additionally , he has represented Canada at the 2002 World Junior Championships , helping the team to a silver medal , and also competed for Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin .
Scott Niedermayer ( born August 31 , 1973 ) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman and current special assignment coach of the Anaheim Ducks . He played 18 seasons and over 1,000 games in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) for the New Jersey Devils and Anaheim Ducks . Niedermayer is a four-time Stanley Cup champion and played in five NHL All-Star Games . He won the James Norris Memorial Trophy in 2003-04 as the NHL 's top defenceman and the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2007 as the most valuable player of the playoffs . In 2017 , Niedermayer was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history . As a junior , Niedermayer was a member of a Kamloops Blazers team that won two Western Hockey League championships and was voted the most valuable player of the 1992 Memorial Cup , leading the Blazers to the Canadian Hockey League championship . The third overall selection at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by New Jersey , Niedermayer played the majority of his professional career with the Devils before moving to Anaheim in 2005 . Internationally , Niedermayer played with Team Canada on several occasions . He is a member of the Triple Gold Club , having won the Stanley Cup as well as a World Championship ( 2004 ) and Olympic gold medals ( 2002 , 2010 ) . Niedermayer also played for the Memorial Cup champions , and championship teams at the 1991 World Junior Championships and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey , making him and Corey Perry the only players in history to have ever won each of the six major North American and international competitions available to players . Regarded as one of the greatest defencemen in NHL history , Niedermayer has earned numerous accolades throughout his career . He was inducted into Canada 's Sports Hall of Fame in 2012 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 2013 .
Corey Perry ( born May 16 , 1985 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing for the Dallas Stars in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He had previously played the first fourteen years of his career with the Anaheim Ducks , serving as an alternate captain during his final six seasons with the team . He captured a Memorial Cup with the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) 's London Knights and a gold medal with Canada at the World Junior Championships during his major junior career . Perry was drafted in the first round , 28th overall , by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft and won the Stanley Cup with the club in 2007 . In 2008 , he recorded 29 goals and 25 assists . He improved in 2009 to 72 points and was named to his first NHL All-Star Game . Perry continued his ascent in 2010 as he scored 27 goals and had 49 assists . In 2011 , he won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league 's most valuable player for the 2010-11 season . He led the NHL with 50 goals and finished third in points behind Daniel Sedin and Martin St. Louis , with 98 . Internationally , Perry has won gold medals with Canada at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics . He became a member of the Triple Gold Club after captaining Canada to gold at the 2016 IIHF World Championships , in addition to previously winning the Stanley Cup and the Olympic gold medal . Perry is only the second player ( joining Scott Niedermayer ) to combine Triple Gold membership with gold at the World Junior Championships , a Memorial Cup win , and a World Cup of Hockey win .
Christopher Robert Pronger ( /ˈprɒŋɡər/ or /ˈprɒŋər/ ; born October 10 , 1974 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently the senior advisor of hockey operations for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He had not played since November 2011 due to post-concussion syndrome related to three separate hits suffered during his career ; he also suffers from vision impairment due to being hit in the eye ( s ) by the blade of another player 's stick . In October 2014 , Pronger signed a contract with the NHL to assist its Player Safety Division , and he assists the NHL 's Player Safety Division involving St. Louis Blues . Originally selected second overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft , Pronger has played for Hartford , the St. Louis Blues , Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks before being traded to the Philadelphia Flyers before the 2009-10 season . He was captain of the Blues , Ducks and Flyers . He has appeared in the Stanley Cup finals with three different teams ( Edmonton , Anaheim and Philadelphia ) , winning the Cup with the Ducks in 2007 . Pronger won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL 's most valuable player for the 1999-2000 season , becoming the first defenceman to win the award since Bobby Orr in 1971-72 . A mainstay on Team Canada , Pronger won Olympic gold medals at the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics and is a member of the Triple Gold Club . In 2017 , he was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history . Despite his skill as a player , Pronger was considered one of the NHL 's dirtier players and was suspended eight times during his NHL career . During the 2020-21 season his # 44 will be retired by the St. Louis Blues .
Michael Richards ( born February 11 , 1985 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player . Richards played 11 National Hockey League ( NHL ) seasons , spending time with the Philadelphia Flyers , Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals , winning two Stanley Cups with the Kings . Richards was drafted in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Flyers , 24th overall . On June 29 , 2015 , the Kings announced that they had terminated Richards for being in violation of his contract , for a material breach of the requirements of his Standard Player 's Contract . The National Hockey League Players ' Association filed a grievance on August 10 disputing the termination which was settled on October 9 , 2015 thereby making Richards an unrestricted free agent . Richards was a member of two Stanley Cup-winning teams with Los Angeles , in 2012 and 2014 , also being a part of numerous championship teams at various levels , including the Stanley Cup ( Los Angeles Kings - NHL ) , Memorial Cup ( Kitchener Rangers - OHL ) , World Juniors ( Canada - IIHF ) , Calder Cup ( Philadelphia Phantoms - AHL ) and Olympic Gold ( Canada ) .
Brent Seabrook ( born April 20 , 1985 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and an alternate captain for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He was selected in the first round , 14th overall , by the Blackhawks in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft out of the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) . He played four seasons of junior with the Lethbridge Hurricanes before joining the Blackhawks in 2005-06 , since then he has been a key component in their success including three Stanley Cup Championships . Internationally , he competes for Team Canada and has won gold medals at the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships , 2005 World Junior Championships and 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver .
Eric Craig Staal ( born October 29 , 1984 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Eric is the oldest of the Staal brothers , which include former teammates Marc , Jordan , and Jared . Staal is a member of the Triple Gold Club , having won the Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006 , and both the 2007 World Championships and the 2010 Winter Olympics with Team Canada .
Joseph Eric Thornton ( born July 2 , 1979 ) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the San Jose Sharks . He was selected first overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft and went on to play seven seasons with the club , three as its captain . During the 2005-06 season , he was traded to the Sharks . Splitting the campaign between the two teams , he received the Art Ross and Hart Memorial Trophies as the league 's leading point-scorer and most valuable player , respectively . Thornton 's on-ice vision , strength on the puck , deft passing ability and power forward style of play have led to him becoming one of the league 's premier top line centres . He is widely regarded as one of the best passers of all-time , and is one of only 13 players in history with 1,000 NHL assists . Listed at 6-foot-4 and 220 pounds , he received the nickname Jumbo Joe or Jumbo due to his size and Jumbo the elephant who was killed in 1885 in St. Thomas , Ontario , where Thornton was raised .
Jonathan Bryan Toews OM ( /ˈteɪvz/ TAYVZ ; born April 29 , 1988 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently serves as captain of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Toews was selected by the Blackhawks with the third overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft . He joined the team in 2007-08 and was nominated for the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL Rookie of the Year . The following season he was named team captain , becoming the second-youngest captain in NHL history ( after Sidney Crosby ) at the time . Toews won the Stanley Cup in 2010 , along with the Conn Smythe Trophy for the playoff MVP . After winning the Cup , Toews passed Peter Forsberg as the youngest player to join the Triple Gold Club . He won the Stanley Cup again in 2013 and 2015 . Toews competes internationally for Team Canada and has won gold medals at the 2005 World U-17 Hockey Challenge , 2006 and 2007 World Junior Championships , 2007 World Championships , the 2010 Winter Olympics ( a tournament in which he was named best forward ) and the 2014 Winter Olympics . In 2017 , he was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players .
Shea Michael Weber ( born August 14 , 1985 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who serves as captain of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He is an NHL All-Star and a two-time Olympic gold medallist . Drafted in the second round , 49th overall , by the Nashville Predators in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft , Weber had spent his entire NHL career with the Predators until being traded to Montreal . He had previously played for the Sicamous Eagles of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League ( KIJHL ) , the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) and the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) . Weber has represented Canada at a number of International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ) -sanctioned events , winning a World Junior Ice Hockey Championship gold medal in 2005 , an Ice Hockey World Championships gold medal in 2007 , and two Olympic gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics . Weber was traded to the Canadiens in exchange for P. K. Subban on June 29 , 2016 .
The men 's tournament in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada , from February 16-28 , 2010 . Games were hosted at two venues - Canada Hockey Place ( renamed from General Motors Place for the Olympics due to IOC rules disallowing host venues to be named after non-Olympic sponsors ) and UBC Thunderbird Arena . It was the fourth time since the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano that the National Hockey League allowed its players to compete . These Olympics were the first to take place in a city with an NHL team since then , which meant players on the Vancouver Canucks who were competing in the Olympics were playing in their home arena : Roberto Luongo for Canada , Ryan Kesler for the United States , Pavol Demitra for Slovakia , Sami Salo for Finland , Christian Ehrhoff for Germany , and Daniel and Henrik Sedin for Sweden . Teams from twelve national hockey associations competed , seeded into three groups for the preliminary round . The tournament consisted of 30 games : 18 in the preliminary round ( teams played the other teams in their own group ) ; 4 qualification playoff games ; 4 quarterfinal games ; 2 semifinal games ; 1 bronze medal game ; and 1 gold medal game . During the tournament , Teemu Selänne of Finland became the all-time leader for points scored in the Olympics . He notched an assist in his second game of the tournament for 37 career points , surpassing Valeri Kharlamov of the Soviet Union , Vlastimil Bubník of Czechoslovakia , and Harry Watson of Canada . Sweden 's goaltender Henrik Lundqvist set a modern-day Olympic shutout streak record of 172 minutes and 34 seconds , continuous from the final of the gold medal game of the 2006 Olympics until Sweden 's quarterfinal against Slovakia . The tournament was won by Canada for the record eighth time ( one more than the Soviet Union ) , which defeated the United States in overtime in the gold medal game . Canada 's loss to the U.S. in the preliminary round of the tournament remains , as of the conclusion of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey , their most recent defeat in non-exhibition best-on-best international men 's play .
Jennifer Heil ( born April 11 , 1983 ) is a Canadian freestyle skier from Spruce Grove , Alberta . Heil started skiing at age two . Jennifer Heil won the first gold medal for Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics games in Turin , Italy and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , which was also Canada 's first medal in those games . Heil is the reigning world champion in dual moguls . She has three world championship titles in total and two silver medals from the Worlds as well . Over her career , Heil has won a record-tying five overall FIS World Cup Crystal Globe titles for freestyle skiing . Heil is involved with several charitable organisations including Because I am a Girl and Right to Play . During the 2010 Winter Olympics , Heil donated $ 25,000 to Because I am a Girl . Heil also speaks to students across Canada along a theme of Dare to Dream , and hosts an annual girls only mogul skiing camp . B2ten , created with the help of Heil , is a privately run business model organisation with the intent of raising funds to support amateur Canadian athletes .
The women 's moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , Canada took place February 13 at Cypress Bowl Ski Area . The qualification event started at 4:30 PM PST and the final event took place at 7:30 PM PST .
Mike Robertson ( born February 26 , 1985 ) is a Canadian retired snowboarder . He resides in Canmore , Alberta . His home mountain was Lake Louise . Robertson won a silver medal in snowboard cross at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and was considered somewhat of an unknown and surprise medalist . He retired in 2012 after suffering post-concussion syndrome from three notable head injuries .
The men 's snowboard cross competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain on February 15 , 2010 .
Marianne St-Gelais ( born February 17 , 1990 ) is a Canadian former short track speed skater . She won two silver medals in the 500 m and 3,000 m relay at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics , and a third silver in the 3,000 m relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi .
The women 's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics began on 13 February , with the final held on 17 February , at the Pacific Coliseum .
Kristina Nicole Groves ( born December 4 , 1976 ) is a Canadian retired speed skater . She is Canada 's most decorated skater in the World Single Distances Championships with 13 career medals in this event . She won four Olympic medals : she won two silver medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , in the 1,500 meters and team pursuit , and she won the silver medal in the 1500 m event and the bronze medal in the 3000 m event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics . As of 2012 , she was ranked sixth on the women 's Adelskalender , her teammates Cindy Klassen and Christine Nesbitt were ranked first and seventh respectively .
The women 's 1500 metres speed skating competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver was held at the Richmond Olympic Oval on 21 February 2010 .
Jessica Gregg ( born March 16 , 1988 ) is a former Canadian short track speed skater .
Kalyna Roberge ( born October 1 , 1986 ) is a Canadian short track speed skater . Born in Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon , Quebec , Roberge has won a gold medal in the 3000m relay at the 2005 World Championships . She also placed third overall at the 2005 World Junior Championships including a gold medal in the 500m . She also won a gold medal at a World Cup event in the Netherlands in the 3000m relay . At the 2006 Winter Olympics , Roberge placed fourth in the 500m . Along with Alanna Kraus , Tania Vicent and Anouk Leblanc-Boucher , Roberge won a silver medal in the 3000m relay . She skated for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics . On February 24 , she won a silver medal in the 3,000 metre relay , along with Jessica Gregg , Tania Vicent and Marianne St-Gelais .
Tania Vicent ( born January 13 , 1976 in Laval , Quebec ) is a Canadian short track speed skater , who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics . On February 22 , along with Alanna Kraus , Anouk Leblanc-Boucher and Kalyna Roberge , Vicent won a silver medal for Canada in the 3000m relay . She won the bronze medal in Nagano and at Salt Lake City . She won her fourth consecutive Olympic 3,000 metre relay medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics , skating alongside Jessica Gregg , Kalyna Roberge and Marianne St-Gelais .
The finals in the women 's 3000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics took place on 24 February , at the Pacific Coliseum . In the final , the event was controversially won by the Chinese team , which set a new world record . The South Korean team initially finished first but was disqualified due to illegal contact which was deemed to have impeded a Chinese skater .
Shelley-Ann Marie Brown CM ( born March 15 , 1980 ) is a former Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006 . She was born in Scarborough , Ontario to Jamaican immigrant parents , and also raised in nearby Pickering , Ontario . Brown was recruited to the University of Nebraska on a track and field scholarship , and graduated with a degree in biology and a master 's in educational psychology . Her best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup was third in the two-man event at Lake Placid in December 2007 . Brown 's best finish at the FIBT World Championships was fifth in the two-woman event at Altenberg in 2008 . She won a silver medal in the Two-woman competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics with Helen Upperton . The gold medal was won by fellow Canadians Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse . It marked the first time of the 2010 Olympics that Canadians had won two medals in one event . Brown and Upperton announced their retirements from the sport in September 2012 .
Helen Lesley Upperton ( born October 31 , 1979 ) is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2002 . Upperton was born in Ahmadi , Kuwait as her parents involvement in the oil industry meant they traveled abroad . She holds dual citizenship of both Great Britain and Canada . Upperton won the silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics after previously finishing fourth in the two-woman event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin . She went to high school at Dr. E.P . Scarlett High School Upperton also competed in the FIBT World Championships , earning her best finish of fourth in the two-woman event at Altenberg in 2008 . Her best overall Bobsleigh World Cup finish was second in the two-woman event in the 2005-06 season . A former triple jumper at the University of Texas at Austin , Upperton moved to bobsleigh in 2002 . In the 2005-06 season she won four medals on the World Cup including a gold at an event in St. Moritz , Switzerland , Canada 's first women 's World Cup win in bobsleigh . One month later she finished fourth in the two-woman event at the 2006 Winter Olympics . Upperton scored a total of six wins and over 20 podium finishes in World Cup competition . She won a silver medal in the Two-woman competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics with Shelley-Ann Brown .