Canada was the host nation for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. It was the first time that Canada had hosted the Winter Olympic Games, and second time overall, after the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Medalists
The following Canadian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medallists' names are bolded. As was the case with the 1976 Summer Olympics, Canada failed to obtain a gold medal on home soil.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Alpine skiing
A total of 14 competitors, including the entire Canadian team was disqualified from the giant slalom event after organizers became aware their ski suits were not previously approved by the International Ski Federation.
Men
Combined
Women
Women's combined
Biathlon
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
Men
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Men's 4 ÃÂ 10 km relay
Women
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Women's 4 ÃÂ 5 km relay
Figure skating
Men
Women
Pairs
Ice Dancing
Ice hockey
Summary
Group A
- Canada 1-0 Poland
- Canada 4-2 Switzerland
- Finland 3-1 Canada
- Canada 9-5 France
- Canada 2-2 Sweden
Medal round
The top three teams from each group play the top three teams from the other group once. Points from previous games against their own group carry over.
- Soviet Union 5-0 Canada
- Canada 8-1 West Germany
- Canada 6-3 Czechoslovakia
Team Roster
*Sean Burke
*Andy Moog
*Chris Felix
*Randy Gregg
*Serge Roy
*Tony Stiles
*Tim Watters
*Trent Yawney
*Zarley Zalapski
*Ken Berry
*Marc Habscheid
*Vaughn Karpan
*Wally Schreiber
*Gord Sherven
*Claude Vilgrain
*Serge Boisvert
*Brian Bradley
*Bob Joyce
*Steve Tambellini
*Merlin Malinowski
*Jim Peplinski
*Ken Yaremchuk
Luge
Men
(Men's) Doubles
Women
Nordic combined
Men's individual
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping
- 15 km cross-country skiing
Ski jumping
Men's team large hill
<sup>1</sup> Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.
Speed skating
Men
Women
References
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