The 2011

Canada Winter Games Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

were held in

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, 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 The Annapolis Valley is a valley and region in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located in the western part of the Nova Scotia peninsula, formed by a Trough (geology), trough between two parallel mountain ranges along the shore of the B ...

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, Wentworth and Brookfield with other communities. *

Antigonish Antigonish ( ; ) is a town in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The town is home to St. Francis Xavier University and the oldest continuous Highland games outside Scotland. It is approximately 160 kilometres (100 miles) northeast of Hal ...

Pictou Pictou ( ; Canadian Gaelic: ''Baile Phiogto'' Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk: ''Piktuk'') is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km (6 miles) nor ...

, Guysborough and

Port Hawkesbury Port Hawkesbury (Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Chlamhain'') is a municipality in southern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. While within the historical county of Inverness, it is not part of the Municipality of Inverness County. Their sl ...

: Wentworth was part of one of the losing bids, but did end up hosting the alpine skiing and

freestyle skiing Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, Mogul Skiing, moguls, Ski Cross, cross, Half-pipe skiing, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics. It can consist of a ...

events at these games.

Medal table

The following is the medal table for the 2011 Canada Winter Games. *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. * (242) * (242) * (224) * (200) * (97) * (103) * (222) (hosts) * (28) * (260) * (147) * (254) * (223) * (107)

Sports

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Short track speed skating Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s ...

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Schedule

The schedule for the 2011 Canada Games (19 February is a crossover day):

Venues

* Canada Games Centre: artistic gymnastics, badminton, synchronized swimming * Canada Games Oval: long track speed skating *

Citadel High School Citadel High School is a high school in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The school opened in September 2007 on the site of the former Bell Road Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College. Its location bordering Bell Road, Trollope Street, and Ah ...

: wheelchair basketball, table tennis * Cole Harbour Place: ringette * Dartmouth Sportsplex: ice hockey *

Halifax Forum The Halifax Forum is an arena and multi-purpose facility in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Its uses include sporting events, bingo, ice skating, concerts and markets. It was built in 1927 on the site of the former Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition which ...

: boxing *

Halifax Metro Centre Scotiabank Centre (formerly known as Halifax Metro Centre) is the largest multi-purpose facility in Atlantic Canada, located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The main entrances to the building are located on Brunswick Street, at the c ...

: ice hockey *

Mayflower Curling Club The Mayflower Curling Club is a curling club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was established in 1905. Since 1962, the club has been located at 3000 Monaghan Drive. The club is one of the premier curling rinks in Nova Scotia, being home to teams heade ...

: curling *

Sackville High School Sackville High School is a Canadian public high school located in Lower Sackville, a suburban community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is operated by the Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE). Sackville Hi ...

: shooting, archery * St. Mary's University: squash, judo *

Ski Martock Ski Martock is a ski resort located near Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada. The facilities feature a downhill area served by a quad chair lift and two T-bars(one functional), a beginners area served by Magic Carpet. The hill features a terrain par ...

: biathlon, cross-country skiing, snowboarding *

Ski Wentworth Ski Wentworth is a Canadian alpine ski hill in Nova Scotia's Cobequid Hills. Ski Wentworth is located in the hamlet of Wentworth in the Wentworth Valley, 48 km northwest of Truro and 67 km east of Amherst on Trunk 4. It is the lar ...

: freestyle skiing, alpine skiing * St. Margaret's Centre: short track speed skating, figure skating

References

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