Paralympians Bring Home a Record 28 Medals...Yay Team!

This year, 21 Ontario athletes were part of the largest Canadian team ever to be sent to a Winter Paralympics -- competing in all five sports in PyeongChang, South Korea. In total, 16 Ontario para-athletes reached the highest level of their sport by securing a spot on the Paralympic podium for Team Canada. 

Team Canada won 8 gold, 4 silver and 16 bronze medals at the 2018 PyeongChang Paralympic Games - 28 in all.

Nicholson, the team's leader,  said the Paralympians arrived in Pyeongchang ready to go.  "They came here came prepared, mentally and physically, and in the best shape that they possibly could be in, to leave it all on the field of play. Everybody peaked at the right time," he said.

Local favourites who represented Canada on the world stage and won top honours include:

• Mac Marcoux from Sault Ste. Marie who won gold for men's downhill and a bronze in alpine skiing, men's giant slalom.
• Mark Ideson from London, Ontario, skip for Team Canada, took home bronze for wheelchair curling.
• Collin Cameron from Sudbury, Ontario became the first Canada para Nordic sit skier ever to medal with bronze in 7.5 km biathlon, 15 km race and 4x2.5 km open relay in cross-country.
• Thirteen out of 17 athletes on the silver-winning para ice hockey team are from Ontario including Corbin Watson, Rob Armstrong, Brad Bowden, Adam Dixon, Tyrone Henry, Billy Bridges, Dominic Cozzolino, Ben Delaney, James Dunn, Tyler McGregor, Bryan Sholomicki, Corbyn Smith and Greg Westlake.

Read more about our Paralympians' performance in the Globe & Mail. Read Ontario's news release from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport.