Canada at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Canada at the
2006 Winter Paralympics
Canada at the; 2006 Winter Paralympics
	Flag of Canada
IPC code	CAN
NPC	Canadian Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralympic.ca
in Turin
Competitors	35 in 4 sports
Flag bearers	Todd Nicholson (opening); Colette Bourgonje (closing)
Medals; Ranked 6th	Gold 5 Silver 3 Bronze 5 Total 13
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
	1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

Canada participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy. Heading the delegation was the Chef de Mission, Marg McGregor. The country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony was Todd Nicholson, captain of the ice sledge hockey team.^[2]

Canada entered 35 athletes in the following sports:

Alpine skiing: 7 male, 3 female
Ice sledge hockey: 15 male
Nordic skiing: 3 male, 2 female
Wheelchair curling: 3 male, 2 female

^ "Labonté named flagbearer for Canada at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony". Canadian Paralympic Committee. March 8, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
^ "Canada's Flagbearer Named for The Paralympic Games Sledge Hockey's Todd Nicholson to Lead Canada at Opening Ceremonies". Hockey Canada. March 8, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2014.

[1] "Labonté named flagbearer for Canada at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony". Canadian Paralympic Committee. March 8, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2014.

[2] "Canada's Flagbearer Named for The Paralympic Games Sledge Hockey's Todd Nicholson to Lead Canada at Opening Ceremonies". Hockey Canada. March 8, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2014.

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