Duff Gibson in men's skeleton at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin.
Through the 2010 Games in Vancouver, no woman from Canada has won a gold medal in skeleton. One Canadian female athlete has won a bronze medal in skeleton, that being Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin. Two Canadian men have won Olympic gold in skeleton. They are Duff Gibson at the 2006 Games and Jon Moontgomery at the 2010 Games.
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Barbara Ann Scott won gold in ladies singles at the 1948 Games in London.
She won the gold medal in the women's skeleton competition.
Yes.
Canadian ice hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser won her first Olympic gold medal at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City. She also won gold at the 2006 Games in Turin.
Ross Rebagliati who won gold in men's giant slalom snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano.
The first Canadian to win a gold medal in alpine skiing at the Winter Olympic Games was Anne Heggtveit. She achieved this historic feat during the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics, where she won the gold medal in the women's slalom event. Heggtveit's victory marked a significant moment in Canadian sports history, showcasing her talent and contributing to the growth of alpine skiing in Canada.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, the gold medal in freestyle skiing was awarded to the Canadian athlete Alexandre Bilodeau in the mogul skiing event. He made history by being the first Canadian to win gold on home soil during the Olympics.
Yes, she was born in Ottawa and was the first Canadian athlete to win a figure skating gold medal in the Olympic Games, winning the ladies singles event at the 1948 Games in St. Moritz.