I took each medal winner and tallied their home province (as listed by olympic.ca). For team events, only one medal counted in the tally, so I split the medal among the teammates (i.e. for the women's bobsleigh, half the medal went to Alberta and half to PEI). In the end, Quebec had the most medals, but it wasn't a runaway. Here are the standings:
Province
|
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec |
3.45
|
3.75
|
2.00
|
9.20
|
| Ontario |
3.12
|
2.78
|
0.00
|
5.90
|
| British Columbia |
1.20
|
2.36
|
1.00
|
4.56
|
| Alberta |
0.64
|
1.11
|
1.00
|
2.75
|
| Saskatchewan |
0.17
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
1.17
|
| Manitoba |
0.89
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.89
|
| Prince Edward Island |
0.50
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.50
|
| Nova Scotia |
0.04
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.04
|
Total
|
10 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
No medals from NB, NL, NT, NU or YK.
What does it all mean? Not much, really. Some of it is a function of population, some of it is location of training facilities, some by how teams are chosen, and some is luck. But I think it's an interesting chance to crunch some numbers. Here's another way to look on it:
12 medals were in men's sports, 11 in ladies, and 2 from mixed competitions.
What about the sports themselves? Some events have more medals to give out than others, but whatever:
12 medals were in men's sports, 11 in ladies, and 2 from mixed competitions.
What about the sports themselves? Some events have more medals to give out than others, but whatever:
- 9 - Freestyle Skiing
- 3 - Figure Skating and Short Track
- 2 - Curling, Hockey, Snowboard, and Speed Skating
- 1 - Alpine Skiing and Bobsleigh
Great Success!