who is carrying the flag for canada at the closing ceremonies
Kim Boutin
title: Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics text: Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics Canada competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from February 9 to 25, 2018. It was the nation's 23rd appearance at the Winter Olympics, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1924. Canada competed in all sports disciplines, except Nordic combined. The chef de mission was Isabelle Charest, who was appointed in February 2017. On January 16, 2018, figure skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir were announced as the country's flag bearers during the opening ceremony. This was the first time two athletes were named as Canada's opening ceremony title: Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics text: events. Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics Canada competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from February 9 to 25, 2018. It was the nation's 23rd appearance at the Winter Olympics, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1924. Canada competed in all sports disciplines, except Nordic combined. The chef de mission was Isabelle Charest, who was appointed in February 2017. On January 16, 2018, figure skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir were announced as the country's flag bearers during the opening ceremony. This was the first time two athletes were named as Canada's opening title: Flag of Canada text: airports, military bases, and diplomatic offices, as well as by citizens, during any time of the day. When flying the flag, it must be flown using its own pole and must not be inferior to other flags, save for, in descending order, the Queen's standard, the governor general's standard, any of the personal standards of members of the Canadian Royal Family, or flags of the lieutenant governors. The Canadian flag is flown at half-mast in Canada to indicate a period of mourning. Canadian Forces does have a special protocol for folding the Canadian flag for presentations, such as during a title: Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics text: flag bearer. On February 24, 2018, short track speed skater Kim Boutin was named the flag bearer for the closing ceremony. Instead of setting a specific medal count as a target, the Canadian Olympic Committee aimed "to contend for No. 1" in the medal count. Private data analytics company Gracenote projected that the Canadian team would win 28 medals. Canada finished with 11 gold medals and 29 overall (ranking 3rd in both categories). This was the most successful Canadian performance in terms of overall medals, surpassing the 26 won at the 2010 Winter Olympics. For the first time since its title: Gilmore Junio text: Morrison who went on to win the silver medal in the 1,000 m. After the race he said "I called it, so it feels good to be a prophet. A lot of kudos goes to this guy [Morrison] because he made it happen." Following his victory, Morrison started an on-line drive to nominate Gilmore as Canada's flag bearer at the closing ceremonies. Junio was awarded an honourary crowd-funded bronze medal by the Canadian public for his actions. Junio qualified to compete for Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Gilmore Junio Gilmore Junio (born August 6, 1990) is a Canadian speedskater