Culture of Canada by Canadians or trace their roots to Canada. Ice hockey, referred to as simply "hockey", is Canada's most prevalent winter sport, its most popular spectator sport, and its most successful sport in international competition. It is Canada's official national winter sport. Lacrosse, a sport with indigenous origins, is Canada's oldest and official summer sport. Canadian football is Canada's second most popular spectator sport, and the Canadian Football League's annual championship, the Grey Cup, is the country's largest annual sports event. While other sports have a larger spectator base, association football, known in Canada as "soccer" in both English and French,
Canada at the Summer Olympics in 40 years. Canada has been very successful in synchronized swimming at the Olympics, winning medals at every games in which the sport was competed except for 2004 & 2008. Canada has never won an Olympic medal in water polo. Their best finish was fifth in the women's tournament at the 2000 games. Canada has never won an Olympic medal in archery. Their best finish was fifth in the women's individual competition at the 1976 games. Canada is not traditionally strong in athletics, but the nation has won medals in 15 of 23 games in which it has competed. Some