Author: Alain Brouillette

Golden day for Florence Brunelle and Courtney Sarault at World Tour in Tilburg

Brunelle wins first career gold medal with 500m victory; Sarault captures first individual distance medal of the season TILBURG, NETHERLANDS – Florence Brunelle captured her first career gold medal, while Courtney Sarault made her much anticipated return to the podium during the final day of ISU Short Track World Tour racing in the Netherlands. Brunelle… Read more »

Canada closes World Junior Championships with Mixed Relay gold, Team Sprint silver

Julia Snelgrove and Jalen Doan capture Canada’s first ever junior long track relay medal COLLALBO, ITALY – Canada’s long track skaters battled snowy conditions on the outdoor oval in Collalbo to add two more medals to their ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships haul on Sunday, bringing their weekend total to four medals, including two… Read more »

Jalen Doan earns 1000m bronze medal at World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Collalbo

Nova Scotia’s Julia Snelgrove finishes fourth overall in women’s Allround standings COLLALBO, ITALY – Calgary’s Jalen Doan reached the podium for the second consecutive day at the ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships, adding 1000m bronze to the 500m gold he captured on Friday. Doan’s time of 1:10.93 helped him secure the final spot on… Read more »

Jalen Doan crowned 500m World Junior Champion after gold medal performance in Italy

Calgary native joins Laurent Dubreuil as the only Canadian long trackers to ever win 500m junior title COLLALBO, ITALY – Jalen Doan joined elite company on Friday, becoming only the second Canadian to capture the 500m title at the ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships, reaching the top step of the podium in Collalbo, Italy. … Read more »

Laurent Dubreuil reaches World Cup podium in Milwaukee with 500m bronze medal

Quebec sprinter becomes first Canadian to medal at Pettit National Ice Center since Jeremy Wotherspoon in 2005 MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – Laurent Dubreuil earned bronze in the men’s 500m during the ISU World Cup Speed Skating’s long-awaited return to the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee on Saturday, becoming the first Canadian in nearly 20 years… Read more »

Speed Skating Canada joins RBC Training Ground to find new Olympic talent

New season of successful program gives Canadian athletes between the ages of 14 and 25 the chance to be scouted by fifteen Team Canada sports for free, including Speed Skating TORONTO, ONTARIO – Speed Skating Canada will again be searching for Olympic potential through the RBC Training Ground program this season. Developed in partnership with… Read more »