On July 27, 2026, representatives from the Government of Canada and Government of Alberta announced a combined $52 million investment into the Olympic Oval, ensuring that one of the country’s most unique sporting venues can continue serving Canadians for decades to come.
Tech-enabled bike fitting helps Canadian speed skaters optimize their riding position to maximize every off-ice training ride OTTAWA, ONTARIO – A renewed partnership between Speed Skating Canada and MyVeloFit will continue to make personalized bike fitting more accessible to members of the Canadian speed skating community, helping skaters improve their riding position to get more… Read more »
Participants can save up to 10% on flights to attend national and international competitions hosted in Canada OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Speed Skating Canada is excited to announce that our discount program with Air Canada – the country’s largest domestic and international airline – will continue for the 2026-27 season, helping members of the Canadian speed skating community… Read more »
Canadian long track skaters will have two new opportunities to win Olympic hardware four years from now in Heerenveen CALGARY, ALBERTA – Canadian long track speed skaters will have two additional medal events at the 2030 Olympic Winter Games, with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approving the addition of both the men’s and women’s Team… Read more »
34 skaters representing nine provinces to train with Canada’s national program in Calgary and Quebec City next season CALGARY, ALBERTA – Speed Skating Canada is proud to unveil the long track skaters that have been selected to its National Program for the upcoming 2026-27 season. A total of 34 skaters earned a spot on the… Read more »
40 skaters representing three provinces earn spots to train with Canada’s national program in Montreal next season MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Speed Skating Canada is proud to unveil the skaters that have been selected to its National and NextGen short track teams for the upcoming 2026-27 season. A total of 32 skaters earned a spot on… Read more »
Local clubs offered barrier-free programming to introduce speed skating to new Canadians and underrepresented groups OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Over 3,000 Canadians laced up their skates this past season – many for the very first time – thanks to a pair of barrier-free introductory skating programs delivered by Speed Skating Canada with funding from the federal… Read more »
Nathalie Lambert moves onto new role with ISU after 16 years with Technical Committee; Shannon Sibold named to Disciplinary Commission MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Double Olympic medalist Pascal Dion is returning to international short track speed skating community just four years after his retirement, having been elected to the ISU Short Track Technical Committee at this… Read more »
Members of the Canadian speed skating community have until June 5 to submit their nominations for the 2025-26 Speed Skating Canada Awards Program.
Dubreuil awarded $8,000 for contributions to his community; six other speed skaters received grants as part of new Intact Insurance initiative OTTAWA, ONTARIO – To conclude a successful 2025-26 season, Olympian Laurent Dubreuil was selected as the inaugural grand prize winner of the Intact Impact Award, earning a combined $8,000 in grants in recognition of… Read more »
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