29 Canadian skaters, including six from Quebec, set to compete on home ice at the Centre de glace Intact Assurance
QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC – The world’s top long track speed skaters – including 29 Canadians representing seven different provinces – will take the ice this weekend in Quebec City for the ISU World Cup Speed Skating, which will take place at the Centre de glaces Intact Assurance from February 2-4.
An event 30 years in the making, this weekend’s World Cup will be the first hosted in Quebec City since the outdoor Anneau Gaétan-Boucher welcomed the world’s top male skaters back in 1992. This final World Cup of the 2023-24 season will feature 248 athletes, representing 28 countries.
A group of 29 Canadian long track skaters will wear the maple leaf this weekend. The Canadian team includes six Quebecois athletes and 11 Olympians, including medalists from Beijing 2022 such as Laurent Dubreuil, Valérie Maltais, Isabelle Weidemann and Ivanie Blondin.
- Ivanie Blondin (Ottawa, Ont.)
- Heather Carruthers (Winnipeg, Man.)
- Alison Desmarais (Vanderhoof, B.C.)
- Laura Hall (Salmon Arm, B.C.)
- Carolina Hiller (Prince George, B.C.)
- Rose Liberté-Roy (Saint-Étienne, Que.)
- Béatrice Lamarche (Quebec City, Que.)
- Valérie Maltais (La Baie, Que.)
- Abigail McCluskey (Penticton, B.C.)
- Brooklyn McDougall (Calgary, Alta.)
- Maddison Pearman (Ponoka, Alta.)
- Alexa Scott (Clandeboye, Man.)
- Isabelle Weidemann (Ottawa, Ont.)
- Jordan Belchos (Toronto, Ont)
- Ted-Jan Bloemen (Calgary, Alta.)
- Cédrick Brunet (Gatineau, Que.)
- Vincent De Haître (Cumberland, Ont.)
- Laurent Dubreuil (Lévis, Que.)
- Cooper Emin (Cole Harbour, N.S.)
- Graeme Fish (Moose Jaw, Sask.)
- Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu (Sherbrooke, Que.)
- Max Halyk (Calgary, Alta.)
- Connor Howe (Canmore, Alta.)
- Anders Johnson (Burnaby, B.C.)
- Ryan Kulbacki (Winnipeg, Man.)
- Kaleb Muller (Taber, Alta.)
- Joshua Telizyn (Fort St. John, B.C.)
- Jake Weidemann (Ottawa, Ont)
- Yankun Zhao (Calgary, Alta.)
Tickets remain available for all three competition days, starting at $4.00 for kids and $8.00 for adults in general admission, while premium tickets can be purchased for $11.00 for kids and $21.00 for adults. For more information on the competition or to purchase your tickets, visit www.longuepiste.ca.
For those unable to attend in person, the races will be live streamed on CBC Sports and Radio-Canada Sports. CBC and ICI Télé will also have broadcast coverage of the event on their television networks. Check your local listing for more information.
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Speed Skating Canada and the Quebec Speed Skating Federation would like to acknowledge the support and financial contributions of partners such as the International Skating Union, Government of Canada, Government of Quebec, City of Quebec, Intact Insurance, and the Centre de glaces Intact Assurance.