Isabelle Weidemann finishes second overall in World Cup long distance rankings INZELL, GERMANY – Valérie Maltais reached the podium in her final race before Milano-Cortina 2026, earning bronze in the women’s 3000m at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Germany on Saturday. Maltais (La Baie, Que.) posted a time of 3:59.92 to finish third… Read more »
MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Speed Skating Canada (SSC) and the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) have announced the roster of Team Canada short track athletes selected to compete at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. The athletes qualified for Team Canada based on their performances at the four designated ISU Short Track World Tour stops. The… Read more »
Blondin earns Mass Start bronze while Maltais finishes fifth; both skaters prequalified for Milano-Cortina in the distance HAMAR, NORWAY – Canada’s long track speed skaters earned a pair of medals on the final day of ISU World Cup Speed Skating action before the holidays, bringing their season total to 15 medals across four events. Racing… Read more »
Maltais and Bloemen finish just off long distance podiums with 4th and 5th place results HAMAR, NORWAY – Isabelle Weidemann was back on the World Cup podium Saturday, winning silver in the women’s 3000m to capture her second individual distance medal of the season. Weidemann (Ottawa, Ont.) overcame a slow start by posting consistent lap… Read more »
Canada has reached the World Cup podium 12 times across the first three stops of the season HEERENVEEN, NETHERLANDS – Brooklyn McDougall, Béatrice Lamarche and Ivanie Blondin captured silver in the women’s Team Sprint to conclude the final day of World Cup racing in Heerenveen. The Canadian trio posted a time of 1:26.05 in the… Read more »
Ted-Jan Bloemen top male performer on Saturday with seventh-place result in 10,000m marathon HEERENVEEN, NETHERLANDS – Ivanie Blondin returned to the World Cup podium in the women’s 1500m for the first time in nearly five seasons, earning a bronze medal in the distance Saturday in Heerenveen. Skating in the sixth pair alongside hometown skater Angel… Read more »
Béatrice Lamarche and Ivanie Blondin both break into top 10 on first day of competition in the Netherlands HEERENVEEN, NETHERLANDS – After narrowly missing the podium twice to start the season, Canadian long distance specialist Isabelle Weidemann finally earned some World Cup hardware on Friday, winning silver in the women’s 5000m to kick-off the third… Read more »
William Dandjinou and Courtney Sarault bring home individual titles; Canada wins team crown for second consecutive season DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS – The Canadian Ice Maples are in a class of their own atop the short track speed skating world after concluding the 2025-26 ISU Short Track World Tour season by winning the men’s, women’s and team… Read more »
Dandjinou brings home 1500m gold and 500m silver; Sarault golden in women’s 1000m; Roussel earns 1500m silver DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS – Canadians earned four medals on Saturday at the ISU Short Track World Tour stop in Dordrecht, including gold from Courtney Sarault and William Dandjinou, along with a first medal of the season for Félix Roussel,… Read more »
Blondin earns 40th career World Cup medal in Mass Start with gold on home ice; Women’s Team Pursuit reaches podium for second consecutive weekend CALGARY, ALBERTA – Ivanie Blondin reached the podium twice on Sunday, in what could potentially be the last international competition of her career on home ice, winning gold in the Mass… Read more »
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