Category: Events: National

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 »

Four new national long track champions crowned in Fort St. John during jointly hosted Canadian Championships 

Julia Snelgrove and Jalen Doan crowned national junior long track champions, paving way for World Championships team nomination FORT ST. JOHN, BRITISH COLUMBIA – The Pomeroy Sport Centre in Fort St. John welcomed over 100 long track speed skaters aged 14-18 from across the country this past weekend for the jointly hosted Canadian Neo-Junior and… Read more »

Valérie Maltais and Hayden Mayeur capture Mass Start crowns on final day of Canadian Long Track Championships

Maltais and Mayeur will join World Championship medalists Blondin and Gélinas-Beaulieu on the World Cup circuit QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC – The 2024 Canadian Long Track Championships presented by Intact Insurance came to an end on Sunday with Valérie Maltais and Hayden Mayeur coming out on top to win their respective Mass Start titles. With Ivanie… Read more »

Ivanie Blondin and Connor Howe continue winning ways, earn 1500m titles Canadian Long Track Championships

David La Rue and Tyson Langelaar return to form, and podium, following challenging 2023-24 seasons QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC – Ivanie Blondin and Connor Howe were crowned 1500m national champions on the third day of racing at the 2024 Canadian Long Track Championships presented by Intact Insurance. Blondin’s win was her third in as many days,… Read more »

Experienced skaters Ivanie Blondin, Graeme Fish and Connor Howe atop the podium at Canadian Long Track Championships

Laura Hall wins women’s 5000m and brings home the first national championship title of her career QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC – Ivanie Blondin and Graeme Fish captured their second national championship titles in as many days at the 2024 Canadian Long Track Championships presented by Intact Insurance in Quebec City, while Connor Howe and Laura Hall… Read more »

Laurent Dubreuil and Carolina Hiller defend national titles to open Canadian Long Track Championships

Graeme Fish earns 5000m title for first time since 2019; Ivanie Blondin brings home 3000m crown QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC – Laurent Dubreuil and Carolina Hiller defended their respective 500m national titles on opening day of the 2024 Canadian Long Track Championships presented by Intact Insurance in Quebec City. Ivanie Blondin and Graeme Fish were also… Read more »

Mathieu Pelletier and Victoria Jean-Baptiste skate their way to national junior titles in Laval

Laval natives dominate competition on home ice to secure their spot on international junior circuit LAVAL, QUÉBEC – Laval natives Mathieu Pelletier and Victoria Jean-Baptiste used home ice to their advantage this past weekend, dominating their respective fields of 40 skaters to capture the overall national titles at the 2024 Canadian Junior Short Track Championships… Read more »

Florence Brunelle and William Dandjinou crowned national short track champions in Montreal

Dandjinou repeats as champion, while Brunelle earns first-career overall title MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Florence Brunelle and William Dandjinou were crowned national champions after three days of exciting racing at the 2024 Canadian Short Track Championships presented by Intact Insurance in Montreal. It marked the first Canadian Championship title for Brunelle (Trois-Rivières, Que.), while Dandjinou was… Read more »