Category: National Team: Long Track

Speed Skating Canada partners with Rudy Project to outfit national teams with state-of-the-art helmets and eyewear

Exclusive product discount available to Speed Skating Canada’s national membership OTTAWA, ONTARIO – A newly announced partnership between Speed Skating Canada and Rudy Project will see the Italian manufacturer outfit athletes from Canada’s most successful Olympic sport with state-of-the-art helmets and eyewear for the remainder of the 2026 Olympic quadrennial. Rudy Project is a recognized… Read more »

Canadian long track speed skaters celebrate medal Hat Trick at World Cup in Poland

Laurent Dubreuil wins 500m silver, women’s Team Sprint claim silver and Ivanie Blondin battles to bronze in mass start TOMASZÓW MAZOWIECKI, POLAND – Canada’s long track speed skaters combined to celebrate a medal hat trick on Sunday during the final day of ISU World Cup Speed Skating racing in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland. Laurent Dubreuil added… Read more »

Laurent Dubreuil captures 40th career World Cup medal with 500m silver in Poland

Dubreuil now sits second in 500m distance rankings; Carolina Hiller earns first top 10 result of season in women’s 500m TOMASZÓW MAZOWIECKI, POLAND – Laurent Dubreuil reached an impressive milestone at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Tomaszów Mazowiecki on Friday, sprinting to his 40th career individual distance medal on the international circuit with… Read more »

Simon Nathan named interim High Performance Director of Canada’s long track speed skating program

Veteran sports administrator will support program until Milan Cortina 2026; search for permanent high performance leader to begin in Fall 2025 CALGARY, ALBERTA – Speed Skating Canada has appointed veteran sports administrator Simon Nathan as interim High Performance Director of the organization’s long track speed skating program, where he will be tasked with guiding the… Read more »

Svante leads revitalization of the Speed Skating Canada Hall of Fame display at Calgary’s Olympic Oval

Trailblazing athletes, coaches and builders of Canada’s most successful Olympic sport honoured in newly renovated space CALGARY, ALBERTA – The history of Canada’s most successful Olympic sport is now on full display at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, where Speed Skating Canada unveiled its newly revamped Hall of Fame during a ceremony with distinguished alumni… 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 »