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 »
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 »
Maltais crushes 1500m personal best by nearly two seconds in B Division action; Olympic Oval hosts four different distances tomorrow to conclude second Olympic qualifier of the season CALGARY, ALBERTA – Laurent Dubreuil and Ivanie Blondin were the top Canadians during the second day of ISU World Cup Speed Skating action in Calgary, managing top… Read more »
Bloemen skates second fastest 5000m time of his career to capture bronze; Maltais wins second consecutive 3000m medal of the season CALGARY, ALBERTA – Two of Canada’s oldest long track speed skaters showed that they still have their place amongst the world’s best during the opening day of ISU World Cup Speed Skating racing in… Read more »
Maltais awarded Mass Start silver after lap counting confusion; Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu returns to international Mass Start podium with bronze SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – On the final day of the ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Salt Lake City, Isabelle Weidemann (Ottawa, Ont.), Valérie Maltais (La Baie, Que.) and Ivanie Blondin (Ottawa, Ont.) led Canada… Read more »
Lamarche earns first career World Cup medal with 1000m bronze; Maltais brings home 3000m silver on opening day of international campaign SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – A long summer of training paid off for speed skaters Béatrice Lamarche and Valérie Maltais, as both women reached the podium Friday evening at the first ISU World Cup… Read more »
27 Canadian skaters will take part in home World Cup at Olympic Oval in Calgary from November 21-23 CALGARY, ALBERTA – Speed Skating Canada announced today the provisional composition of its long track team for the first two ISU World Cup Speed Skating events of the 2025-26 season, scheduled for November 14-16 in Salt Lake… Read more »
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