Brooklyn McDougall, Ivanie Blondin and Maddison Pearman help reigning World Champions capture medal in first race of the season BEIJING, CHINA – Brooklyn McDougall, Ivanie Blondin and Maddison Pearman raced to a silver medal in in the women’s Team Sprint event on Sunday, helping Canada wrap up the ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Beijing… Read more »
Laurent Dubreuil earns first podium of World Cup season with silver in the 500m-2 BEIJING, CHINA – The Canadian long track speed skating team captured three individual distance medals during the second day of ISU World Cup Speed Skating action in Beijing on Saturday, their largest single-day medal haul of the season so far. Ivanie… Read more »
Canadian skaters competed in the 500m and 1500m events at the second ISU World Cup of the season BEIJING, CHINA – 12 Canadian skaters kicked off the second ISU World Cup Speed Skating of the season with three top-10 finishes on the first day of the competition at the Ice Ribbon in Beijing, host of… Read more »
Weidemann, Maltais and Blondin reach podium in first Team Pursuit of the season OBIHIRO, JAPAN – The Canadian women earned silver in the Team Pursuit at the season opening ISU World Cup Speed Skating competition in Obihiro. After finishing last season by claiming their long-awaited World Championship title, the trio of Isabelle Weidemann, Valérie Maltais… Read more »
Valérie Maltais and Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu finish just off the Mass Start podium in fourth place OBIHIRO, JAPAN – It was a golden start to the 2023-24 international season for Canada’s Ivanie Blondin, who captured gold in the Mass Start at the first ISU World Cup Speed Skating stop of the campaign in Obihiro, Japan. Blondin… Read more »
18 skaters kick off international season with stops in Obihiro and Beijing this November CALGARY, ALBERTA – Speed Skating Canada announces today the composition of its long track teams for the first four ISU World Cup Speed Skating events of the 2023-24 season, which includes stops in Japan, China, Norway and Poland. Canada’s team for… Read more »
Maltais captures third title of the weekend, winning 1500m, 3000m and Mass Start CALGARY, ALBERTA – Valérie Maltais and Jordan Belchos capped off the final day for the 2023 Canadian Long Track Championships presented by Intact Insurance by claiming their respective national titles in the Mass Start. Maltais captured her second consecutive Canadian title crown… Read more »
Maltais and Howe win second gold medals of the competition CALGARY, ALBERTA – Valérie Maltais and Connor Howe skated to national titles in the 1500m on the third day racing at the 2023 Canadian Long Track Championships presented by Intact Insurance in Calgary. Maltais (La Baie, Que.) outraced 23 other skaters in the women’s 1500m… Read more »
37-year-old Ted-Jan Bloemen captures second gold medal of the competition with 10,000m victory CALGARY, ALBERTA – Four different Olympians – Ivanie Blondin, Connor Howe, Isabelle Weidemann and Ted-Jan Bloemen – reached the top step of the podium on Friday at the 2023 Canadian Long Track Championships presented by Intact Insurance in Calgary. The second racing… Read more »
Valérie Maltais builds off last season’s progress, surprises with gold medal result in women’s 3000m CALGARY, ALBERTA – The opening day of the 2023 Canadian Long Track Championships presented by Intact Insurance saw four different skaters – Carolina Hiller, Laurent Dubreuil, Valérie Maltais and Ted-Jan Bloemen – earn a national title at the Olympic Oval… Read more »
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