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 »
Speed Skating Canada unveils the 38 long track skaters that have been selected to its National and NextGen teams for the upcoming 2023-24 season.
Renée Steenge and David La Rue were selected as this year’s recipients of the Peter Williamson Memorial Bursary, given to promising skaters who best combine athletic and scholastic achievements.
Canadians in four different cities will get the chance to watch the country’s top speed skaters in action during the 2023-24 season, as the International Skating Union announced its World Cup and Championship calendar on Wednesday.
Canada’s Ted-Jan Bloemen won bronze in the men’s 10,000m at the ISU World Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen on Sunday, elevating his country’s weekend medal total to six.
Ottawa’s Ivanie Blondin sprinted to a silver medal in the women’s Mass Start at the ISU World Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen on Saturday, winning Canada’s sixth medal of the competition.
After four seasons of competing together, the women’s Team Pursuit squad of Isabelle Weidemann, Ivanie Blondin and Valérie Maltais finally captured their elusive World Championship title on Friday in Heereveen, albeit in bittersweet fashion.
It was a golden day for Canada at the ISU World Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, as both the men’s and women’s squads were crowned Team Sprint world champions to kick off the season-ending competition.
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