Fifteen events across Canada will invite communities onto the ice to discover skating OTTAWA, ONTARIO – This winter, Intact Insurance and Speed Skating Canada are proud to continue their partnership in support of Skate for All, a national community-based initiative that provides free skating activities for youth, families, newcomers to Canada, and equity-deserving groups. Through… Read more »
Olympians Dubois, Sarault, Maltais and Dubreuil capture Athlete of the Year honours; Ouardi and Lamontagne selected as top coach and official OTTAWA, ONTARIO – With the 2026-27 season on the horizon, Speed Skating Canada is proud to recognize the deserving individuals from across the Canadian speed skating community that were selected as recipients of the… Read more »
Over 80 unique skill videos created to help standardize instruction and demonstrate proper skill execution OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Speed Skating Canada is excited to launch a suite of new First & Fast Strides resources designed to support coaches, clubs, and skaters across the country this season and for years to come. Over the past several… Read more »
Local clubs offered barrier-free programming to introduce speed skating to new Canadians and underrepresented groups OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Over 3,000 Canadians laced up their skates this past season – many for the very first time – thanks to a pair of barrier-free introductory skating programs delivered by Speed Skating Canada with funding from the federal… Read more »
Nathalie Lambert moves onto new role with ISU after 16 years with Technical Committee; Shannon Sibold named to Disciplinary Commission MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Double Olympic medalist Pascal Dion is returning to international short track speed skating community just four years after his retirement, having been elected to the ISU Short Track Technical Committee at this… Read more »
Members of the Canadian speed skating community have until June 5 to submit their nominations for the 2025-26 Speed Skating Canada Awards Program.
Eleven Olympians participated in initiative presented by Intact Insurance to inspire the next generation of athletes OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Thousands of Canadians got the chance to meet their Olympic speed skating heroes during Medals on Tour presented by Intact Insurance, a six-stop cross country initiative organized by Speed Skating Canada that recently came to an… Read more »
$755M over five years for National Sport Organizations to drive grassroots participation, high-performance success, and international event hosting OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Speed Skating Canada joins the Canadian Olympic Committee, Canadian Paralympic Committee and rest of the Canadian sport system in commending the Government of Canada for their landmark investment in sport outlined in the Spring… Read more »
Intact continues support of Canada’s national teams and grassroots sport through 2030 MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Intact Insurance and Speed Skating Canada are proud to announce a renewal of their longstanding partnership, which began in 2006 and will now extend through the 2029-30 season. The announcement was made Wednesday in Montreal during the kick-off of Medals… Read more »
Bronsard and Laprise were honoured during this past weekend’s World Short Track Championships in Montreal MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Stéphane Bronsard and Anick Laprise – the duo at the helm of international short track events in Montreal for the past several decades – were inducted into Speed Skating Canada’s Hall of Fame at last weekend’s ISU… Read more »
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