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\u201cI\u2019m proud of today\u2019s performance. I was excited for my pairing today as I\u2019ve been wanting to race Davide Ghiotto all season to see where I stack up. I was kind of surprised with the track record. I didn\u2019t expect it before the race, but as the race went on, I felt I was skating well and that it could happen. We\u2019re all so excited to be skating at a World Cup on home ice. During our team meeting before the competition, one of our coaches Gregor Jelonek explained that it had been 32 years since the last World Cup in Quebec City. He really inspired me with that speech, and I felt that same passion during my race today. When I started gaining on Ghiotto, everybody got so excited, and it was a great feeling. Winning bronze last weekend and gold this weekend is a good confirmation that my season plan is working. It gives a lot of confidence for World Championships in two weeks and I\u2019m really looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>Ted-Jan Bloemen<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s really special to race at home. I had great energy today during my race. I wanted to start off quick and push the entire way through, and I\u2019m happy I was able to follow that plan. My technique was surely a bit sloppy at the end, but I gave it my all and was happy with my performance, regardless of where I ended up finishing. Finishing third in the overall World Cup rankings is also quite special. I think it speaks a lot to my consistence this season. I had good races and I had bad races, but even when I wasn\u2019t on the podium, I was close and always felt that I had it in me to reach it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>Val\u00e9rie Maltais<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Results<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
1000m<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Maddison Pearman: 11th<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
B\u00e9atrice Lamarche: 20th<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Alison Desmarais: 3rd (Division B)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Alexa Scott: 4th (Division B)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Abigail McCluskey: 6th (Division B)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Connor Howe: 15th<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Vincent De Ha\u00eetre: 18th<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Laurent Dubreuil: 1st (Division B)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Yankun Zhao: 11th (Division B)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Cooper Emin: 22nd (Division B)<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
3000m<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Val\u00e9rie Maltais: 3rd<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Isabelle Weidemann: 4th<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Ivanie Blondin: 11th<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Abigail McCluskey: 3rd (Division B)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Laura Hall: 6th (Division B)<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
5000m<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Ted-Jan Bloemen: 1st<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Graeme Fish: 16th<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Jordan Belchos: 11th (Division B)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Jack Weidemann: 19th (Division B)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Kaleb Muller: 21st (Division B)<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Quebec City over 30 years in the making kicked off Friday with a pair of Canadian medals, as Ted-Jan Bloemen captured gold in the men’s 5000m and Val\u00e9rie Maltais won bronze in the women’s 3000m, much to the delight of the sold-out crowd at the Centre de glaces Intact Assurance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":13862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Val\u00e9rie Maltais and Ted-Jan Bloemen kick off historic speed skating World Cup in Quebec City with podium performances - Speed Skating Canada<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n