Canadian long-track speedskaters win bronze in women’s team pursuit at worlds

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HAMAR - Canada's Ivanie Blondin, Valerie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann earned bronze in the women's team pursuit race Friday at the ISU world speedskating championship. 

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This article was published 14/03/2025 (188 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

HAMAR – Canada’s Ivanie Blondin, Valerie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann earned bronze in the women’s team pursuit race Friday at the ISU world speedskating championship. 

Their time of three minutes 0.74 seconds was good for a third-place finish behind the Netherlands (2:56.09) and Japan (2:58.55). 

Blondin and Weidemann, both from Ottawa, and Maltais, from La Baie, Que., have won five world medals since they started racing together in 2020. 

Canada's Valerie Maltais, right to left, Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann skate during the women's team pursuit event at the ISU World Speed Skating Championships in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Canada's Valerie Maltais, right to left, Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann skate during the women's team pursuit event at the ISU World Speed Skating Championships in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

“Going into next season, we will have a lot more time to practise and we’re looking forward to building all the way up to the Olympic Games,” Blondin said. 

Laurent Dubreuil of Levis, Que., finished fourth in the men’s 500 metres. 

Competition continues Saturday. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 14, 2025. 

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