Maltais, Valérie (ST)
Previous club: F18 de La Baie
Senior International Seasons: 2008-...
Sponsored by: Bio-k+ internationale, Promotion Saguenay, Oakley, Saputo
Valérie Maltais competed in figure skating when she started speed skating at age 6. A few years later, at the 2009 Short Track World Junior Championships, she won a bronze medal in the 500m and a silver medal in the Women's team relay. She got her first gold medal in an international competition in October 2012 when she finished first in the 1000m event at a World Cup in Montreal.
Following the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, where she took the 14th spot in the 1500m and was the alternate for the Canadian Women Team Relay, Valérie Maltais won her first Olympic medal in 2014 in Sochi when the Women Team Relay received the silver. In the 1000m, she took the 6th position while establishing a new Olympic record of 1:28.771 in the heats.
A few months later, at the 2014 Short Track World Championships, the athlete from La Baie, QC, won the bronze medal in the 1000m, a first individual medal of her career in this event. She also finished third in the overall standings while being part of the silver medalist women team relay.
Following her performances in the 2013-2014 season, she received Speed Skating Canada's Female Short Track Athlete of the Year Award, an honour she also got in 2012.
She’s still holds the Canadian record in the women's 1000m (1:27.895) and six others in Canadian age group events.
In her free time, Valérie Maltais likes to cook and participate in inline skating. She competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto in the roller speed skating competitions
Valérie Maltais finished her college diploma in dietetics at the Collège Maisonneuve in Montreal and would like to pursue the same studies at university.
2017-2018
-Took part in the 2018 Olympic Games
2015-2016
-Won a silver medal in the relay event at the World Championships
-Finished second in the 1000m overall World Cup ranking
2014-2015
-Finished fifth in the relay event at the World Championships
-Finished 7th in the 500m and in the 10,000 points races in roller speed skating at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto
2013-2014
-Won a silver medal in the relay event and finished sixth in the 1000m and 1500m at the Olympic Games
-Broke the 1000m Olympic Record at the 2014 Olympic Games with a time of 1:28.771 clocked in the heats (still the record holder)
-Won bronze medals in the 1000m and 3000m and finished fourth in the 1500m to take the third spot overall at the World Championsihps
-Named Female Short Track Athlete of the Year by Speed Skating Canada
-Won the Partners of the Year Award at the 2014 Gala Sports-Québec with the Olympic Games Women Relay Team
2012-2013
-Won a silver medal in the relay event at the World Championships while finishing fourth in the 1500m
-Broke the 1000m Canadian Senior Female Record with a time of 1:27.895 clocked September 15, 2012, in Calgary (still the Canadian record)
2011-2012
-Won a gold medal in the 3000m and a bronze medal in the 1000m while finishing fourth in the relay event to take the second rank overall at the World Championships
-Broke the 1000m World Record with a time of 1:27.653. She was the record holder from October 19 to 21, 2012
-Named Female Short Track Athlete of the Year by Speed Skating Canada
2010-2011
-Won a bronze medal in the relay event at the World Championships
-Won her first-ever individual World Cup medal (bronze in the 1500m at the World Cup #1)
2009-2010
-Competed at the 2010 Olympic Games and finished 14th in the 1500m
-Won a silver medal in the relay event at the World Championships
2008-2009
-Won a bronze medal in the relay event at her first-ever World Championships
-Competed in her first-ever World Cup (World Cup #1)
-Won a bronze medal in the 500m and a silver medal in the relay event at the World Junior Championships
2007-2008
-Won a gold medal in the relay event, silver in the 3000m, bronze in the 1000m and 500m at the 2007 Canada Winter Games
2006-2007
-Finished 7th overall at the World Junior Championships
2005-2006
-Finished 11th overall at the World Junior Championships
-Won the overall title at the Canadian Junior Championships
2017-2018
| Event | 500m | 1000m | 1500m | 3000m | Relay | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Rankings | 5 | |||||
| World Championships | BRONZE (3: FA) | |||||
| Olympic Games - PyeongChang (KOR) | 7 (PEN: 1/2) | 19 (PEN: 1/2) | 4 (PEN: FA) | |||
| World Cup Rankings | 9 | 4 | 3 | |||
| World Cup #4 - Seoul (KOR) | 30 (PEN: H) | 20 (PEN: 1/2) | 5 (1: FB) | |||
| World Cup #3 - Shanghai (CHN) | 9 (5: 1/2) | 4 (4: FA) | 4 (PEN: FA) | |||
| World Cup #2 - Dordrecht (NED) | 5 (1: FB) | SILVER (2: FA) | BRONZE (3: FA) | |||
| World Cup #1 - Budapest (HUN) | 5 (1: FB) | 5 (5: FA) | SILVER (2: FA) | |||
| 2018 Short Track Team Selections | 4, 8 | 2 | 4, 1 | 4 |
2016-2017
| Event | 500m | 1000m | 1500m | 3000m | Relay | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Rankings | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||
| World Championships | 5 (1: FB) | |||||
| World Cup Rankings | 58 | 5 | 19 | 3 | ||
| World Cup #6 - Minsk | 11 (2) (3: 1/4) | 19 (PEN: 1/2) | 4 (4: FA) | |||
| World Cup #5 - Dresden (GER) | BRONZE (3: FA) | BRONZE (2) (3: FA) | BRONZE (3: FA) | |||
| Canadian Senior Championships | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| World Cup #4 - Gangneung | 7 (2) (3: FB) | 19 (7: 1/2) | BRONZE (3: FA) | |||
| World Cup #3 - Shanghai | 20 (fell: 1/4) | 4 (4: FA) | SILVER (2: FA) | |||
| World Cup #2 - Salt Lake City | 11 (PEN : 1/2) | 13 (2) (5 : 1/2) | BRONZE (3 : FA) | |||
| World Cup #1 - Calgary | 38 (1) (PEN : heats) | 6 (2 : FB) | 4 (4 : FA) | |||
| Fall World Cup Selections | 3, 5 | 4, 4 | 6, 5 | 4 | ||
| 2015-2016 | ||||||
National Ranking | 2 | |||||
World Championships | 13 (4: 1/4) | 13 (4: 1/4) | 16 (6: 1/2) | SILVER | 14 | |
Final rankings | 37 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
World Cup #6 - Dordrecht | SILVER (2) (2 : FA) | 12 (PEN: FB) | 8 (PEN : 1/2) | |||
World Cup #5 - Dresden | 6 (1: FB) | 7 (2) (PEN: FA) | 7 (PEN: 1/2) | |||
Canadian Senior Championships | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
World Cup #4 - Shanghai | GOLD (1 : FA) | SILVER (2) (2 : FA) | SILVER (2 : FA) | |||
World Cup #3 - Nagoya | 9 (2) (3: 1/4) | 4 (4: FA) | BRONZE (3: FA) | |||
World Cup #2 - Toronto | BRONZE (3: A Final) | 4 (4: A Final) | 4 (4: A Final) | |||
World Cup #1 - Montreal | 10 (2) (PEN: 1/2) | 19 (PEN: 1/2) | SILVER (2: A Final) | |||
Fall World Cup Selections | 10, 9 | 5, 5 | 2, 2 | 3 | ||
| 2014-2015 | ||||||
Final ranking: National | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
Final ranking: World Cups | 13 | 11 | 3 | |||
World Championships | 5 (3: 1/2) | |||||
World Cup #6 - Erzurum | 9 (out: 1/2) | 8 | BRONZE (3: A final) | |||
World Cup #5 - Dresden | 7 (1) 5 (2) | GOLD (1: A final) | ||||
Canadian Senior Championships | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |
World Cup #2 - Montréal | 7 (3: B final) | 12 (6: B final) | 4 (4: A final) | |||
World Cup #1 - Salt Lake City | BRONZE (3: A final) | 7 (1: B final) | BRONZE (3: A final) | |||
Fall World Cups Selections | 3, 3 | 1, 4 | 2, 2 | 2 | ||
| 2013-2014 | ||||||
World Championships | 9 | BRONZE | 4 | BRONZE | SILVER | 3 |
Olympic Games | 9 | 6 | 6 | SILVER | ||
WC - Final Rankings | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
WC - 4 (Kolomna, RUS) | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||
WC - 3 (Torino, ITA) | 7 | 17 | 9 | 4 | ||
WC - 2 (Seoul, KOR) | 6 | 3 | BRONZE | |||
WC - 1 (Shanghai, CHN) | 16 | 17 | 10 | 4 | ||
Olympic Trials | 4, 1, 1 | 2, 1, 1 | 3, 1, 1 | 1 | ||
| 2012-2013 | ||||||
| World Championships | 8 | 12 | 4 | SILVER | 9 | |
| WC - Final Rankings | 18 | 7 | 9 | SILVER | ||
| WC - 6 | 17 | 5 | SILVER | |||
| WC - 5 | 9 | 7 | SILVER | |||
| Can. Open Champ. | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||
| WC - 4 | 7 | 19 | 4 | |||
| WC - 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |||
| WC - 2 | 1 | 5 | SILVER | |||
| WC - 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Fall Selections | 1, 1 | 4, 1 | 1, 1 | 1 | ||
| 2011-2012 | ||||||
| World Championships | 7 | BRONZE | 13 | GOLD | 4 | 2 |
| WC - Final Rankings | 15 | 39 | 5 | 5 | ||
| WC - 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||
| WC - 5 | 3 and 9 | 4 | ||||
| Can. Open Champ. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| WC - 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | |||
| WC - 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Fall Selections | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010-2011 | ||||||
| World Championships | BRONZE | |||||
| WC - Final Rankings | 64 | 24 | 13 | 2 | ||
| WC - 6 | 6 | 20 | BRONZE | |||
| WC - 2 | 8 | 4 | SILVER | |||
| WC - 1 | 16 | 1st: 3 | BRONZE | |||
| Fall Selections | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2009-2010 | ||||||
| World Championships | SILVER | |||||
| Olympic Games | 14 | |||||
| WC - Final Rankings | 42 | 12 | 4 | |||
| WC - 4 | 5 | BRONZE | ||||
| WC - 3 | 11 | BRONZE | ||||
| WC - 2 | 18 | BRONZE | ||||
| WC - 1 | 18 | BRONZE | ||||
| Fall Selections | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Olympic Selections | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Event | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 3000 m | Relay | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | ||||||
| WC-1 | 1st: 8; 2nd: 7 | 3 | ||||
| WC-2 | 2nd: 10 | 10 | 3 | |||
| WC Rank | 41 | 16 | ||||
| World Champ. | 14 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 13 | |
| World Jrs | 3 | 9 | 6 | S1500: 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Cdn Open | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Cdn Jrs | 2 | 1 | 1 | S1500: 4 | 2 | |
| Cdn Rank | 3 | |||||
| 2007-08 | ||||||
| Cdn Open | 6 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 9 | |
| Cdn Jrs | 3 | 2 | 4 | S1500: 1 | 3 | |
| Cdn Rank | 12 | |||||
| 2006-07 | ||||||
| World Jrs | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Cdn Open | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Cdn Rank | 8 | |||||
| 2005-06 | ||||||
| World Jrs | 9 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 11 | |
| Cdn Jrs | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Cdn Rank | 15 |
