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Blondin finishes fourth in ladies 3000m; Dubreuil, Weidemann and Gélinas-Beaulieu also earn top 10 results

OBIHIRO, JAPAN – The Canadian long track team earned its first medal of the World Cup season, a bronze in the men’s team sprint event, on the final day of competition at the 2018 ISU World Cup Speed Skating #1 in Obihiro, Japan. Four athletes also skated to top 10 results in individual distances.

Blondin finishes fifth in ladies mass start and seventh in 1500m; Dubreuil with second consecutive top 10 result in 500m

OBIHIRO, JAPAN – Ivanie Blondin led the way with a pair of top 10 finishes – fifth in the ladies mass start and seventh in the ladies 1500m – on the second day of competition at the 2018 ISU World Cup Speed Skating #1 in Obihiro, Japan. Laurent Dubreuil and Isabelle Weidemann also earned top 10 results.

Dubreuil opens season with 5th place finish in 500m; Ladies Team Pursuit earns 4th place result

OBIHIRO, JAPAN – Laurent Dubreuil opened the World Cup season with a fifth place finish in the men’s 500m at the 2018 ISU World Cup Speed Skating #1 in Obihiro, Japan. Canada also fell just short of the podium in the team pursuit races, with the ladies finishing fourth and the men fifth.

Eleven experienced skaters looking for early season success in Japan

OBIHIRO, JAPAN – The Canadian long track speed skating team is set to begin their international season this weekend at the 2018 ISU World Cup Speed Skating #1 in Obihiro, Japan. The first competition of this year’s World Cup circuit runs from November 16-18 at the Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval.

Golden performance comes on heels of three bronze medals in Calgary

SALT LAKE CITY, USA – Alyson Charles of Montreal, QC added to her ISU World Cup Short Track medal haul on Sunday, bringing home her first career gold in the ladies 1000m (2) event in Salt Lake City. She found the top of the podium after skating through the morning repechage rounds, earning first-place performances in all five of her races in the distance on Sunday.

SALT LAKE CITY, USA – Steven Dubois found the top three in the men’s 1500m event at the 2018 ISU World Cup Short Track in Salt Lake City on Saturday. Dubois, of Lachenaie, QC, skated a time of 2:13.424 en route to a bronze medal, the first individual World Cup podium finish of his career.

Danaé Blais will make her World Cup debut, joining a team that captured four medals and broke three Canadian records last weekend in Calgary 

SALT LAKE CITY, USA – Canada’s short track skaters have left the comforts of home and are ready to hit the ice tomorrow in Salt Lake City, Utah for the 2018 ISU World Cup Short Track #2. The event runs from November 9-11 at the Utah Olympic Oval. 

Eleven skaters, including eight Olympians, kick-off the season next weekend in Japan

OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Speed Skating Canada is pleased to announce the long track skaters nominated to represent Canada at this season’s ISU World Cups. A total of 11 skaters will travel to Japan later this month and compete in Obihiro from November 16-18 and in Tomakoma November 23-25. They will be joined by five additional skaters in December for events in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland and Heerenveen, Netherlands.

Charles wins second bronze in the 500m; Ladies Relay sets new Canadian record in bronze medal performance 

CALGARY, ALBERTA – Alyson Charles won a second consecutive 500m bronze medal on Sunday at the 2018 ISU World Cup Short Track in Calgary, while the Canadian ladies relay team established a new Canadian record, a performance that also earned them bronze. The men’s relay team also set a Canadian new record, but finished fourth overall.

Sarault claims silver in the 1500m; Charles takes home bronze in the 500m 

CALGARY, ALBERTA – Courtney Sarault and Alyson Charles both found the podium at the 2018 ISU World Cup Short Track in Calgary on Saturday, the first World Cup of their respective careers. Sarault claimed silver after a photo finish in the Ladies 1500m, while Charles avoided a wipe out on the final lap to earn bronze in the Ladies 500m(1).