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Kasandra Bradette set to make her return to international competition

MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Canada has named its team for the final two ISU World Cup Short Track events of the season, which will take place from February 1-3 in Dresden, Germany and from February 8-10 in Torino, Italy. The skaters will look to add to the twelve medals – three gold, three silver and six bronze – and ten top-5 finishes that Canada has earned on the World Cup circuit so far this season.

Recently crowned Canadian junior champions Alexa Scott and Connor Howe lead group of eight skaters 

CALGARY, ALBERTA – Speed Skating Canada is proud to announce the long track skaters selected to represent Canada at the upcoming 2019 ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships, which will take place on the outdoor Ice Rink Piné in Baselga di Pine, Italy from February 15-17.

Seventeen skaters slated to participate at World Championships in the Netherlands, Germany and Calgary

CALGARY, ALBERTA – Canada will be well represented on the ISU World Championship stage in 2019, with a combined seventeen skaters slated to participate at either the World Single Distance Championships in Inzell, Germany, World Sprint Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands or World Allround in Calgary, Alberta.

Speed Skating Canada (SSC), the national governing body for the sport of speed skating in Canada, is looking for an inspired individual with a proven record of building world leading programs for the position of Director, High Performance - Long Track.

Results set the stage for naming of teams that will represent Canada at World Junior Championships and World Single Distance Championships 

CALGARY, ALBERTA - Alexa Scott of Clandeboye, Man. and Connor Howe of Calgary, Alta. were crowned Canadian Junior Long Track Champions at the Olympic Oval in Calgary on Sunday. The overall titles earned them each a spot on the World Junior Championships team, where they will be joined by a minimum of three additional skaters per gender.

Courtney Sarault leads group of young Canadian skaters that will compete on home ice

MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Speed Skating Canada is proud to announce the short track skaters nominated to represent Canada at the upcoming 2019 ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships, which will take place at the Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, Quebec from January 25-27.

Junior skaters looking for berth on national team for World Junior Championships; seniors battling for World Single Distance Championship spots

CALGARY, ALBERTA – Calgary is set to host the country’s top junior and senior long track skaters this weekend thanks to a trio of national competitions taking place at the Olympic Oval. The 2019 Canadian Junior Long Track Championships presented by Intact Insurance, along with Canada Cup 2 and a senior national team skate-off for World Single Distance Championship spots, are all slated for January 4-6.

Results set the stage for naming of World Junior Championships team for competition in Montreal

CALGARY, ALBERTA - Claudia Heeney of Ontario and Nicolas Perreault of Quebec were crowned Canadian Junior Short Track Champions at the Olympic Oval in Calgary on Sunday. Each skater earned the most points among their respective fields of 32 skaters to capture the titles at the national competition, which was presented by Intact Insurance.

Weidemann wins third individual medal of World Cup season with silver in Heerenveen

HEERENVEEN, NETHERLANDS – Isabelle Weidemann won a silver medal in the ladies 3000m at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Heerenveen, Netherlands on Sunday. It was her third individual medal of the season, having previously captured gold in the 3000m and silver in the 5000m.

Boisvert-Lacroix earns top 500m spot in Division B grouping

HEERENVEEN, NETHERLANDS – Gilmore Junio was the top Canadian skater on the second day of competition at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Heerenveen, Netherlands, earning a tenth-place finish in the men’s 500m. Ivanie Blondin was disqualified from the ladies mass start, despite putting forth a result that would have also earned her a top 10 spot.