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Sébastien Gagnon and Jordan Pierre-Gilles to make their debut; Genève Bélanger back on circuit for first time since 2015

MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Speed Skating Canada is proud to announce the short track athletes nominated to represent Canada at next two ISU World Cups of the 2019-2020 season. These 12 skaters, including two World Cup rookies, will hit the ice from November 29 to December 1 in Nagoya, Japan and from December 6 to 8 in Shanghai, China.

Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu earns top-10; Laurent Dubreuil and Tyson Langelaar reach Division B podium

MINSK, BELARUS – Canada’s Ivanie Blondin won gold in a thrilling mass start race on the final day of action at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Minsk, Belarus. She completed the distance with a time of 8:22.630 and earned 60 sprint points.

Hudey finishes 8^th in 500m and Dubreuil 9^th in 1000m

MINSK, BELARUS – Canadian long track skaters Marsha Hudey and Laurent Dubreuil earned top-10 results on the second day of competition at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Minsk, Belarus.

Isabelle Weidemann wins gold and Ivanie Blondin bronze in 3000m; Gilmore Junio, Laurent Dubreuil and David La Rue take bronze in men’s team sprint

MINSK, BELARUS – Canadian long track skaters kicked off the World Cup season with a trio of podium performances on the opening day competition in Minks, Belarus.

CALGARY, ALBERTA – Speed Skating Canada is proud to announce the long track athletes nominated to represent Canada at the first four ISU World Cups of the 2019-2020 season. These 16 skaters will kick off their international season from November 15-17 in Minsk, Belarus, with stop in Poland, Kazakhstan and Japan all slated before the New Year.

Kim Boutin on top again in the 500m; Courtney Sarault earns silver in the 1000m-2 and the ladies relay captures bronze

MONTREAL, QC – Make it four-for-four for Kim Boutin. The Sherbrooke native continued her winning ways on Sunday, capturing her fourth gold medal of the World Cup season in Montreal's 500m contest. Courtney Sarault also found the podium with a silver medal in the 1000m-2, while the ladies relay team earned bronze.

Steven Dubois picks up silver medal in the 1000m for his first podium result of the season

MONTREAL, QUEBEC - Kim Boutin continued her dominance on the international short track circuit this season, skating to a gold medal in the 1000m-1 at the World Cup in Montreal. Steven Dubois was the first Canadian man to step on the podium in the 2019-20 campaign, picking up a silver medal in the same distance. 

Roll out of re-inspired logo begins with newly launched merchandising program

OTTAWA, ON – Speed Skating Canada unveiled today a reinvigorated new brand – a simple, bold and iconically Canadian visual identity accompanied by the aspirational tagline ‘Faster Forward’.

Men’s and Women’s Relay teams both capture bronze medals

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – Kim Boutin established a new world record in the women’s 500m on Sunday at the World Cup in Salt Lake City, en route to her second gold medal of the weekend.

Charles Hamelin finishes 4^th in 1500m; Mixed Gender Relay team races to 5^th place result

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – Kim Boutin kicked off the World Cup season with a golden performance in the 1500m in Salt Lake City, earning the Canadian short track team its first medal of the 2019-2020 international campaign.