Laurent Dubreuil of Quebec City, Quebec won the gold medal on Friday in the men’s 500 metres at the 2021 World Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. It is the third career medal for Dubreuil at the World Speed Skating Read more
After winning five World Cup medals a weekend ago in Heerenveen, Netherlands, Team Canada won one more this past weekend in Heerenveen, as they won six medals–one gold, three silver, and two bronze medals. The gold medal came in women’s Read more
According to Brandi Awad of the Canadian Olympic Committee, Team Canada won five medals on the weekend at the International Skating Union World Cup speed skating competition in Heerenveen, Netherlands. Canada came away with medals in the men’s and women’s Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Catriona Le May Doan of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan has been named the Chef de Mission for Canada at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing according to Scott Russell of CBC Sports on Tuesday. There is no Read more
According to the Canadian Press on Monday, the International Skating Union has cancelled World Cup speed skating events in Canada this fall because of coronavirus. There were to be two World Cup short track speed skating events in Quebec this Read more
Isabelle Weidemann of Ottawa, Ontario won her third World Cup gold medal of the season on Saturday. In the women’s 3000m World Cup in Heerenveen, Netherlands, Weidemann had a winning time of 3:59.759 and was the only speed skater to Read more
Anyway you look at it, this was simply a sensational World Single Distance Speed Skating Championship for Team Canada. In four days of competition, the Canadians came through with nine medals, third only to the Netherlands and Russia. After getting Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Ted-Jan Bloemen of Calgary, Alberta has won the gold medal for Canada at the 2020 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday. Bloemen’s gold was one of two medals won Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Ted-Jan Bloemen of Calgary, Alberta and Ivanie Blondin of Ottawa, Ontario each won silver medals on Saturday at a World Cup speed skating event in Calgary. Canadian speed skaters won three medals overall as Graeme Fish Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Denny Morrison of Chetwynd, British Columbia retired from competitive speed skating at the age 34 on Saturday. Morrison won the gold medal for Canada at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver in the men’s team Read more