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Canada’s sprinters ensured the host team didn’t leave Calgary’s speedskating World Cup without a medal, while American star Jordan Stolz completed his hat trick at the Olympic Oval on Sunday. Ottawa’s Ivanie Blondin, Carolina Hiller of Prince George, B.C., and Beatrice Lamarche of Quebec City won gold in the women’s …
Read More »Canada’s Blondin back on podium in 5,000 metres
Ivanie Blondin returned to the World Cup podium in speedskating’s longest distance for women, while teammate Isabelle Weidemann vowed to do “detective work” to solve her recent power outage. The two Canadians skated against each other in the final pairing of a 5,000 metres race Friday in Calgary’s Olympic Oval. …
Read More »Canada’s Olympic gold medal speedskating trio have eyes on world record
After an Olympic gold medal, going where no team as gone before drives Isabelle Weidemann, Ivanie Blondin and Valerie Maltais. The trio captured gold in women’s team pursuit in Beijing in February after four years of making the event a priority in their training. Canadian women have a strong history …
Read More »Decorated Canadian speedskater Isabelle Weidemann resets targets post Beijing Olympics
Isabelle Weidemann is proud of the state of her Olympic medals. “Super-dented,” the Canadian speedskater said cheerfully. Winner of a complete set of gold, silver and bronze medals in Beijing in February, the 27-year-old from Ottawa encourages public handling of her hardware. “I remember a long time ago, maybe 10 …
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