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OBIHIRO, Japan - Canada's women earned silver in team pursuit on Saturday at the season-opening speedskating World Cup in Obihiro, Japan. The trio of Isabelle Weidemann, Valerie Maltais and Ivanie…

Ivanie Blondin and Valérie Maltais made speed skating World Cup history on Sunday, becoming the first Canadians to share the medal podium in the Mass Start.Maltais and Momoka Horikawa broke away from the pack with eight laps remaining, and…

The Canadian women's speed skating team remained undefeated in team pursuit on the World Cup circuit, racing to gold Saturday in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland.Valérie Maltais of La Baie, Que., along with the Ottawa duo of Ivanie Blondin and…

Canadians Laurent Dubreuil and Valerie Maltais skated to gold medals on Friday in Quebec City at the ISU Four Continents Championships.Dubreuil, of Levis, Que., won the men's 500-metres in a time of 34.46 seconds.Behind the Canadian was …

Ivanie Blondin, Isabelle Weidemann and Valérie Maltais delivered Canada's first gold medal of the new ISU World Cup long track speed skating season with a team pursuit victory on Saturday in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland. The trio won with a…

Heading toward what would be her fourth Olympics, Valerie Maltais appears to be on a mission in her new discipline. Maltais won the 1,000 metres at the Canadian long track speed skating championships on Friday with a personal-best time of…