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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…

Speedskater Isabelle Weidemann was named Canada’s flag-bearer for the closing ceremonies of Beijing’s Winter Olympics on Sunday. Speedskater Isabelle Weidemann was named Canada’s flag-bearer for the closing ceremonies of Beijing’s…

BEIJING - Isabelle Weidemann carried the Canadian flag into Beijing's National Stadium on Sunday, as the second Olympic Games of the COVID-19 pandemic era officially came to a close. International…

Bart Swings of Belgium, the silver medalist in speedskating’s men’s mass start race four years ago, got his timing right on Saturday and won the gold in Beijing.Chung Jae Won of South Korea won a furious sprint among three skaters to claim…

Canada's Ivanie Blondin won a silver medal in a thrilling women's mass start speedskating event on Saturday at the Beijing Olympics. SILVER Ivanie Blondin wins her second medal of #Beijing2022 with a silver in the women’s mass start…

BEIJING - Ivanie Blondin's speed, patience and tenacity made her a double Olympic medallist Saturday in Beijing. She took silver in speedskating's combative mass start just four days after winning…

BEIJING - Laurent Dubreuil held up two fingers for his young daughter Rose back home in Canada when he stepped onto the Olympic podium Friday. The speedskater had just claimed a silver medal in a race…

American speedskater Maame Biney had a race to forget in the quarterfinals of the women's 500 meters. But you wouldn't know it based on the way she interacted with journalists at Beijing's Capital Indoor Arena afterwards. The 22-year-old…

Casey Dawson skated one of his slowest 1,500-meter races in years on Tuesday, but that wasn’t entirely the point. Just making it to the starting line was a victory.Dawson, an American distance speedskater, did not join his teammates in…

Casey Dawson, a 21-year-old speedskater for the United States, is on his way to Beijing after testing requirements kept him in Salt Lake City as the Games got underway last week.After testing positive for the coronavirus over three weeks…