Speedskating

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Canada's Ted-Jan Bloemen earned a bronze medal in the men's 10,000-metre event at the world speedskating championships on Sunday. Skating in the second of six pairs, Bloemen…

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Canadian speedskaters Isabelle Weidemann, Ivanie Blondin and Valerie Maltais claimed the world title in women's team pursuit on Friday after the Dutch team was disqualified due to a…

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 18, 2022 6:23 pm …

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…

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…

The Canadian team captured six medals, including three gold, to open the ISU Four Continents Speed Skating Championships on Friday. Laurent Dubreuil of Lévis, Que., kicked things off with a victory in the 500 metres at the new Centre…

Canadian short-track speedskater Pascal Dion won his first world championship gold medal and his decorated teammate Charles Hamelin capped his career with a relay bronze. Montreal’s Dion won the men’s 3,000 metres on home ice at…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 3, 2022 6:32 pm Smaller font Descrease article font…

Erin Jackson ended a drought of U.S. speedskating medals by taking first place in the women’s 500-meter race on Sunday, becoming the first African American woman to win a medal in the sport. It is also the first medal for an American…

Erin Jackson has become the first Black woman to win a speed-skating medal at the Winter Olympics. And a gold one, at that. Jackson won the 500 metres Sunday with a time of 37.04 seconds, giving the American speed-skating program its…