Canadians Isabelle Weidemann, Ivanie Blondin, Valerie Maltais lead Canada’s team of 28 skaters into an ISU World Cup on home ice Friday to Sunday at Calgary’s Olympic Oval
Canada 's Valerie Maltais, left, leads teammates Ivanie Blondin, centre, and Isabelle Weidemann during the women's team pursuit competition at the ISU World Cup speedskating event in Calgary on Dec. 10, 2022.Isabelle Weidemann, Ivanie Blondin and Valerie Maltais, who won speed skating team pursuit gold together in Beijing, each did some mental and physical housekeeping in 2024 to ensure they would be ready for the next Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, in just over a year.
Blondin, a mass start silver medalist in Beijing, spent last summer racing for a pro cycling team in the United States. The 34-year-old married retired speed skater Jordan Belchos and completed the psychology certification in her multidisciplinary bachelor’s degree last year. The three women lead Canada’s team of 28 skaters into an ISU World Cup on home ice Friday to Sunday at Calgary’s Olympic Oval. It’s the third World Cup this season after stops in Nagano, Japan and Beijing.
Ottawa’s Weidemann and Blondin and Maltais of Saguenay, Que., will concentrate on their individual races in Calgary. Other Canadian contenders include Calgary’s Ted-Jan Bloemen and Graeme Fish of Moose Jaw, Sask., who claimed world championship silver and bronze respectively in the men’s 10k last year. They race that distance Saturday.
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