Canadian speed skaters secured a silver medal in the women’s team sprint on the final day of the third World Cup event of the season. Brooklyn McDougall from Calgary, Béatrice Lamarche from Quebec City, and Ivanie Blondin from Ottawa clocked in at one minute and 26.05 seconds, marking the first team sprint of the season. They finished 0.87 seconds behind the gold medalists from the Netherlands. Poland, competing alongside the Dutch in the final pairing, clinched the bronze with a time of 1:26.65.
Ivanie Blondin narrowly missed another medal on Sunday, placing fourth in the women’s mass start event. Her time of 8:08.30 fell short of Marijke Groenewoud from the Netherlands (8:07.66), Mia Manganello from the United States (8:07.92), and Ji-Woo Park from South Korea (8:08.28).
In the men’s category, Laurent Dubreuil from Levis, Quebec, finished sixth in the men’s 500 meters race. The World Cup speed skating season will proceed to Hamar, Norway for the upcoming weekend.
Viewers can catch the full replay of Day 3 coverage of the ISU Speed Skating World Cup Heerenveen on the link provided.