Canadian speed skaters take silver in women's team sprint at world championship




Canada's Brooklyn McDougall, Beatrice Lamarche and Ivanie Blondin won silver in the women's team sprint Thursday to open the ISU world speed skating championship.

Calgary's McDougall, Quebec City's Lamarche and Ottawa's Blondin finished second in one minute 27.23 seconds in their first race together as a trio.

McDougall was a late replacement for Carolina Hiller of Prince George, B.C., who was unavailable to compete.

"We have a lot of trust in Brooklyn and we skate well together," Lamarche said. "We're all experienced skaters in this discipline and did good today even with the difficult circumstances."

WATCH | Canada claims women's team sprint silver:

Canadian women capture team sprint silver at speed skating worlds

Canada's Brooklyn McDougall, Béatrice Lamarche and Ivanie Blondin finish second in the women's team sprint event at the ISU World Speed Skating Single Distances Championships in Hamar, Norway.

A Dutch team won gold in 1:25.57 and a Polish team won bronze in 1:27.80.

The Canadian men's squad of Laurent Dubreuil of Levis, Que., Anders Johnson of Burnaby, B.C., and Connor Howe of Canmore, Alta., finished sixth.

In long-track competition, Valerie Maltais of La Baie, Que., was the top Canadian in sixth place in the women's 3,000 metres.

Calgary's Ted-Jan Bloemen was seventh in the men's 5,000.

Competition continues on Friday.



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Posted: 2025-03-14 09:02:09

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