US EditionCanada's Ivanie Blondin Captures Speedskating World Cup Gold in Calgary
Ivanie Blondin won her likely final home World Cup mass start gold, adding to her 88-career World Cup medals and contributing to Canada's four-medal haul this weekend.
- On Sunday at the Calgary Olympic Oval, Ivanie Blondin, Canadian speedskater, won the women's mass start, drawing a roar as she surged into the lead for a final mad-dash home stretch.
- The 35-year-old from Ottawa, who plans to retire after this season, said the race was likely her last World Cup at home, adding sponsors and friends attended, making it emotional.
- Blondin has won 88 World Cup medals, including 11 mass start golds, and the mass start is raced over 16 laps with three intermediate sprints featuring short-track-style body contact.
- The host Canadian team earned silver earlier Sunday in the women's team pursuit with Isabelle Weidemann and Valérie Maltais joining Blondin, marking a second straight-week podium and boosting momentum.
- This meet, the second of five World Cups before the Olympics, saw American speedskater Jordan Stolz win Calgary's 500 metres and podium in the men's mass start, while Team Canada heads to Heerenveen and Hamar in December.
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Canada's long-track speed skater Ivanie Blondin won the gold medal at the Calgary World Cup.
Canada’s Ivanie Blondin claims speedskating World Cup gold in Calgary
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Montreal, November 23, 2025 (Sportcom) – Valérie Maltais and team-mates Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann won a second silver medal in two weeks on Sunday at the Long Track Speed Skating World Cup in Calgary, Alberta. Second last weekend in Salt Lake City, the Canadian women recidivated by finishing once again on the second step of the podium, after completing the distance in 2 min.52.68 seconds. The strategy was the same as seven days ago f…
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