Canada's Isabelle Weidemann, Valérie Maltais, and Ivanie Blondin successfully defended Olympic speed skating gold Tuesday, prevailing over the Dutch in women’s team pursuit in Milan.
Ivanie Blondin of Ottawa matched her 2022 Olympic result in mass start, claiming a silver medal in the women's speed skating event on Saturday in Milan.
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Ted-Jan Bloemen of Calgary will end his Olympic speed skating career with one medal over 5,000 metres after placing 13th in the men's event on Sunday in Italy.
Flying around an oval ice surface at speeds approaching 50 km/h is a blast for Ivanie Blondin.