Canadian long track speed skaters win bronze in women's team pursuit at worlds

Canada's Ivanie Blondin, Valerie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann earned bronze in the women's team pursuit race Friday at the ISU world speed skating championship in Hamar, Norway.

Their time of three minutes 0.74 seconds was good for a third-place finish behind the Netherlands (2:56.09) and Japan (2:58.55).

Blondin and Weidemann, both from Ottawa, and Maltais, from La Baie, Que., have won five world medals since they started racing together in 2020.

"Going into next season, we will have a lot more time to practise and we're looking forward to building all the way up to the Olympic Games," Blondin said.

Laurent Dubreuil of Levis, Que., finished fourth in the men's 500 metres.

Competition continues through Sunday, with live coverage available on CBCSports.ca and CBC Gem. A live streaming schedule can be found here.

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Canada claims women's team pursuit bronze at speed skating worlds

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Canada's Ivanie Blondin, Valérie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann finish third in the women's team pursuit event at the ISU World Speed Skating Single Distances Championships in Hamar, Norway.