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Canadian speedskater Maltais earns silver in World Cup mass start

Canadian speedskater Maltais earns silver in World Cup mass start | iNFOnews.ca
From left, 2nd place Canada's Valerie Maltais, 1st place Netherlands' Irene Schouten and 3rd place United States' Mia Kilburg-Manganello during World Cup skating event in Stavanger, Norway, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Carina Johansen/NTB Scanpix via AP

STAVANGER, Norway – Canadian speedskater Valérie Maltais earned a silver medal in the women’s mass start Friday at a World Cup event.

Maltais, from La Baie, Que., finished second in the 16-skater field in eight minutes 37.19 seconds.

Reigning Olympic champion Irene Schouten of the Netherlands finished first in 8:36.25, while American Mia Kilburg-Manganello was third in 8:40.01.

Ottawa’s Ivanie Blondin was one of nine skaters disqualified after being lapped by the race leaders.

Blondin also finished eighth in the women’s 1,000 metres.

Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands won gold, followed by Miho Takagi of Japan and Antoinette Rijpma-De Jong of the Netherlands.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 1, 2023.

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