Canada’s Weidemann, Maltais, Blondin earn silver in first team pursuit of the season

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The silver medal was Canada’s first on the World Cup stage since 2019 in Nagano. The reigning Olympic champions had previously won eight consecutive World Cup gold medals and four straight World Cup titles since the start of the 2020-21 campaign.

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Reaching the podium in this weekend’s World Cup opener was made even more special given that the Canadian team was utilizing a unique new strategy for the very first time in international competition, ditching the traditional in-race exchanges and opting instead to have Maltais lead the group from start to finish.

A dozen other Canadian skaters were also in action on Saturday.

The Canadian men’s squad of Connor Howe, David La Rue and Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu finished sixth in their team pursuit with a time of 3:45.29, while Maltais earned the top result in an individual distance, finishing 10th in the 1,500 metres (1:57.76).

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 11, 2023.

The Canadian Press