Canada's Valerie Maltais races in the women's 1500-metre event at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol

By The Canadian Press

Canada’s Valerie Maltais earns two silvers at speedskating World Cup

Nov 16, 2025 | 5:17 PM

SALT LAKE CITY — Canadian speedskater Valerie Maltais picked up two World Cup silver medals on the final day of competition on Sunday.

Maltais of Saguenay, Que., finished in eight minutes 25.62 seconds to place second in the women’s mass start.

Mia Manganello of the United States (8:25.57) grabbed gold and South Korea’s Ji-Woo Park (9:01.80) took bronze.

In the women’s team pursuit, Maltais, alongside Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann, both of Ottawa, earned silver with a time of 2:52.40.

Japan (2:52.13) won gold, while the Americans (2:54.01) got bronze.

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Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu of Sherbrooke, Que., earned himself a bronze in the men’s mass start, the final event of the day. His time of 7:40.31 was only bested by Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands (7:39.20) and Felix Maly of Germany (7:40.17).

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 16, 2025.

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