{"id":198126,"date":"2026-01-25T18:09:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T18:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/maltais-sprint-team-earn-canada-two-silvers-at-final-speedskating-world-cup-chatnewstoday-ca\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T18:09:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T18:09:56","slug":"maltais-sprint-team-earn-canada-two-silvers-at-final-speedskating-world-cup-chatnewstoday-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/maltais-sprint-team-earn-canada-two-silvers-at-final-speedskating-world-cup-chatnewstoday-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Maltais, sprint team earn Canada two silvers at final speedskating World Cup – chatnewstoday.ca"},"content":{"rendered":"

INZELL \u2014 Val\u00e9rie Maltais earned her second podium of the weekend on Sunday, bringing home silver in the women\u2019s mass start to conclude the final speedskating World Cup event of the season.
The 35-year-old from La Baie, Que., finished the 16-lap race in eight minutes 38.77 seconds, behind Marijke Groenewoud of the Netherlands (8:38.32).
\u201cObviously, I wanted a podium but today was more about how I felt while racing,\u201d Maltais said. \u201cI\u2019m kind of surprised with my weekend. I just finished a hard training block and didn\u2019t know exactly how I would feel.
\u201cI have some good legs and seem to be recovering well, so I\u2019m very happy. Hopefully I will keep feeling better \u2013 we\u2019ll see in two weeks.\u201d
Ottawa\u2019s Ivanie Blondin narrowly missed the podium at 8:39.29 behind American Mia Manganello, who outstretched Blondin at the finish line to stop the clock just a hundredth of a second quicker.
Blondin still finished Sunday\u2019s competition with a medal, teaming up with Quebec City\u2019s B\u00e9atrice Lamarche and Carolina Hiller-Donnelly of Prince George, B.C., to guide Canada to silver in the women\u2019s team sprint (1:26.84).
The Dutch set a track record time of 1:25.52 to win gold, while the host Germans finished in bronze-medal position (1:28.45).
Canada\u2019s long track speedskating team will remain in Inzell for a week-long training camp, before heading to Italy for the Olympics. Racing at the Milano Ice Park\u2019s temporary oval in Rho runs from Feb. 7-21.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 25, 2026.

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