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Veteran Skaters Lead Canada’s Long-Track Speedskating Team Into Milan Cortina
Three Calgarians join Canada’s team with seasoned Olympians aiming to improve on Beijing’s five-medal total, where Canada leads winter sports with 42 long track medals.
- On Jan. 15, 2026, Speed Skating Canada named three Calgarians — Brooklyn McDougall, Ted‑Jan Bloemen and Anders Johnson — to Canada’s Olympic long track team for Milano Cortina.
- Because of international results and experience, Ted‑Jan Bloemen returns for a third Olympics after 2018 medals, Anders Johnson joins after 2024 world gold, and Brooklyn McDougall competes in her second Games.
- Roster details reveal depth and medal potential as Isabelle Weidemann, Valérie Maltais and Ivanie Blondin combined for eight World Cup medals, while Canada’s roster of 15 athletes aims to improve past Beijing’s five medals.
- Weidemann will lead the charge in team pursuit as she, Blondin and Maltais attempt to defend their gold next month with Weidemann supporting newer athletes.
- Debutantes include Anders Johnson at Milano Cortina, who will make his Olympic debut at 28, while Beatrice Lamarche earned her first World Cup medal this season.
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Massachusetts skaters head to Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - Three figure skaters from Massachusetts are heading to the Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina at the end of the month. They include Max Naumov, who overcame personal tragedy following the loss of his parents and coaches in a plane crash last year and the pairs team of Emily Chan and Spencer [...]
·Springfield, United States
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Olympic speed skaters Weidemann, Maltais, Blondin headline Canada's long track team for Milan Cortina
A team of 15 speed skaters, including eight women led by 2022 Olympic triple medallist Isabelle Weidemann, will compete in long track for Canada in February at the Winter Games in Milan Cortina.
·Canada
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Unsurprisingly, Laurent Dubreuil will be one of the leaders of the Canadian team.
·Montreal, Canada
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