US EditionCanada's Maltais earns bronze at speedskating World Cup in last race before Olympics
Maltais secured her third individual World Cup medal this season with a time of 3:59.92, narrowly beating Kazakhstan's Nadezhda Morozova for bronze.
- On Jan. 24, 2026, Valérie Maltais of Canada earned bronze in the women's 3,000 metres in Inzell, her final World Cup race before the Milan Cortina Olympics.
- The final speedskating World Cup event concludes Sunday, where remaining medals and World Cup titles will be awarded; Valérie Maltais, 35-year-old Canadian from Saguenay, Quebec, qualified for her fifth Olympic Games earlier this winter.
- The finishing times show tight margins among the medalists, with Nadezhda Morozova finishing in 4:00.198, just behind Maltais' 3:59.92.
- Maltais now has five World Cup podiums in individual distances, all in the 3000m, and this bronze was her third individual medal this season after a season-best second in Salt Lake City, U.S.
- Beune claimed the tiebreak over Maltais to take the final overall podium spot after tying at 222 points, while Ragne Wiklund leads the long-distance World Cup rankings with 270 points across five races.
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Canada's Maltais earns bronze at speedskating World Cup in last race before Olympics
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Maltais captures 3000m bronze in final race before Milano Cortina
Milano Cortina medal hopeful Valérie Maltais raced to bronze in what she hopes is a sign of things to come at the ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Inzell, Germany. Maltais stormed back from sixth place midway through the race, and eventually passed Kazakhstan’s Nadezhda Morozova in the final lap to reach the podium. She finished with a time of three minutes, 59.92 seconds. View this post on Instagram Maltais, in the final World Cup race before th…
Canada’s Maltais earns bronze at speedskating World Cup in last race before Olympics
INZELL — Canada's Valerie Maltais earned bronze in the women's 3,000 metres at a speedskating World Cup on Saturday in her final race before the Milan Cortina Olympics. Maltais, from La Baie, Que., finished in three minutes 59.92 seconds in the last long-distance race of the season. Norway's Ragne Wiklund crossed the finish line in 3:54.74, setting a new personal best and new track record at the Max Aicher Arena to grab gold. "I'm happy with my …
Speed skater Joy Beune lost her 3000-meter victory to Norway's Ragne Wiklund two weeks before the Milan Olympics. The reigning world champion finished second in 3:56.96. Wiklund won in a new track record of 3:54.74. Canada's Valérie Maltais finished third in 3:59.92.
Maltais earns bronze at speedskating World Cup in last race before Olympics
INZELL, Germany — Canada’s Valerie Maltais earned bronze in the women’s 3,000 metres at a speedskating World Cup on Saturday in her final race before the Milan Cortina Olympics. Maltais, from La Baie, Que., finished in three minutes 59.92 seconds in the last long-distance race of the season. Norway’s Ragne Wiklund crossed the finish line in 3:54.74, setting a new personal best and new track record at the Max Aicher Arena to grab gold. “I’m happ…
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