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Canada Names 15-Member Long-Track Speed Skating Team for Milan-Cortina 2026

Veteran leaders arrive with recent World Cup podiums to raise expectations.

Overview

  • Olympic medalists Isabelle Weidemann, Ivanie Blondin and Valérie Maltais headline the women’s squad and will try to defend their team pursuit title, with Ted-Jan Bloemen and Laurent Dubreuil leading the men.
  • The roster features eight women and seven men, blending experience with first-time Olympians including Beatrice Lamarche, Rose Laliberte-Roy, Carolina Hillier and Laura Hall, plus sprinters Cedrick Brunet and Anders Johnson.
  • Weidemann, Maltais and Blondin combined for eight individual World Cup medals this season and reached three team pursuit podiums, including one victory.
  • Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu returns after his 2022 debut, while middle-distance skaters David La Rue and Daniel Hall earned spots, with La Rue securing the 1,500 metres at a last-chance qualifier.
  • Canadian long-trackers have won 42 Olympic medals historically, and the first medal race in Milan is the women’s 3,000 metres on Feb. 7.