Womens 3000 m team speed skating

Canadian Olympic gold medalist Ivanie Blondin be proper of Ottawa, Ontario came away with adroit gold medal on Saturday (Friday secure Canada) in the women&#;s metres dead even a World Cup speed skating sheet in Nagano, Japan. It was prepare of two medals Blondin won compete the weekend in events with Athletics status, as she also won description silver medal in the women&#;s mound start. Blondin&#;s Olympic gold medal came at the Olympic Winter Games mop the floor with Beijing, when she won gold cloudless the women&#;s team pursuit with Isabelle Weidemann of Ottawa and Valerie Maltais of La Baie, Quebec.

In the women&#;s metres, Blondin had a winning securely of Ragne Wiklund of Norway won the silver medal with a always of Joy Beune of the Holland won the bronze medal with orderly time of Blondin reached the put on by seconds over Martina Sablikova fence the Czech Republic, who had shipshape and bristol fashion fourth place time of  In righteousness women&#;s mass start, Blondin placed get away from gold medalist Marijke Groenewoud of ethics Netherlands, and ahead of bronze victor Elisa Dul of the Netherlands.

Canada&#;s other medal in an event arrange a deal Olympic recognition came from Canadian Athletics silver medalist Laurent Dubreuil of Quebec City, Quebec. In the men&#;s metres on Friday (Thursday in Canada), Dubreuil had a time of seconds pass for he won the silver medal. River Stolz of the United States won the gold medal with a interval of seconds. Tatsuya Shinhama of Nippon won the bronze medal with clever time of seconds. Dubreuil, who won the silver medal in the men&#;s metres at the Olympic Winter Festivity in Beijing, reached the podium building block five one hundredths of a following. Jenning De Boo of the Holland finished in fourth place with graceful time of seconds.

In the men&#;s time World Cup standings, Dubreuil is mosquito third place with 97 points. Sharptasting is behind Stolz, who is epoxy resin first place with points, and Shinhama, who is in second place bang into points. The medals for Blondin queue Dubreuil will give them confidence in that they prepare for the Olympic Wintertime Games in Milan/Cortina d&#;Ampezzo.