Canadian speedskater Valerie Maltais clinched two silver medals at the conclusion of the World Cup event on Sunday. Hailing from Saguenay, Quebec, Maltais secured second place in the women’s mass start with a time of 8 minutes 25.62 seconds. The gold in this event was claimed by Mia Manganello of the United States with a time of 8:25.57, while Ji-Woo Park from South Korea took the bronze medal with a time of 9:01.80.
Maltais, along with her teammates Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann, both from Ottawa, earned a silver medal in the women’s team pursuit, completing the race in 2 minutes and 52.40 seconds. Japan secured the gold in this event with a time of 2:52.13, and the United States took home the bronze with a time of 2:54.01.
Antoine Gelinas-Beaulieu from Sherbrooke, Quebec, claimed the bronze medal in the men’s mass start event with a time of 7:40.31. Jorrit Bergsma from the Netherlands finished first with a time of 7:39.20, and Felix Maly from Germany secured the second position with a time of 7:40.17.
