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Canadian speed skater Maltais wins World Cup bronze in Germany

   CBC Sports | Posted: January 24, 2026 6:02 PM | Last Updated:
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   Native of Saguenay, Que., finished race with time of 3:59.920

   Media | Canada's Maltais back onto World Cup speed skating
   podium claiming bronze at Inzell

   Caption: It was a 3000-metre bronze medal for Valérie Maltais
   of La Baie, Que., with a time of 3:59.92 at the speed skating
   World Cup in Inzell, Germany.
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   Canadian long-track speed skater Valérie Maltais claimed her
   third individual medal of the season on Saturday, grabbing
   bronze in the women’s 3000m event at the ISU Speed Skating
   World Cup in Inzell, Germany.
   The 35-year-old completed the race with a time of three minutes
   and 59.920 seconds, just edging out Kazakhstan’s Nadezhda
   Morozova (4:00.198) for the final spot on the podium.
   She was dominated by Norwegian Ragne Wiklund in the race, who
   set a new track record and personal best of 3:54.74 to take
   home the gold. The Netherlands’ Joy Beune secured silver with a
   time of 3:56.960.
   "I'm happy with my performance today. It was a really
   consistent race and I feel that I skated well," said Maltais.
   "I knew Ragne was going to start very quickly, so we emphasized
   that in my race plan."
   "I'm starting my recovery phase after a successful training
   camp in Spain, so this is a good sign considering I haven't yet
   reached my peak. Definitely a positive result heading into the
   Olympics."
     * Speed skating Olympians Weidemann, Maltais, Blondin
       headline Canada's long track team for Milan Cortina

   Maltais now boasts five World Cup podium finishes in individual
   distances, all in the 3000m. She achieved her best World Cup
   result in Salt Lake City, U.S., earlier this season, finishing
   second ahead of Wiklund in the November event.
   The native of Saguenay, Que., qualified for her fifth Olympic
   Games earlier this winter. The women’s 3000m will take place on
   Feb. 7.

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