Ivany Blondin She won a silver medal in the long track women’s mass start in speed skating. milan cortina 2026.

She finished second in the 16-lap race behind Dutchman Marieke Fourneud. Mia Manganello won the bronze medal. Valerie Maltais He recovered from a spill at the beginning of the final and finished in 5th place.

Unlike the men’s final just before, where two skaters ran away and circled the field almost once, the finalists in the women’s event remained close together for most of the race. That gentle pace led to a sprint finish on the final lap.

This will be the third time the Olympics have featured a simultaneous start event. Blondin won silver at the Olympics four years ago, becoming Canada’s first Olympic medal in this event. Beijing 2022.

She now has four Olympic medals and has won back-to-back gold medals in Malta and women’s team pursuit. Isabel Weidemann.