HEERENVEEN - Canadian speedskater Ivanie Blondin raced to World Cup bronze in the women’s 1,500-metre Saturday, reaching the podium in the distance for the first time since 2020.

Skating in the sixth pair alongside Angel Daleman, Blondin crossed the finish line in one minute 53.43 seconds to place behind Dutch skaters Antoinette Rijpma-De Jong (1:53.36) and Joy Beune (1:53.10), who skated to gold and silver before a hometown crowd.

“I’m really happy about it, but I was not expecting it,” Blondin said. “The field is so close and that’s what makes it so exciting. There are definitely advantages based on the way that you skate. For me, it’s an advantage if I have a good pair. Angel was so fast off the start, and I had to chase her for the entire race, until the last half-lap when I pulled a

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