Skaters compete during the men's mass start semifinal during the world championships at Thialf Aarena Heerenveen, Netherlands, Saturday, March 4, 2023. Canada will host five international speedskating events in the 2023-24 season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Peter Dejong
OTTAWA – Canada will host five international speedskating events in the 2023-24 season.
Montreal will host back-to-back short-track speedskating World Cups on Oct. 20-22 and again on Oct. 27-29.
The following weekend will see nearby Laval, Que., host the ISU’s Four Continents Short Track Championships on Nov. 3-5.
Quebec City will host a speedskating World Cup Feb. 2-4.
Finally, Calgary will welcome the ISU World Speedskating Championships at the Olympic Oval on Feb. 15-18.
The world championships will be the first time Canada hosts the Olympic single distance format since 2009, when the test event for the 2010 Vancouver Games was held at the Richmond Olympic Oval.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 19, 2023.
