Bloemen races to silver at Norway World Cup stop
By The Canadian Press on December 2, 2023.
STAVANGER, Norway – Canadian Ted-Jan Bloemen won the silver medal today in the 10,000-metre race at the ISU speed skating World Cup. The Calgary native achieved the silver after two fourth place finishes in the 5,000-metre event. He finished with a time of thirteen 12.33. Bloemen finished behind gold medalist Davide Ghiotto of Italy (13:02.71) and ahead of Italy’s Michele Malfatti (+10.18), who won bronze. Canada also took home a pair of top-10 results earlier in the day. Laurent Dubreuil, of Levis, Que., finished in sixth place of the men’s 500-metre competition, while in the women’s 1,500m-metre race Ivanie Blondin of Ottawa came away with a seventh-place finish. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 2, 2023. 8-7
