Ivanie Blondin wins another gold at Canadian speed skating championships

Speed skater Ivanie Blondin reached the top step of the podium for a third straight day with a victory in the women's 1,500 metres on Saturday at the Canadian long track championships.

Ottawa native captures 3 titles in 3 days

Canadian female speed skater starts the women's 3000-metre allround event at the ISU world championships in Inzell Germany, Saturday, March 9, 2024.
Ivanie Blondin, pictured on March 9, 2024, was three-for-three Saturday at Canadian long track championships in Quebec. (Matthias Schrader/The Associated Press)

Speedskater Ivanie Blondin reached the top step of the podium for a third straight day with a victory in the women's 1,500 metres on Saturday at the Canadian long track championships.

Blondin, an Ottawa native, finished first in one minute 56.966 seconds. She took gold in the 3,000 on Thursday and the 1,000 on Friday.

Valerie Maltais of La Baie, Que., was second in the 1,500 in 1:58.582 and Beatrice Lamarche of Quebec City was third in 1:58.971.

WATCH: Blondin wins another title:

Ottawa's Ivanie Blondin claims her 3rd Canadian speed skating title in as many days

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Duration 2:18
Ivanie Blondin skated to a 1500-metre winning time of 1:56.966 Friday to claim the Canadian Championship title in Quebec City Saturday.

Connor Howe of Canmore, Alta., who took the 1,000 crown a day earlier, won the men's 1,500 title in 1:45.825.

He was joined on the podium by Montreal's David La Rue (1:46.933) and Winnipeg's Tyson Langelaar (1:48.458).

WATCH: Howe captures 2nd title: 

Howe captures 2nd Canadian Championship title in Quebec City

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Duration 2:16
Connor Howe of Canmore, Alta., won Saturday's 1500-metre speed skating national title with the winning time of 1:45.825.

Competition continues Sunday with the men's and women's mass start competitions.

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