Canada’s first medal at Winter Olympics is bronze in speedskating
Isabelle Weidemann was first before both skaters in the final pairing beat her
Ottawa native Isabelle Weidemann captured bronze in the women’s 3,000 metres long-track speedskate event, giving Canada its first medal at the Beijing Olympics.
A sight that never gets old 😍🇨🇦#TeamCanada reaches its first #Beijing2022 podium courtesy of @i_weidemann’s 3000m bronze ✨
— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) February 5, 2022
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Isabelle Weidemann's first Olympic medal 🤝 #TeamCanada's first medal of #Beijing2022 pic.twitter.com/MuDkGD1nS4
— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) February 5, 2022
Weidemann finished in 3 minutes 58.64 seconds on Saturday and was first before both skaters in the final pairing beat her.
Irene Schouten of the Netherlands won gold in an Olympic record time of 3:56.93. Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy was second in 3:58.06.
This was Canada’s first Olympic medal in women’s long-track speedskating since 2010.
Banner image: Canada’s Isabelle Weidemann smiles after skating in the women’s 5000-metre competition at the ISU World Allround Championships speedskating event in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, March 3, 2019. (Jeff McIntosh/CP)