Blondin, Donnelly to compete for Canada at ISU world allround championships
Ivanie Blondin and Ben Donnelly will be the two Canadian representatives at the ISU world allround speedskating championships in Hamar, Norway this weekend.
The skaters will take part in the 500 metres, 1,500, women’s 3,000 and men’s 5,000 events. The top eight skaters following those distances will then compete in the women’s 5,000 or men’s 10,000 events to get additional points for the overall championship.
The 500, women’s 3,000 and men’s 5,000 will be held Saturday, while the 1,500, women’s 5,000 and men’s 10,000 events are scheduled Sunday. There are no medals for each individual distance. The championship is only based on the final ranking at the end of the competition.
Blondin, who won a bronze medal in the 5,000 at the world single distance championships in Gangneung, South Korea, a couple of weeks ago, took the 16th spot in the final ranking of the world allround championships last year in Berlin.