By Canadian Press

Speedskater Laurent Dubreuil shatters Canadian record at World Cup stop in Calgary

Dec 10, 2021 | 2:53 PM

CALGARY — Laurent Dubreuil didn’t just break Jeremy Wotherspoon’s Canadian record, he shattered it.

On the opening day of the ISU World Cup speedskating event at Calgary’s Olympic Oval, Dubreuil of Levis, Que., won gold in the men’s 500 metres in a track record time of 33.77.

The 29-year-old sprinter’s time broke Wotherspoon’s 14-year-old record of 34.03, which Dubreuil narrowly missed breaking by 2/100ths of second at last weekend’s World Cup stop in Salt Lake City.

China’s Tingyu Gao won silver in a time of 33.87, while Japan’s Yuma Murakami captured bronze in 33.89.

In the women’s 3,000-metre race, Ottawa’s Isabelle Weidemann set a personal best with a time of 3:55.33 to win silver.

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Italy’s Francesca Lollobrigida won gold in a time of 3:54.43, while Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic finished third in 3:55.50.

Valerie Maltais of Saguenay, Que. placed in sixth in 3:59.73, while Ottawa’s Ivanie Blondin clocked a time of 4:01.86 to finish 14th.

In the women’s 500m race, Russia’s Olga Fatkulina set a personal best time of 36.72 on her way to winning gold. Japan’s Nao Kodaira won silver in 36.81, while Russia’s Angelina Golikova earned bronze in 36.82.

Masha Hudey of White City, Sask., was top Canadian in 18th place in a time of 38.05.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 10, 2021.

Laurence Heinen, The Canadian Press