Bloeman, Blondin top Canadians at all-round speedskating championships
CALGARY — Canadians Ted-Jan Bloeman and Ivanie Blondin were tied for sixth halfway through the world all-round speedskating championships on Saturday at the Olympic Oval in Calgary.
Bloemen followed up a 19th place finish in the 500 metres by finishing fifth in the 5,000 metres. In the women’s competition, Blondin was 10th in the 500 metres and ninth in the 3,000 metres.
The competition wraps up on Sunday with the 1,500 and 10,000 metres for the men and the 1,500 and 5,000 metres for the women.
Skaters earn points based on their time in each race and a combined total is used to crown the all-round champions.