Blondin streaks to silver as Canada's women speed skaters extend Olympic run

Ivanie Blondin won silver in the women's mass start at the Milano Cortina Olympics, adding to her Olympic medal collection and contributing to Canada's 19-medal total; women's speed skating has supplied eight of those medals.

Ivanie Blondin finished second in the long women's mass start at the Milano Cortina Olympics, earning a silver medal in an individual event. She had already secured a gold medal at these Games. The result continues a strong showing from Canada's women's speed skaters, who have delivered multiple medals for the team this Olympics. Key details: - Blondin won silver in the women's mass start at the Milano Cortina Olympics. - She had previously won a silver in the same event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics and has four total Winter Olympic medals. - The article reports Blondin had already earned a gold medal at these Games before the mass start event. - Valerie Maltais finished fifth in the race after a fall and has multiple medals at these Olympics. - Canada has 19 total medals at these Olympics, with ten in speed skating and eight coming from women's speed skaters. - Blondin confirmed that these will be her final Olympic Games. Summary: Canada's women speed skaters continued to contribute strongly to the country's overall medal count, with Blondin's silver adding to both her personal tally and the team's total. Undetermined at this time.