38 skaters representing seven provinces to train with Canada’s national program next season

CALGARY, ALBERTA – Speed Skating Canada is proud to unveil the long track skaters that have been selected to its National and NextGen teams for the upcoming 2023-24 season.

A total of 38 skaters earned a spot on their respective teams based on national and international results from last season. The team selections were made in accordance with eligibility and selection criteria outlined in the relevant High Performance Bulletins.

As members of the National Program, these athletes will train under the tutelage of world-class coaches at national training centres in Calgary and Quebec City. They will have access to Integrated Support Teams made up of experts in sport science, exercise and medicine who will ensure that they are healthy, fit and psychologically ready for optimal performance both on and off the ice.

Join us in congratulating the following skaters, who will have the honour of wearing the maple leaf during national and international competitions next season.

National Team

Ivanie Blondin (ON)

Valerie Maltais (QC)

Isabelle Weidemann (ON)

Heather McLean (MB)

Connor Howe (AB)

Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu (QC)

Hayden Mayeur (ON)

Laurent Dubreuil (QC)

Ted-Jan Bloemen (AB)

Graeme Fish (SK)

Tyson Langelaar (MB)

Jordan Belchos (ON

NextGen Team

Carolina Hiller (BC)

Brooklyn McDougall (AB)

Béatrice Lamarche (QC)

Maddison Pearman (AB)

Alexa Scott (MB)

Alison Desmarais (BC)

Abigail McCluskey (BC)

Rose Laliberté-Roy (QC)

Gabrielle Jelonek (QC)

Laura Hall (BC)

Laurie Cayer (QC)

Anna Bourgeois (AB)

Rose-Anne Grenier (QC)

Christopher Fiola (QC)

David La Rue (QC)

Frank Roth (AB)

Anders Johnson (BC)

Jake Weidemann (ON)

Daniel Hall (BC)

Jalen Doan (AB)

Yankun Zhao (AB)

Cooper Emin (NS)

Joshua Telizyn (BC)

Cédrick Brunet (QC)

Aimé Perreault (QC)

Kaleb Muller (AB)

Hubert Marcotte (QC), Marc-André Doyon (SK), Max Halyk (AB) and Eric Orlowsky (BC) were also selected as National Program training partners and will prepare alongside National and NextGen team skaters this coming season.

The national long track season gets underway this fall with the 2023 Canadian Long Track Championships presented by Intact Insurance, which are scheduled for October 5-8 at the Olympic Oval in Calgary.

Canada is also slated to host a pair of international long track competitions during the 2023-24 season. Quebec City will play host to its first ISU World Cup Speed Skating at the Centre de glaces Intact Assurance from February 2-4, while Calgary will host the ISU World Speed Skating Championships from February 15-18, welcoming the event back to the Olympic Oval for this first time since 1998.

CONTACT
Alain Brouillette
Speed Skating Canada
communications@speedskating.ca
613-601-2630