18-year old Hall wins first international medal of her young career
CALGARY, ALBERTA Canada captured four medals on the opening day of the ISU Four Continents Speed Skating Championships, which are being hosted at Calgarys Olympic Oval from December 15-17.
Veteran national team skater Ted-Jan Bloemen was Canadas top performer on Tuesday, earning gold in the mens 5000m in a time of 6:12.38. Teammate Kaleb Muller (Cranford, Alta.), member of Canadas NextGen Team, was second (6:23.03), ahead of Bakdaulet Sagatov of Kazakhstan (6:31.77).
Laura Hall (Salmon Arm, B.C.) was also victorious in the longest womens distance of the competition, posting a time of 4:20.68 to bring home silver in the 3000m. Jamie Jurak of the U.S. won gold in 4:15.46, while Chaewon Park of Korea rounded out the podium (4:20.73).
The 18-year old followed that performance up with bronze medal skate in the womens Team Sprint, finishing the race in 1:46.266 alongside teammates Carolina Hiller (Prince George, B.C.) and Kali Christ (Regina, Sask.). The Canadians finished behind Korea (1:32.120) and the United States (1:30.469).
The ISU Four Continents Speed Skating Championships continue tomorrow with the mens and womens 1500m and Mass Start races. The competition will be live stream on all CBC Sports digital platforms beginning at 3:00pm ET.
Im pretty pumped about my performance today. Getting second place is really awesome and walking away with a personal best just capped off the day in a great way. – Kaleb Muller
CANADIAN RESULTS
Mens 500m
- Christopher Fiola 4th
- Cedrick Brunet 8th
- Cooper Emin 9th
Men 5000m
- Ted-Jan Bloemen 1st
- Kaleb Muller 2nd
Womens 500m
- Carolina Hiller 6th
- Laura Hall 11th
Womens 3000m
- Laura Hall 2nd
MEDIA CONTACT
Alain Brouillette
Speed Skating Canada
communications@speedskating.ca
613-601-2630