Canadian speedskater Valerie Maltais races in the women’s 1500-metre event at the ISU World Cup speedskating in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
By The Canadian Press
Nov 14, 2025 | 5:55 PM
SALT LAKE CITY — Canada’s Valérie Maltais claimed silver in the women’s 3,000 metres at the season-opening speedskating World Cup event Friday.
Maltais crossed the finish line in three minutes 56.53 seconds, setting a personal-best. Joy Beune of the Netherlands captured gold in 3:53.698 and Ragne Wiklund took bronze in 3:57.19
The 35-year-old Maltais, from Saguenay, Que., won a team pursuit gold in Olympic-record time alongside Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann at the 2022 Winter Games.
She also competed for Canada as a short-track speedskater in the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Olympics, winning silver at the Sochi 2014 Games in the 3,000 team relay.