Canada's Weidemann skates to 5,000m silver at World Cup stop in Norway
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Canadian Isabelle Weidemann kicked off the long track speed skating World Cup stop in Stavanger, Norway with a silver medal on Friday.
Weidemann, of Ottawa, picked up second place in the women's 5,000-metre race, pushing to the finish line in a time of six minutes 54.953 seconds.
Alongside her on the track was Dutch athlete Irene Schouten, who posted a strong time of 6:52.837 to capture gold.
Her fellow Ottawa skater Ivanie Blondin was also competing in the event and recorded a time of 7:02.978 for fifth place.
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Four other Canadians took to the ice at the second long track stop of the season.
Valérie Maltais was the only Canadian competing in the women's 1,000-metre race. The skater from Saguenay, Que., finished in a time of 1:18.009 for 20th.
Laurent Dubreuil of Lévis Que., was the highest placing skater in the men's 1,000-metre event. He was 0.54 seconds behind the leader, placing 12th with a time of 1:09.230.
Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu of Sherbrooke, Que., ended in 15th (1:09.469), and Vincent de Haitre from Cumberland, Ont., rounded out the Canadian contingent in 18th (1:10.26.)
