Team Canada has its first medal of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
Speed skater Valérie Maltais, whose hometown is La Baie, Que., won bronze in the women’s 3,000-metre long track event at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium. She finished with a time of 3:56.93. Italy’s Francesca Lollobrigida won the gold in 3:54.28, with Norwegian Ragne Wiklund taking the silver.
TEAM CANADA’S FIRST MEDAL
Valérie Maltais claims bronze
in the women’s 3000 m long track speed skating to bring home Canada's first medal of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games!
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— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) February 7, 2026
Maltais won gold at Beijing in 2022, in the women’s team pursuit.