Canada wins its first medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Latest news on WhatsApp أجدد الأخبار على واتسابCanada opened its medal account at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics after Valérie Maltais captured bronze in the women’s 3000m long track speed skating event, raced in Milan at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium.
Maltais posted 3:56.93 for third place. Italy’s Francesca Lollobrigida won gold in an Olympic-record 3:54.28, while Norway’s Ragne Wiklund took silver in 3:56.54.
The bronze is Maltais’ first individual Olympic medal, adding to her earlier Olympic titles including team pursuit gold at Beijing 2022 and a short track relay silver from Sochi 2014.
