earned her seventh World Championship podium in the Mass Start, bringing home silver with a time of 8:23.81. Things were equally as exciting in the men’s Mass Start, the final race of the day. The Canadians time of 8:40.70 earned him silver, with Mass Start specialist Bart Swings of Belgium winning gold (8:40.67), and Swiss skater Livio Wenger, earning bronze (8:40.77). It marked the second career World Championships medal in the Mass Start for Gélinas-Beaulieu, who last reached the podium in 2020 when he claimed bronze alongside teammate Jordan Belchos, who won silver. Blondin and Gélinas-Beaulieu have reached the World Championships podium on three consecutive days in Calgary, in Thursday’s Team Sprint, Friday’s Team Pursuit and today in the Mass Start.

Source: CBC News February 18, 2024 01:14 UTC