Canadian speedskater Valérie Maltais earns 1,500-metre bronze for third medal

Canada's Valerie Maltais reacts after competing in the speed skating women's 1500m during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 20, 2026. (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP via Getty Images)

Canadian speedskater Valérie Maltais has won an Olympic bronze medal in the women’s 1,500 metres.

The 35-year-old claimed her third long track medal of the Milan Cortina Games after a bronze in the 3,000 metres, and gold with teammates Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann in women’s team pursuit.

Skating in the 10th pairing, Maltais laid down a time to beat of one minute 54.40 seconds.

Norway’s Ragne Wiklund did in 1:54.15, which was then bested by Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong of the Netherlands in 1:54.09 for gold.

Maltais earned Canada’s fourth speedskating medal. Laurent Dubreuil was a bronze medallist in the men’s 500 metres.

Maltais and Blondin are also contenders in Saturday’s women’s mass skate.