Ottawa’s Isabelle Weidemann wins long-track speedskating silver at World Cup
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands — Ottawa’s Isabelle Weidemann won a silver medal in the women’s 3,000 metres on Sunday at the long-track speedskating World Cup in Heerenveen, Netherlands.
It was her third individual medal of the season, having previously captured gold in the 3,000 metres and silver in the 5,000 metres.
Weidemann set a new personal best time of four minutes 0.120 seconds, which put her behind gold medallist Antoinette de Jong of the Netherlands (3:59.419) and just ahead of bronze medallist Martina Sablíkova of the Czech Republic (4:00.337).
“I’m really happy with my race today,” said Weidemann, who also won gold in the 3,000 metres on the outdoor oval in Tomakomai, Japan last month. “I felt really strong in the last couple of laps and I’m proud that my race was very consistent.