Click on the video above now to watch live coverage of the world speed skating distance championships Hamar, Norway.
CBC Sports hosts Anastasia Bucsis and Signa Butler have all the action covered as Canada is led by Ivanie Blondin.
The Ottawa native is a five-time world champion and double Olympic medallist who led all Canadians with eight World Cup podiums this season.
On the men’s side, Canada will be counting on Laurent Dubreuil. The 32-year-old sprinter won the men’s 500m (the shortest race in long track) at the 2021 world championships before taking silver each of the last two years while grabbing an Olympic silver in the 1,000m in 2022.
How to watch:
Every race will be streamed live on CBCSports.ca and CBC Gem, starting today. The CBC TV network will have additional coverage on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET. Here’s the full schedule of events.
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Watch the opening day of the ISU World Speed Skating Single Distances Championships from Vikingskipet in Hamar, Norway.
The full list of Canadians competing:
Men
Ted-Jan Bloemen: 5,000m, 10,000,
Laurent Dubreuil: 500m, 1,000m, team sprint
Christopher Fiola: 500m
Graeme Fish: 5,000m, 10,000m
Connor Howe: 1,000m, 1,500m, team sprint
Anders Johnson: 500m, team sprint
David La Rue: 1,000m, 1,500m, mass start
Women
Ivanie Blondin: 1,500m, 3,000m, mass start, team sprint, team pursuit
Laura Hall: 5,000m
Rose Laliberté-Roy: 500m
Béatrice Lamarche: 1,000m, team sprint
Valerie Maltais: 1,500m, 3,000m, mass start, team pursuit
Brooklyn McDougall: 500m, team sprint
Isabelle Weidemann: 3,000m, 5,000m, team pursuit
