Maltais, Weidemann, Blondin skate to team pursuit gold at World Cup in Salt Lake City

The Canadian trio of Valérie Maltais, Isabelle Weidemann and Ivanie Blondin won women’s team pursuit gold on Saturday at the speed skating World Cup stop in Salt Lake City.

The reigning Olympic champions clocked a time of two minutes 54.07 seconds at the Utah Olympic Oval, while Japan finished second in 2:55.51 and the U.S. was third in 2:57.66.

The win marked Maltais’s second medal in as many days after earning bronze in the women’s 3,000m on Friday. The trio also won the event on the same ice at last week’s Four Continents Championships.

WATCH l Canadian women capture team pursuit gold:

Laurent Dubreuil of Quebec City was oh-so close to winning a gold medal earlier in the day, settling instead for a silver medal in the men’s 500m.

Dubreuil finished second behind American Jordan Stolz who crossed the line in 33.96. Dubreuil was next at 34.05, followed by Yuma Murakami of Japan in 34.16.

WATCH l Dubreuil takes home 500m silver:

Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil claims World Cup speed skating 500m silver in Salt Lake City

Laurent Dubreuil of Levis, Que., finishes second in the men’s 500-metre at the ISU World Cup speed skating event in Salt Lake City.

Connor Howe of Canmore, Alta., finished fourth in the men’s 1,500m. Wesly Dijs of Netherlands took bronze in 1:42.77, while Howe finished in 1:42.83.

The three-day World Cup meet concludes Sunday. Watch live coverage on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and CBC Gem, starting at 2 p.m. ET.

WATCH l Replay of Day 2 coverage:

ISU World Cup Speed Skating Salt Lake City: Day 2

Watch the second day of competition at the ISU World Cup speed skating event in Salt Lake City.