Canada earns six medals on opening day of Four Continents Championships in Quebec City

Laurent Dubreuil and Valérie Maltais win gold; six skaters reach senior international podium for first timeQUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC – Canada made quite the impression on the opening day of the ISU Four Continents Speed Skating Championships in Quebec City, winning six medals, including three gold, in front of a hometown crowd at the new Centre de glace Intact Assurance. A pair of Canadians captured their first career senior international medals in the women’s 3000m later in the day, with Valérie Maltais (La Baie, Que.) winning gold and Béatrice Lamarche (Québec City, Que.) Canada ended the day with a pair of medals in the Team Sprint, with the men’s team of Dubreuil, Christopher Fiola (Montreal, Que.) winning gold, and the women’s squad of Alison Desmarais (Vanderhoof, B.C.