Maltais, Howe mine more gold at ºÃÉ«tv long-track speedskating championships

Valerie Maltais of Canada catches her breath after the 5,000m Women event of the Speedskating Single Distance World Championships at Thialf ice arena Heerenveen, Netherlands, Sunday, March 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Peter Dejong

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CALGARY - Valérie Maltais and Connor Howe had the golden touch in their respective 1,500-metre races on the third day of the ºÃÉ«tv long-track speedskating championships on Saturday.

Maltais, of La Baie, Que., won the women's title — besting a field of 23 skaters — with a time of 1:55.60. It was the 33-year-old Maltais's third medal in Calgary, having already won gold in the 3,000 and silver in the 5,000.

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