Canada swept to a pair of team sprint golds at the World Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen. The women's trio Ivanie Blondin, Carolina Hiller and Brooklyn McDougall clinched victory in 1:26.29 ahead of USA, with China earning bronze ahead of Kazakhstan.
Ad «Becoming world champion with Carolina and Ivanie is incredibly special,» said McDougall. «We were so consistent all season, finishing second each World Cup.
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I will never forget this feeling with these girls." The men's team of Laurent Dubreuil, Christopher Fiola, and Antoine Gelinas-Beaulieu then followed up with a second gold of the evening, edging out hosts Netherlands in a time of 1:19.26.