This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here. A pair of world championships featuring major Olympic sports wrapped up over the long weekend.
One of them, in Calgary, could hardly have gone better for Canada. The other, in Doha, produced mixed results. Here's a recap of both meets: Speed skating: Canada broke its medals record With Calgary hosting the World Speed Skating Single Distances Championships for the first time in more than a quarter century, Canadian long-trackers parlayed their home-ice advantage into 10 medals (2 gold, 6 silver, 2 bronze).
That broke the national record of nine (achieved most recently in 2020) and put Canada just three medals behind the powerhouse Dutch team, which topped the total medal standings outright for the 11th consecutive time.
Both of Canada's gold medals came last Thursday in the men's and women's team sprint events. Each squad successfully defended its title from last year's worlds in the Netherlands, and the men broke the world record.