Canadian speed skater Valérie Maltais takes surprising bronze in women's 1,500m
Valérie Maltais of La Baie, Que., picked up her third medal at the Milano-Cortina Olympics and second bronze, keeping the retiring American Brittany Bowe off the podium.
Maltais delivered a time of one minute 54.40 seconds while Bowe, who has never medalled in the event at the Olympics in her 16-year career, clocked 1:54.70 for fourth.
Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong of the Netherlands won gold in 1:54.09.
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