Isabelle Weidemann skates to Canada's 1st medal of Beijing 2022 with bronze in women's 3,000m

The first Canadian medal of Beijing 2022 belongs to speed skater Isabelle Weidemann.

The Ottawa native earned bronze in the women's 3,000 metres with a time of three minutes 58.64 seconds on Saturday in China.

Weidemann becomes the first Canadian woman to climb the podium in long track since Vancouver 2010.

The Netherlands' Irene Schouten won gold with an Olympic record time of 3:56.93, while Italian Francesca Lollobrigida snagged silver in 3:58.06.

CANADA'S FIRST MEDAL