Ivanie Blondin wins mass start silver at speed skating worlds

Canada's Ivanie Blondin raced to a silver medal in the women's mass start on Saturday at the ISU World Speed Skating Championship in Heerenveen, Netherlands.

The 32-year-old from Ottawa stopped the clock after eight minutes 34.19 seconds, finishing behind Marijke Groenewoud of the Netherlands.

Groenewoud took an insurmountable lead midway through the race and finished in 8:19.36, well ahead of the field. Groenewoud's teammate Irene Schouten completed the podium, finishing a stride behind Blondin to take bronze.

Valerie Maltais, of La Baie, Que., finished in eighth place.

Canada's Ivanie Blondin races to silver!