Olympic wake-up call: Canada earns 1st medal of Beijing 2022

Speed skater Isabelle Weidemann won Canada's first medal on Day 1 of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, claiming bronze in the women's 3,000 metres on Saturday in Beijing.

The 26-year-old from Ottawa put up a time of three minutes, 58.64 seconds, en route to her first Olympic podium result.

"I was a little bit shaky at the start. I was really nervous going to the line," an ecstatic Weidemann said after the race.

"I knew that I had to just get through the first few laps before I could start to fight and really show the work that I've done. I think I had about four laps to go, and I could see my pair was starting to slow down a little bit, and I knew I had a little bit more. So I think at that point I was like, 'I can fight this.'"

WATCH | Weidemann captures bronze for Canada's 1st medal of Beijing 2022:

The win was Canada's fourth Olympic bronze medal all-time in the event. Weidemann's race was also the fastest any Canadian has performed in the event at the Olympics.

Her bronze medal also marked Canada's 200th all-time medal at the Winter Olympics.

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