Blondin earns rare overall podium finish for Canadian women at allround speed skating worlds

… Norway, becoming the first Canadian woman to reach the overall … 29-year-old Ottawa native captured second in the … standings, while Saguenay, Que., native Valerie Maltais finished 17th. Patrick … native Ted-Jan Bloemen finished as the top-ranked Canadian at …… Norway, becoming the first Canadian woman to reach the overall … 29-year-old Ottawa native captured second in the … standings, while Saguenay, Que., native Valerie Maltais finished 17th. Patrick … native Ted-Jan Bloemen finished as the top-ranked Canadian at …