Ivanie Blondin (silver medal) of Canada, Irene Schouten (gold) and Mariska Huisman (bronze), both of the Netherlands pose on the podium after the Mass Start Ladies race at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships held at Thialf Ice Arena on Feb. 15 in Heerenveen, Netherlands.Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images
Ivanie Blondin of Ottawa captured a silver medal in the mass start race at the speedskating world single distance championships Sunday, while Laurent Dubreuil of Levis, Que., won bronze in the men's 500 metres.
The Netherlands won both the mass start races, with Arjan Stroetinga taking the men's race in seven minute 30.64 seconds, ahead of Fabio Francolini of Italy and Alexis Contin of France.
Irene Schouten won the women's race in 8:38.23, while fellow Dutchwoman Mariska Huisman was third.
It was the first time the mass-start races had been included in a world championships program.
Pavel Kulizhnikov of Russia won the men's 500, finishing first in both heats, to cap a dominant year in the sprints. Dutchman Michel Mulder was second.
Brittany Bowe won her second title of the event, taking gold in the 1,500 metres to add to her victory Friday in the 1,000.
Defending champion Ireen Wust of the Netherlands was second and Bowe's American teammate Heather Richardson, the 500-metre champion, finished third.
Bowe won in 1:54.27 seconds, a day after taking silver behind Richardson in the 500 metres.