ISU World Speed Skating Single Distances Championships: Day 4 – Hamar
Watch the fourth and final day of the ISU World Speed Skating Single Distances Championships from Vikingskipet in Hamar, Norway. Source link
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Canadian speedskaters take silver in women’s team sprint at world championship
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