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Canada's Isabelle Weidemann wins bronze in women's 3,000m speed skating at Beijing Games

Canada has its first medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games.

Isabelle Weidemann won bronze in the women's 3,000-metre event on Saturday. Canada has its first medal at the Olympics.

Weidemann posted an impressive time of 3:58.64, finishing behind Dutch Irene Schouten and Italian Francesca Lollobrigida, who captured gold and silver respectively.

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Prior to the Olympics, Weidemann lamented the fact that she had a poor track record in the month of February and that the Olympics were her chance to change that.