Calgary’s Gilmore Junio top Canadian at long-track speedskating World Cup
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands — Calgary’s Gilmore Junio was the top Canadian at a long-track speedskating World Cup event on Saturday, earning a 10th-place finish in the men’s 500 metres.
Junio posted a time of 34.822 seconds, improving upon his times from the Division B races at last weekend’s World Cup in Poland, where her finished second (35.587) and sixth (35.564).
“Today’s race was a massive relief,” said Junio. “After coming back to training late and struggling early in the fall, crossing the line and seeing a season’s best and one of my fastest times in the Thialf was an awesome feeling.
“I still have a lot of work to do to get back to competing with the fastest guys, but today’s result validates I’m taking steps in the right direction.”