Although Valérie Maltais was unable to make the podium in the 3000 meter race, the Quebec skater was very satisfied with her 6th place (4:01.870) on the first day of the World Cup in Calgary .
“If we take into account that I’ve never been on the podium during this World Cup event, I’m very happy with the result with a top 10. It’s very positive for the rest of things”, specifies the athlete. 32 years old. Maltais had no choice but to have a fast first leg of the race by being on the same start as Dutchman Antoinette Rijpma de Jong who finished in third place.