Isabelle Weidemann

Isabelle Weidemann (born July 18, 1995) is a Canadian speed skater. She is a multiple Olympic medallist, winning gold in the team pursuit, silver in the 5,000 metre, and bronze in the 3,000 metre at the 2022 Winter Olympics. She is the third Canadian long track speedskater ever to have won more than two medals at a single Winter Olympic Games following Cindy Klassen and Gaétan Boucher. She also won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. Weidemann also previously won a silver and bronze medal at the 2021 and 2020 World Single Distance Championships in women's team pursuit.

Career Weidemann's first competition for the Canadian national team was during the 2014 World Junior Speed Skating Championships. She began competing in her first full senior season during the 2015-16 World Cup competition.

Following the Olympics, during the 2018-19 World Cup season, she began to find individual success, finishing on the podium several times, including one gold medal. She won Canada's first medal of the games, a bronze, in the 3000 metres event. This was the first medal for Canadian female speed skaters since the 2010 Winter Olympics when Kristina Groves won bronze in the same distance. After winning the medal she told Canadian media that "It's pretty surreal right now, I'm pretty emotional. But I'm very excited." Weidemann also won the gold medal in the team pursuit event. Due to her successes at the games, Weidemann was named as the closing ceremony flagbearer.

2026 Winter Olympics On February 17, 2026, Weidemann won gold in the women's team pursuit event at the 2026 Winter Olympics alongside teammates Ivanie Blondin and Valérie Maltais with a time of 2:55.80.

Records , Weidemann has held the Canadian record at 5000m since 18 October 2019, when she broke the record held by Cindy Klassen for more than 13 years (19 March 2006); Weideman further lowered the Canadian record on 14 October 2021, with a time of 6:46.81, at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta.