where did the first recorded speed skating race take place in canada
Speed Skating Canada In 1854, three British army officers raced on the St. Lawrence River, going from Montreal to Quebec City, which marked Canada's first recorded ice skating race. It is believed that from then on, ice skating races became a part of Canadian culture.[1][2][3]
Bonnie Blair Blair began dating fellow Olympic speed skater Dave Cruikshank in 1990.[39] The pair married in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1996.[39] Blair and Cruikshank have two children: a son, Grant, and daughter, Blair.[40][41] As of 2018, Grant Cruikshank plays hockey in Canada.[33] Blair Cruikshank competed at the 2018 United States Olympic speed skating trials at the 500 meter distance, held in Pettit National Ice Center.[33]