BEIJING -- Canadian speedskater Isabelle Weidemann won an Olympic silver medal in the women's 5,000 metres Thursday.
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Isabelle Weidemann wins her second medal of #Beijing2022 after skating to a long track silver in the women’s 5000m
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The 26-year-old from Ottawa collected her second medal in Beijing after a bronze in the 3,000 metres.
"It went by really fast. I was trying to control it, and think about my technique, but I lost track of the laps. I was trying to find a rhythm, but it was a fight,`` said Weidemann.
Weidemann earned Canada's fourth medal of Day 6 and 12th overall at the Beijing Games -- one gold, four silver, seven bronze.
Canada now sits tied with Norway for second on the Olympic medal table. Austria leads with 13.
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The Canadian posted a time of six minutes 48.18 seconds skating in the penultimate pairing.
Dutchwoman Irene Schouten then beat Weidemann's time for gold in an Olympic-record 6:43.51.
Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic took bronze in 6:50.09.
"I'm so excited. I'm overjoyed. Winning a medal earlier in the week I thought was the top of it, so this is also very exciting. I was hoping the 3,000 wasn't a fluke,`` Weidemann said of her silver-medal performance.
Weidemann will chase a third medal Tuesday with teammates Ivanie Blondin and Valerie Maltais in the women's team pursuit.
Weidemann finished sixth in the 5k four years ago in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
