Ted-Jan Bloemen, Ivanie Blondin front Canada's Olympic long track team

A world-record holder, world single distance bronze medallist and a pair of emerging stars will lead Canada's long track speed skating team into next month's Olympic Winter Games. Speed Skating Canada named its 19-member (10 men, nine women) squad on Wednesday in Calgary that will compete in Pyeongchang, South Korea, led by Ted-Jan Bloemen, Ivanie Blondin, Heather McLean and Vincent De Haitre, respectively.