Danaé Blais (UQAM) earns two silver medals at ISU World Cup stop in Montréal
Danaé Blais, an undergraduate psychology student, won two silver medals on 1 November 2026 at the ISU World Cup in Montréal: silver in the 500 m (her first career medal at that distance) and silver in the mixed relay. She also won Olympic bronze in the women’s 3,000 m relay at Milan‑Cortina in Feb. 2026.
Danaé Blais, 27, who studies psychology at UQAM, achieved two podium finishes at the second stage of the ISU World Cup on 1 November 2026 in Montréal. She finished second in the 500 m, marking her first career medal at that distance and her first individual World Cup podium since 2024. Blais also took silver in the mixed relay with teammates Courtney Sarault, Félix Roussel and Maxime Laoun. Earlier in 2026 she was part of the Canadian team that won bronze in the women’s 3,000 m relay at the Milan‑Cortina Winter Olympics.
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