Speed skating
Host of the first recognized ISU event outside of Europe, more than five ISU Speed Skating World Cups and Championships and many selection competitions for our successful Canadian Olympic Speed Skating team, Montréal has a long tradition of success in ISU events both in speed skating and figure skating. It is a leading international speed skating and winter sports destination that has it all. Olympians such as Marc Gagnon, Kim Boutin and Charles Hamelin have all trained at Speed Skating Canada’s national training center. Speed skating is in Montréal’s DNA!
We have done it before
Montréal has hosted the following signature speed skating events:
- 1997 ISU Championships (first outside of Europe)
- Many ISU Short Track World Cups - 2017 Canadian National Senior Championships
- 2014-2018-2022 ISU World Short Track Championships
- 2019 ISU World Junior Short Track Championships
- 2020 Four Continents Short Track Championships
A long tradition of success informs Montréal’s need for speed skating
Arena Maurice-Richard
A world-class arena with a 6,000 seat capacity and an Olympic-size ice surface, it is also the training centre for the Canadian national short track speed skating team and hosts most of many national and international competitions.
Montréal's ecosystem is real and vibrant
- 9 speed skating clubs are based in Montréal and can support or organize speed skating events
- Speed Skating Canada’s National Training Centre is based in Montréal
- We have thousands of volunteers ready to contribute u Key suppliers are based in the Montréal area
- Sports Events Montréal and the City of Montréal are key supporters and facilitators
- Given its strong relationship with public funding partners, the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montréal and private corporations, Montréal knows how to secure public and commercial funding to support your events