Canadian speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen earns silver in World Cup stop in Norway

Canada's Ted-Jan Bloemen raced to a silver medal in the men's 10,000m speed skating event on Saturday at the World Cup stop in Stavanger, Norway.

The 37-year-old from Calgary stopped the clock at 13 minutes 12.33 seconds, which was 9.62 seconds behind Saturday's gold medallist and Beijing 2022 bronze medallist, Davide Ghiotto of Italy.

Michele Malfatti, also from Italy, rounded out the podium.

Bloemen holds the Olympic record in the event with his gold-medal performance in Pyeongchang 2018, where he also won silver in the 5,000m race.

Live action from Stavanger continues on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. ET on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and CBC Gem.