Valérie Maltais and Hayden Mayeur won their respective mass starts at the Canadian long track speed skating championships on Sunday in Quebec City.
WATCH: Maltais wins women’s mass start:
On the men’s side, Toronto’s Mayeur, a World Cup bronze medallist in the distance, won in a time of 8:44.035 ahead of Calgarians Max Halyk (+0.261) and Jack Deibert (+0.29).
The results from this weekend’s championships will be used to help select the skaters that will represent Canada on the international stage for the first half of the season.
WATCH: Mayeur claims men’s mass start title
The season gets underway next month with ISU Four Continents Speed Skating Championships in Hachinohe City from Nov. 15-17. Athletes will then begin their World Cup season with stops in Nagano (Nov. 22-24) and Beijing (Nov. 29-Dec. 1). The circuit will then make it’s way to North American in the New Year, with events in Calgary (Jan. 24-26) and Salt Lake City (Jan. 31-Feb. 2).