Canada’s women’s long-track team pursuit trio – Isabelle Weidemann, Ivanie Blondin and Valérie Maltais – won a gold medal in Milan on Tuesday. They defeated a notably younger Dutch team who led for much of the race. But in the end, the vastly experienced Canadians reeled them back in.

This is a repeat of the same medal in the same discipline with the same group at the last Olympics.

The Dutch fans were in the vast majority inside the Milano Speed Skating Stadium, but the Canadians carried the day, on and off the field of play. By the end, those in red and white were dancing in the aisles.