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1926 cigarette card of Canadian speedskater, Gladys Robinson. Source.
The Dutch canals froze this week for the first time since 1997, but Covid restrictions prevented the staging of an Elfstedentocht. Nevertheless, Henk Angenent, the 1997 winner, retraced the route. Source.
Like kendo but with spears. This is action from the 2019 Canadian championship. Source.
Henriette d'Angeville reached the summit of Mont Blanc on this day in 1838. Source.
Family members pose in front of a bust of Anton Geesink, who in 1961 became the first non-Japanese to win a World Judo Championship. Source.
Boxer Sam Langford was born on this day in 1883 in Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia. Source.
Margit Nordin became the first woman to race in the Vasaloppet on March 4, 1923. Source.
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Isabel Coursier of Revelstoke, British Columbia held the title of women's world ski-jumping champion from 1922 to 1929. Source.
Lindsay's skating at The Forks in Winnipeg. Source.