By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

Day 1 medal standings: Alberta takes early lead at the oval

Feb 16, 2019 | 8:27 PM

Team Alberta has taken an early lead in the medal standings after the first day of competition in Red Deer at the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

Six medals total were handed out at Great Chief Park following the finals for both the male and female 1500 metre long track speedskating races.

On the women’s side, Calgary’s Brooklyn McDougall won Team Alberta’s first gold of the Games, clocking a 2:16.69. Both the silver and bronze went to skaters from Quebec.

“It’s a pretty amazing feeling right now. I knew the energy would be pretty high, but not this high! It was part of a crazy day, and all the hard work paid off at the end,” McDougall said. “We have been working for these Canada Games the whole season. Putting a lot of hard hours on the ice and on the bike have led to this moment.”

McDougall, a member of Team Canada’s NextGen program, is competing at her second Canada Games. She placed 26th in the 1500 metre race at Prince George 2015.

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In the men’s race, Kaleb Muller, also a 20-year-old, earned the silver by posting a time of 1:57.55, 1.43 seconds off the gold.

“It’s been great so far. It has been a goal of mine to win a medal at Canada Games now. I couldn’t be happier to win a medal here in Red Deer,” said Muller, a native of Cranford, AB. “It’s definitely a lot colder than what we are used to. There are lots of elements you have to deal with, especially the wind, but the weather is the same for everybody so we all face the same elements. I’ve posted more or less the same time compared to indoor skating.”

Muller also competed at Prince George 2015, and then at the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg in mountain biking. This is his first medal.

Medal standings:

Alberta (1-1-0 >> 2)
Quebec (0-1-1 >> 2)
Manitoba (1-0-0 >> 1)
Ontario (0-0-1 >> 1)
The rest (0-0-0 >> 0)