Dandjinou wins 1,000m, Canada claims team Crystal Globe at short track World Tour finale in Milan
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Canadian speed skater William Dandjinou capped his dominant short track World Tour season with another gold while Canada won the team Crystal Globe on Sunday at the finale in Milan, Italy.
The 23-year-old rising star clocked one minute 23.025 seconds in the men's 1,000 metres to beat Italian favourite Pietro Sighel (1:23.119) and South Korea's Jang Sung-woo (1:23.220), claiming his Tour-best eighth individual victory of the season.
Montreal's Danjinou, the reigning world champion in the distance, made history Saturday by becoming Canada's first-ever overall Crystal Globe winner. He is aiming to make his Olympic debut at Milano Cortina 2026 on the same oval.
WATCH l Danjinou skates to 1,000m gold in Milan:
Montreal's William Dandjinou caps his World Tour season with a gold medal in the 1,000m race
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Duration 7:24
Dandjinou helped Canada win silver medals in the men's 5,000m relay and mixed team relay on the final day of competition.
Canada was awarded the first-ever team crystal globe, which is based on the results from every race this season. The Canadian Ice Maples topped the final standings with 8,731 points — 1,812 more than second-place finishers Netherlands.
WATCH l Canadian team, Dandjinou receive Crystal Globes:
Canada awarded Short Track World Tour Crystal Globes for team and overall men's titles
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Duration 13:32
Canada's mixed relay squad was upgraded from bronze after Italy was penalized due to an illegal lane change. Dandjinou, Jordan Pierre-Gilles, Danae Blais, Florence Brunelle, Felix Rousell, Kim Boutin and Courtney Sarault posted a time of 2:38.187.
The Dutch team topped the podium in 2:38.005, while Japan (2:38.339) was moved up to bronze.
WATCH l Canada takes home silver in mixed team relay:
Canadian Ice Maples win mixed team relay silver medal in World Tour finale
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Duration 10:42
Pierre-Gilles, Dandjinou and Roussel returned to the podium in the men's relay alongside Steven Dubois and Maxime Laoun with a time of 6:42.878, just 0.06 seconds behind the Italian team.
Kazakhtan (6:46.068) took bronze.
The short track world championships are set for March 14-16 in Beijing.
Canadian Ice Maples close out World Tour season with silver in the men's 5,000m relay
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Duration 14:59
Canada's men's 5,000m relay team won the silver medal in the final race of the ISU Short Track World Tour finale in Milan, Italy.
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