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CBC
16-02-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Canada claims team Crystal Globe, Dandjinou wins 1,000m at short track World Tour finale in Milan
Canadian mixed, men's relay teams earn silver on final day at 2026 Olympic venue 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 Dandjinou, 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. Dandjinou finished first overall in the 1,500m standings and second in both the 500m and 1000m. WATCH l Dandjinou skates to 1,000m gold in Milan: Dandjinou also helped Canada win silver medals in the men's 5,000m relay and 2,000m 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 Ice Maples topped the final standings with 8,731 points — 1,812 more than second-place finishers Netherlands. The Canadians raised their season total to 37 medals across six Tour stops, including a record 21 gold. The women's and men's relay teams finished the season ranked first overall, while the mixed relay squad placed second overall after a breakthrough season. Canada's Steven Dubois clinched the 500m title, with teammate Jordan Pierre-Gilles finishing in a three-way tie for third in the distance. WATCH l Canadian team, Dandjinou receive Crystal Globes: Media Video | Canada awarded Short Track World Tour Crystal Globes for team and overall men's titles Caption: Watch the Canadian Ice Maples receive their Crystal Globe for winning the team title, along with Montreal's William Dandjinou claiming the Crystal Globe for winning the men's title, at the ISU Short Track World Tour finale in Milan, Italy. Open Full Embed in New Tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage. Canada's mixed relay squad was upgraded from bronze after Italy was penalized due to an illegal lane change. Dandjinou, Pierre-Gilles, Danaé Blais, Florence Brunelle, Félix Roussel, 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. Pierre-Gilles, Dandjinou and Roussel returned to the podium in the men's relay alongside Dubois and Maxime Laoun with a time of 6:42.878, just 0.06 seconds behind the Italian team. Kazakhstan (6:46.068) took bronze. The short track world championships are set for March 14-16 in Beijing.
CBC
16-02-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Canada awarded Short Track World Tour Crystal Globes for team and overall men's titles
Watch the Canadian Ice Maples receive their Crystal Globe for winning the team title, along with Montreal's William Dandjinou claiming the Crystal Globe for winning the men's title, at the ISU Short Track World Tour finale in Milan, Italy.
CBC
16-02-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Canadian Ice Maples win mixed team relay silver medal in World Tour finale
After Italy was penalized due to an illegal lane change, Canada's mixed team relay squad was upgraded to the silver medal, on the final day of the ISU Short Track World Tour finale in Milan, Italy.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
American short track skater Kristen Santos-Griswold looking for Olympic redemption
MILAN (AP) — American speed skater Kristen Santos-Griswold has unfinished business with the Winter Olympics. The 30-year-old from Fairfield, Connecticut is targeting next year's Milan Cortina Games as redemption after an agonizing end to the short track at Beijing almost made her quit the sport entirely. Santos-Griswold was one of the favorites going into the women's 1,000 meters final at the 2022 Olympics and led heading into the last lap before short track superstar Arianna Fontana tried to make a cut up the inside and the pair collided, with both crashing. 'Yeah, last Olympics obviously didn't go my way and it was pretty hard to handle, I'm not going to lie,' Santos-Griswold said in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday. 'I struggled a lot with deciding if I wanted to keep skating after that, and kind of came back and forth between realizing that I wanted to do it for fun and because I love the sport and it wasn't about the outcome. 'And that's something that I'm still working on every day, just to remember why I'm here.' Fontana was eventually disqualified, handing Santos-Griswold fourth place. But the American struggled after returning from China. Santos-Griswold opted not to go to that year's world championships and instead took some time out to decide whether to return to the sport. 'I was all over the place in my head,' she said. 'I would say like about a month of myself going back and forth, like really figuring out if it was what I wanted, not like what someone else wanted, not what family wanted, and if I could handle the mental aspect of skating because it's really hard. 'Ultimately I went back and forth for a while and decided that I didn't feel like I was ready to give it up. I felt like I still had more to give in the sport and I really wanted to push myself to the end.' Santos-Griswold was speaking at the start of races this weekend in Milan that serve not only as the last leg of the Short Track World Tour — with her in pole position to win the Crystal Globe — but also as a test run for next year's Olympics, with some of the skating events set to be held at the same venue. 'Definitely being here this weekend I think is really exciting and also nerve-wracking,' Santos-Griswold said. 'You want to obviously have a good feel and get a good mindset to be ready to be here in a year from now. 'But I think regardless of what happens, it's also enough time to reset if needed. So my goal for this weekend is to really just get a good feel and prepare myself for next year.' Having taken three Olympic trials to book her ticket to the Games, Santos-Griswold acknowledges that she felt the pressure in 2022. She feels there will be even more pressure next year but believes she is learning the lessons from Beijing. 'I think it was honestly a good precursor for this upcoming one and knowing how to handle that,' Santos-Griswold said. 'I think that's something that honestly I've been dealing with a lot this year even, is the pressure of skating and how hard it can be and how frustrating it can be when you feel physically ready but mentally you might be not quite there. 'So I think while it's hard to deal with right now, I'm grateful that it's happening right now so that I can figure out ways around it and working with it.' And there is one crucial aspect Santos-Griswold is focusing on. 'I think I always feel like I have to constantly prove myself in the sport,' she said. 'But I'm working on being confident in the type of skater I am and knowing that I don't need to prove to anyone that I'm good. 'That I'm just good.' ___ AP Olympics: Daniella Matar, The Associated Press
Associated Press
14-02-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
American short track skater Kristen Santos-Griswold looking for Olympic redemption
MILAN (AP) — American speed skater Kristen Santos-Griswold has unfinished business with the Winter Olympics. The 30-year-old from Fairfield, Connecticut is targeting next year's Milan Cortina Games as redemption after an agonizing end to the short track at Beijing almost made her quit the sport entirely. Santos-Griswold was one of the favorites going into the women's 1,000 meters final at the 2022 Olympics and led heading into the last lap before short track superstar Arianna Fontana tried to make a cut up the inside and the pair collided, with both crashing. 'Yeah, last Olympics obviously didn't go my way and it was pretty hard to handle, I'm not going to lie,' Santos-Griswold said in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday. 'I struggled a lot with deciding if I wanted to keep skating after that, and kind of came back and forth between realizing that I wanted to do it for fun and because I love the sport and it wasn't about the outcome. 'And that's something that I'm still working on every day, just to remember why I'm here.' Fontana was eventually disqualified, handing Santos-Griswold fourth place. But the American struggled after returning from China. Santos-Griswold opted not to go to that year's world championships and instead took some time out to decide whether to return to the sport. 'I was all over the place in my head,' she said. 'I would say like about a month of myself going back and forth, like really figuring out if it was what I wanted, not like what someone else wanted, not what family wanted, and if I could handle the mental aspect of skating because it's really hard. 'Ultimately I went back and forth for a while and decided that I didn't feel like I was ready to give it up. I felt like I still had more to give in the sport and I really wanted to push myself to the end.' Santos-Griswold was speaking at the start of races this weekend in Milan that serve not only as the last leg of the Short Track World Tour — with her in pole position to win the Crystal Globe — but also as a test run for next year's Olympics, with some of the skating events set to be held at the same venue. 'Definitely being here this weekend I think is really exciting and also nerve-wracking,' Santos-Griswold said. 'You want to obviously have a good feel and get a good mindset to be ready to be here in a year from now. 'But I think regardless of what happens, it's also enough time to reset if needed. So my goal for this weekend is to really just get a good feel and prepare myself for next year.' Having taken three Olympic trials to book her ticket to the Games, Santos-Griswold acknowledges that she felt the pressure in 2022. She feels there will be even more pressure next year but believes she is learning the lessons from Beijing. 'I think it was honestly a good precursor for this upcoming one and knowing how to handle that,' Santos-Griswold said. 'I think that's something that honestly I've been dealing with a lot this year even, is the pressure of skating and how hard it can be and how frustrating it can be when you feel physically ready but mentally you might be not quite there. 'So I think while it's hard to deal with right now, I'm grateful that it's happening right now so that I can figure out ways around it and working with it.' And there is one crucial aspect Santos-Griswold is focusing on. 'I think I always feel like I have to constantly prove myself in the sport,' she said. 'But I'm working on being confident in the type of skater I am and knowing that I don't need to prove to anyone that I'm good. 'That I'm just good.'
