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Canadians win 3 gold medals at short track worlds in Beijing
Canadians win 3 gold medals at short track worlds in Beijing

CBC

time15-03-2025

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Canadians win 3 gold medals at short track worlds in Beijing

Social Sharing The Canadian short track speed skating team won three gold medals and added a silver at the world championships in Beijing on Saturday. The Canadian women's relay team of Courtney Sarault (Moncton, N.B.), Rikki Doak (Fredericton), Florence Brunelle (Trois-Rivières, Que.), and Kim Boutin (Sherbrooke, Que.) won gold in the 3,000-metre final. The Candians crossed the line in four minutes, 9.254 seconds, holding off silver medallists Poland (4:09.321) and the bronze-medal winning team from the Netherlands (4:09.392). Montreal's Will Dandjinou won gold in the men's 1,500m final, stopping the clock in 2:15.064. Stijn Desmet of Belgium won silver in (2:15.176) while Liu Shaoang of China (2:15.871) took the bronze medal. Steven Dubois also won gold for Canada in the men's 500m final. The Terrebonne, Que., native finished in 40.008 seconds, ahead of Denis Nikisha of Kakahkstan (40.096). Jens van'T Wout (40.163) took bronze. Canada's Steven Dubois captures 500m gold at short track worlds 11 minutes ago Duration 3:09 Steven Dubois of Terrebonne, Que., skates to the top of the podium at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Beijing. Sarault added an individual silver in the women's 1,000m final, which was won by Hanne Desmet of Belgium (1:28.641). Sarault (1:28.929) beat out Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer (1:28.991) for second place. The full list of Canadians at the short track worlds: Men William Dandjinou: 500m, 1,000m, 1,500m Steven Dubois: 500m, 1,000m Maxime Laoun: 1,500m Jordan Pierre-Gilles: 500m Félix Roussel: 1,000m, 1500m Women Danaé Blais: 1,000m, 1,500m Kim Boutin: 500m Florence Brunelle: 500m, 1,000m, 1,500m Rikki Doak: 500m Courtney Sarault: 1,000m, 1,500m Each Canadian skater is also eligible to compete in relays. How to watch: Every medal race will be streamed live on and CBC Gem, starting at 2 a.m. ET on both Saturday and Sunday. Here's the full schedule of events.

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