By Canadian Press

Dubois leads four-medal day for Canada at short track speedskating World Cup

Dec 16, 2023 | 11:11 AM

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Steven Dubois earned his first gold of the season to lead a four-medal day for Canada at a short track speedskating World Cup stop in South Korea on Saturday.

The Terrebonne, Que., native won the men’s 1,000 metres, narrowly edging South Korea’s Hwang Dae-heon.

Dubois crossed the line in one minute 27.099 seconds, with Dae-heon stopping the clock at 1:27.113. 

Montreal’s Pascal Dion took bronze in 1:27.302 for his first World Cup podium finish in an individual event this season.

In the men’s 1,500, Montreal’s William Dandjinou and Felix Roussel of Sherbrooke, Que., earned silver and bronze, respectively. 

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South Korea’s Park Ji-Won grabbed gold in 2:16.323, while Dandjinou finished at 2:16.482. Roussel completed the race in 2:16:553. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 16, 2023.

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