Dubois grabs bronze in 1500-metre race at short-track WCup in Salt Lake City

Dubois added that he wasn’t expecting a podium finish so early in the season.

“I’m super happy to get a bronze medal here,” he said.

“I was expecting medals this year, but for it to come so soon — in the second World Cup — gives me a lot of confidence for what’s coming next.”

Five-time Olympic medallist Charles Hamelin of Saint-Julie, Que., came in a tie for second in the B final.

Charle Cournoyer of Boucherville, Que., ended up just off the podium in the 1,000-metre final, recording a time of 1:24.997 behind third-place Ji Won Park of South Korea’s 1:24.705. Shaolin Sandor Liu of Hungary picked up gold, while Ziwei Ren of China grabbed silver.

On the women’s side, Camille De Serres-Rainville of Montreal came in fifth in the 1500 with a time of 2:23.851. Min Jeong Choi and Ji Yoo Kim of South Korea, took gold and silver, respectively, while Xuan Li of China finished third.

Meanwhile, 20-year-old Alyson Charles of Montreal followed up her strong performance at the World Cup in Calgary last weekend with a fourth-place finish in the 1000. Charles clocked in at 1:29.113, behind Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands (1:28.436), Sofia Prosvirnova of Russia (1:28.509) and Kexin Fan of China (1:28.769).

Charles grabbed three bronze medals in Calgary.

The event wraps up Sunday.

The Canadian Press

by Canadian Press

Dubois grabs bronze in 1500-metre race at short-track WCup in Salt Lake City

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