Steven Dubois leads 4-medal day for Canada at short track World Cup
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Canada's short track speed skating team claimed four medals at a World Cup stop in Seoul on Saturday, including gold by Steven Dubois in the men's 1,000-metre final.
The Terrebonne, Que., native raced to victory in one minute 27.099 seconds, and was joined on the podium by bronze medallist Pascal Dion (1:27.302) of Montreal.
Hwang Dae-heon of South Korea took silver in 1:27.113.
Dion said after the race that he's starting to '"find his legs from last season" after a difficult start to the 2023/24 campaign.
"I had some very good races today with few mistakes to get to the final," Diomn said in a release. "I almost had a perfect race in the final, I just needed a little bit more endurance to finish one or two positions higher on the podium."
WATCH | Dubois skates to men's 1,000m gold in Seoul:
In the men's 1,500m final, Canada finished with silver and bronze thanks to performances by Montreal's William Dandjinou and Felix Roussel, of Sherbrooke, Que.
The race was won by South Korea's Park Ji-Won in 2:16.323, while Dandjinou crossed the line in 2:16.482, just ahead of Roussel's time of 2:16.553.
WATCH | Canadians take silver, bronze, in Seoul:
Dandjinou, who won bronze in the 1,500m last weekend in Beijing, said he was pleased with his result on Saturday, even if his body was
"The legs are less there than last week, but my mentality is still there," Dandjinou said. "I'm happy to have been able to share the podium with my friend and teammate Felix [Roussel]. I'm proud of myself, the experience is coming in and I'll be more ready tomorrow." The short track World Cup event in Seoul continues on Sunday at 12:02 a.m. ET and streams live on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and on CBC Gem.
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A focus on teamwork — in both individual distances and in the relay — helped Canada's short track squad capture four medals, including three gold, on home ice on Saturday during the second stop of the ISU Short Track World Tour in Montreal.
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