Canadian speed skater Laurent Dubreuil races to World Cup silver medal in Poland
Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil raced to silver in the men’s 500-metre race Saturday at the ISU Speed Skating World Cup stop in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland.
The 31-year-old from Quebec City finished in 34.77 seconds, just 0.07 behind gold medallist Tingyu Gao of China and 0.05 ahead of Japan’s Wataru Morishige.
WATCH l Dubreuil earns silver in men’s 500-metre race:
Laurent Dubreuil of Levis, Que., won a silver medal in the men’s 500-metre race, at the ISU World Cup speed skating event in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland.
The Canadian women’s team pursuit squad of Valérie Maltais (Saguenay Que.), Ivanie Blondin (Ottawa), and Béatrice Lamarche (Quebec City) also struck silver, stopping the clock at 3:03.24 to finish 2.89 seconds behind Japan.
Poland took bronze, coming 2.64 after Canada.
The World Cup continues Sunday with the men’s 5,000, a second men’s 500, women’s 1,000 and women’s mass start race.
WATCH l Canadian women’s team pursuit squad races to silver:
Canadians Valérie Maltais, Béatrice Lamarche and Ivanie Blondin won a silver medal in the women’s team pursuit race at the ISU World Cup speed skating stop in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland.
Other Canadian results
- Carolina Hiller (Prince George, B.C.) – 17th in 2nd 500m women’s division A
- Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu (Montreal) – 19th in 1500m men’s division A
- Connor Howe (Canmore, Alta.) – 9th in 1500m men’s division A
- Vincent De Haître (Ottawa) – 2nd in men’s division B
- Maddison Pearman (Ponoka, Alta) – 16th in 500m women’s division B
- Brooklyn McDougall (Calgary) – 7th in 500m women’s division B
- Laura Hall (Salmon Arm, B.C.) – 17th in 1500m women’s division B
