Pascal Dion strikes gold at World Cup short track event in Poland
Canadian short track speed skaters raced to four medals on Saturday at the World Cup event in Gdansk, Poland.
Montreal’s Pascal Dion won gold in the men’s 1,500-metre event, fending off silver medallist South Korea’s Jang Sungwoo and bronze medallist Friso Emons of the Netherlands.
WATCH l Montreal’s Dion claims 1,500m gold:
Pascal Dion of Montreal claimed Saturday’s 1500-metre World Cup short track speed skating gold medal in Gdansk, Poland.
Steven Dubois of Terrebonne, Que., earned silver in the men’s 500m final, finishing behind winner Seo Yi-ra, of South Korea. Poland’s Lukasz Huczynski took bronze on home ice.
WATCH l Dubois narrowly misses gold:
Steven Dubois of Terrebonne, Que., narrowly missed gold, claiming a silver medal Saturday in the 500-metre World Cup short track speed skating event in Gdansk, Poland.
Kim Boutin, of Sherbrooke, Que., made the podium in the women’s 500m race, collecting the bronze medal. behind gold medallist Selma Poutsma of the Netherlands won the race while Belgium’s Desmet Hanne took the silver.
Claudia Gagnon of La Baie, Que., was sixth in the same event, ahead of fellow Canadian Danae Blais of Chateauguay, Que.
WATCH l Boutin settles for 500-metre bronze:
Kim Boutin of Sherbrooke, Que., settled for the 500-metre World Cup short track speed skating bronze medal Saturday in Gdansk, Poland.
Canada’s mixed relay team added the fourth podium of the day.
Boutin, Rikki Doak of Fredericton, P.E.I., Montreal’s Maxime Laoun and Jordan Pierre-Gilles of Sherbrooke, Que., earned the bronze medal. The Netherlands and South Korea took gold and silver, respectively.
Coverage of Day 2 begins on Sunday at 8 a.m. ET. Live stream all the action on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and on CBC Gem.
WATCH l Canadian mixed relay team makes podium:
It was a mixed relay bronze for Canada, adding to the already three individual short track speed skating medals won Saturday at the World Cup in Gdansk, Poland.
