William Dandjinou of Canada claims his first World Cup victory in the 1,500-metre race at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating event in Montreal. Danaé Blais also wins bronze in the women's 1,500 final.
William Dandjinou of Canada leads his team to a first place finish during the 5000-metre relay final race at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating event in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023.After winning his first individual medal in the 1,000 metres last week at the Maurice Richard Arena, William Dandjinou struck gold Saturday in the 1,500 in Montreal’s second ISU World Cup short-track speedskating event in as many weeks.
South Korea’s Daeheon Hwang claimed silver in a time of 2:21.809 while teammate Gun Woo Kim took bronze in 2:21.918. Also Saturday, Danaé Blais, of Châteauguay, Que., won the bronze medal in the women’s 1,500 final with a time of two minutes 34.951 seconds.
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