MONTREAL — There was a golden finish for Canada during the first stop of the new ISU Short Track World Tour in Montreal, as the men’s 5,000-metre relay team captured gold on Sunday in front of more than 2,500 fans to wrap up an exciting weekend at Ma
urice-Richard Arena.
The team of Steven Dubois , William Dandjinou , Jordan Pierre-Gilles and Félix Roussel dominated the final race of the afternoon, leading the pack for all but two of the 45 laps to finish with a time of 6:49.814, ahead of China and Netherlands . Canada also reached the podium in the 2,000-metre mixed gender relay, as Dubois, Roussel, Kim Boutin and Florence Brunelle guided the hometown team to bronze in 2:47.875, behind the Dutch and Koreans .
Reigning national champion Brunelle finished just off the podium in fifth place of the women’s 500 metres, falling victim to an unfortunate collision with a Dutch skater at the entry of the final turn.
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