MONTREAL — Canadian skaters wrapped up the final day of the ISU World Cup Short Track in Montreal on Sunday by winning three additional medals — silver in the women’s 1,000-metre and men's 5,000-metre relays, as well as bronze in the men’s 1,500 metr
Danaé Blais of Châteauguay, Que., won her second medal of the competition, racing to a silver in the women’s 1000 metres. She finished the race with a final time of 1:31.471, just behind Whimin Seo of Korea , with Korea’s Jiyun Park taking the bronze .
Steven Dubois of Terrebonne, Que., picked up his first medal of the weekend in the 1,500 metres after consistent performances throughout his qualifying races. He took home the bronze with a time of 2:20.575, with Korean skaters Gun Woo Kim taking the gold and Ji Won Park the silver. Teammate Pascal Dion of Montreal, Que., narrowly missed the podium, finishing in fourth-place in the distance with a time of 2:20.731.
Fans at the Maurice Richard Arena were treated to a pair of exciting relay finals to close out the second consecutive World Cup in Montreal.
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