Canada wins two gold, two silver at short-track speedskating World Cup

DORDRECHT, Netherlands — Short-track stars Kim Boutin and Steven Dubois both struck gold as Canada hauled in four medals at a World Cup speedskating event in the Netherlands on Saturday.

Boutin, a four-time Olympic medalist, won gold in the women’s 1,000 metres with a time of one minute and 29.807 seconds, edging Kristen Santo-Griswold of the United States, who finished in a time of 1:29.864.

Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer placed third at 1:29.968, just ahead of Canadian Danae Blais (1:30.668).

Dubois, who led Canada’s short-track team at the 2022 Beijing Games with a three-medal performance, won the men’s 1,000 in 1:24.532. Teammate Pascal Dion claimed silver in 1:24.659, just ahead of Latvia’s Roberts Kruzbergs who crossed in a time of 1:24.682.