By Canadian Press

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

Feb 11, 2023 | 11:48 AM

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.

Canada won its fourth medal of the day in the 2,000 mixed relay where the team of William Dandjinou, Rikki Doak, Jordan Pierre-Gilles and Courtney Sarault nabbed silver in 2:38.898. 

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The Netherlands won the relay gold in 2:38.811, while Poland settled for bronze with a time of 2:39.858.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 11, 2023.

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