Canada’s Roussel wins 1,000-metre gold at World Tour short-track speedskating event

By The Canadian Press on December 8, 2024.

BEIJING – Félix Roussel win gold in the men’s 1,000 metres as Canada picked up three medals Sunday to conclude a short-track speedskating World Tour stop in Beijing.

Roussel from Sherbrooke, Que., finished in one minute 25.352 seconds to earn his first individual distance medal of the season and his second career World Tour victory.

Poland’s Michal Niewinski (1:25.480) and Britain’s Niall Treacy (1:25.598) joined Roussel on the podium.

Also Sunday, Florence Brunelle of Trois-Rivières, Que., earned her first career individual distance medal on the tour with a silver in the women’s 500 metres, while teammate Rikki Doak of Fredericton took bronze.

Brunelle (42.202 seconds) and Doak (42.696) finished behind Dutch speedster Xandra Velzeboer (42.078), who won her third 500-metre gold in as many weeks.

The Canadian men’s relay team failed to win a medal Sunday after opening the season with back-to-back golds.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 8, 2024.

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