Danaé Blais leads Canadian medal haul at short track World Tour stop in Beijing




Danaé Blais won a pair of gold medals on Saturday in what was a very successful day for Canadians at the short track speed skating World Tour event in Beijing on Saturday.

The Châteauguay, Que., native was first across the line in the final of the women's 1,000m event, skating to a time of one minute, 29.678 seconds.

Blais then helped the Canadian women's relay team strike gold. She teamed with Kim Boutin (Sherbrooke, Que.), Florence Brunelle (Trois-Rivières, Que.), and Courtney Sarault (Moncton, N.B.) to win the 3,000m relay final in 4:10.948.

South Korea (4:17.746) took silver while Kazakhstan (4:39.492) finished with bronze.

WATCH | Blais captures short track World Tour 1,000m gold:

Danaé Blais captures short track World Tour 1,000m gold

The Châteauguay, Que. native clocked in at a time of 1:29.678 to win the women's 1,000m final at the ISU short track World Tour stop in Beijing.

On the men's side, Canadians Steven Dubois and William Dandjinou each picked up a silver medal win in Beijing.

Dubois, of Terrebonne, Que., finished second in the 500m final (40.289) while Dandjinou, of Sherbrooke, Que., earned his medal in the 1,500m final (2:16.808).

WATCH | Dubois earns silver in 500m short track World Tour race:

Steven Dubois earns silver in 500m short track World Tour race

The Olympian from Terrebonne, Que. finished with a time of 40.289 to win the silver medal in the men's 500m event during the the ISU short track World Tour stop in Beijing.


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Posted: 2024-12-07 15:01:11

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