Canadian speed skater Dubreuil claims 500m silver at Quebec City World Cup
Canada’s long track speed skaters won two more medals on home ice at the World Cup season finale in Quebec City on Saturday.
Two-time Olympian Laurent Dubreuil, who hails from nearby Lévis, picked up silver in the men’s 500 metres with a time of 34.59 seconds at the Centre de glaces Intact Assurance. American phenom Jordan Stolz, 19, won gold in 34.51, with Japan’s Yuma Murakami taking bronze (34.67).
The 31-year-old Dubreuil finished second in the men’s 500m World Cup standings with 480 points, just one behind Japan’s Wataru Morishige.
Dubreuil reached the podium in the B Division on Friday, winning the men’s 1,000m.
WATCH l Dubereuil skates to silver in 500m:
The 31-year-old from Levis, Que. clocked in at 34.59 to place second in the men’s 500-metre race at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating event in Quebec City.
Canmore, Alta. native Connor Howe captured bronze earlier on Saturday in the men’s 1,500m, clocking 1:45.73. He beat two-time Olympic medallist Hallgeir Engebråten of Norway for the podium spot by just 0.26 seconds.
Stolz set a track record in a time of 1:44.01, while China’s Ning Zhongyan claimed silver (1:44.79).
WATCH l Howe reaches 1,500m podium:
The Canmore, Alta. native finished with a time of 1:45.73 to reach to podium for the men’s 1,500-metre race at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating event in Quebec City.
The final meet of the long track World Cup concludes Sunday, with live coverage on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and CBC Gem. Coverage continues at 2:30 p.m. ET from the capital city, which is hosting its first World Cup since 1992.
Maltais and Blondin will compete in the women’s mass start on Sunday, where they are ranked first and second in the standings, respectively.
The final World Cup stop will be followed by the world championships in Calgary (Feb. 15-18).