Canadian speed skaters Florence Brunelle and Courtney Sarault won the golden world tour on Sunday in Tilburg, Netherlands.
Brunelle, from Trois-Rivieres, which., He finished first in the 500 female meters for his first individual world race title.
She crossed the line in 43,141 seconds, just ahead of Michelle Velzebeer (43,257) of the Netherlands and Kristen Santos-Griswold (43,500) of the Netherlands and the United States.
A twice Junior world champion in the distance, Brunelle had won 500 silver in Beijing and Korea earlier this season, the first higher level medals of his young career.
“I am extremely happy and proud … I knew that gold was possible, but it is still important that this happens,” Canada told Speed Skating. “I am very happy for the way I succeeded.
“Many things have happened in the last month that could have de -state. But, in the end, I knew that what would be most beneficial for me was to stay at the time.”
Look | Brunelle joins the season medal in 500m female:
Florence Brunelle captured a gold medal of the world tour in 500 female meters a final Sunday in Tilburg, the Netherlands.
Sarault, from Moncton, NB, occupied the first place in the final of 1,500 female in two minutes 27,388 seconds.
Hanne Desmet de Belgica crossed the line first, but gold was lost after she was penalized for contacting Arianna Fontana of Italy.
Sarault grabbed the leadership in the middle of the race, but was overcome by DESMET from the outside with two remaining turns.
The 24 -year -old Canadian crossed the finish line in 2: 27,388 and joined the podium by Elisa Comfortola of Italy (2: 27,406) and Corinne Stoddard of the United States (2: 27.525).
It is the first medal of individual distance of Sarault of the season, since the two stops of the world tour in Montreal has been lost due to a brain shock and approaching three final appearances during competitions in China and Korea.
Look | Sarault awarded the gold medal after Belgium’s opponent penalized:
Courtney Sarault affirms the gold medal World Tour in the 1,500 meters of women in Tilburg, Netherlands.
“Yesterday, I fell a little short in the 1,000, so I knew that I only had two great efforts today and that I was willing to fight for it,” said Sarault. “I think I did the perfect race to be in the right place at the right time.
“After the year I have had, I had to skate myself, be at the time and give myself the best chance to let everything that has happened in the past.”
In the 1,000 men, the current world champion William Dandjinou of Montreal was penalized and was given a yellow card for the second consecutive day after making a dangerous pass in the final that took two companions competitors. Felix Roussel (Sherbrooke, which.) Crashed in that same race, complying with a fourth place.
The day ended in controversy for the Steven Dubois male relay team, Jordan Pierre-Gilles, Maxime Laun and Roussel, who were eliminated from the containment of the medal after the Dutch skater Jens van ‘t wout demolished Dubois to the output of the final corner.
The officials considered that there was a joint responsibility and did not give any penalty, which resulted in a Dutch victory in the ice at home, ahead of Belgium and Italy.
Canada leaves Tilburg with five medals, including Sarault’s gold, Brunelle, Dandjinou and Dubois, as well as silver by Jordan Pierre-Gilles.
After the first five events of the Tour World season, Canada is at the top of the ISU Team Crystal Globe classifications with 7,422 points, comfortably ahead of its closest competitors, the Dutch lions (5,771).
The last stop of Isu Short Track World Tour is from February 14 to 16 in Milan, presenter of the 2026 Olympic Games next winter.
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Other Canadian results
500m for women
- Danaé Blais: Eighth
- Kim Boutin: 10
Men 1,000
- Felix Roussel: 4th
- Steven Dubois: 6th
Women 1,500
- Claudia Gagnon: Ninth
- Danaé Blais: 19
Relay
