Canada's Roussel, Laoun finish 1-2 in men's 500m at short track World Tour in Montreal
Canada's Félix Roussel and Maxime Laoun delivered a wild one-two finish on home ice in the men's 500-metre final at the ISU Short Track World Tour stop in Montreal on Saturday, with Roussel taking gold after the top two Dutch skaters collided on the final turn.
Montreal - Canadian short track speedskater Félix Roussel secured two medals at a World Tour event on Saturday. The 25-year-old from Sherbrooke, Quebec, won gold in the men's 500 meters with a time of 40.380 seconds. Canadian Maxime Laoun claimed silver, while Italy's Thomas Nadalini secured bronze. Roussel also earned silver in the 1,500 meters, clocking in at two minutes and 2.20.295 seconds.
The Netherlands' Jens Van 't Wout took gold, and Japan's Shigo Miyata finished with bronze. Meanwhile, Moncton's Courtney Sarault won silver in the women's 1,000 meters, finishing behind South Korea's Minjeong Choi and ahead of Belgium's Hanne Desmet. However, Canada's women's 3000 relay team finished last in the four-team race due to a penalty.
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