{
  "id": 16402956,
  "title": "Montreal speedskater Laoun finishes second in World Tour’s men’s 500-metre final",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/montreal-speedskater-laoun-finishes-second-in-world-tours-mens-500",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-25T00:30:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/uncategorized/2026/10/24/montreal-speedskater-laoun-finishes-second-in-world-tours-mens-500-metre-final"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vancouver - In the opening race of the ISU Short Track World Tour, Dutch skater Jens Van t Wout edged out Montreal's Maxime Laoun by a slim margin to claim victory in the men's 500-metre final. Laoun finished second with a time of 40.725, while Van’t Wout recorded a slightly faster time of 40.560 at the Pacific Coliseum. Turkey's Furkan Akar secured the third place with a time of 41.334, while five-time Olympic medalist and six-time world champion Steven Dubois of Laval, Que., finished fourth with a time of 54.389. Canadian Steven Dubois, who won gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics, was disappointed with his fourth-place finish in his home country. Mathieu Pelletier of Laval, Que., placed third in the men's 500-metre B final with a time of 41.262. Jongun Rim of South Korea won the women's 1,000-metres A final with a time of 1:32.954, while Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands placed second at 1:33.074, and Italian Gloria Ioriatti finished third at 1:33.216.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Dutch skater Jens Van t Wout won men's 500-metre final",
    "Maxime Laoun finished second with 40.725 time",
    "Steven Dubois of Laval placed fourth with 54.389"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}