By Canadian Press

Dandjinou skates to gold, Dubois takes bronze in 1,500 race at short-track WCup stop

Dec 17, 2023 | 9:38 AM

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — William Dandjinou won the gold medal and fellow Canadian Steven Dubois took the bronze in a men’s 1,500-metre race Sunday at a short-track speedskating World Cup stop in Seoul.

Dandjinou, from Montreal, crossed the line in a time of two minutes 18.661 seconds, finishing ahead of defending World Champion Park Ji Won of South Korea (2:18.698).

The 22-year-old Dandjinou, who won silver on Saturday in the first 1,500-metre race of the weekend, now has five individual distance medals, including two gold, from the first four World Cup stops of the season.

Dubois was third in 2:18.804. 

The 26-year-old from Lachenaie, Que., who won gold in Saturday’s men’s 1,000-metre race, leads the overall World Cup men’s standings with 683 points, ahead of Park (681) and Dandjinou (604).

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Canada finished the World Cup stop with six total medals.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 17, 2023.

The Canadian Press