Felix Roussel claims gold in 3-medal day for Canada at short track World Tour
Florence Brunelle, Rikki Doak take silver, bronze in women's 500m
A day after winning four medals, the Canadian short track team skated to three more podium appearances at the World Tour stop on Sunday in Beijing.
Felix Roussel, of Sherbrooke, Que., won gold in the men's 1,000-metre final. Roussel crossed the line in one minute, 25.352 seconds.
"I am proud of the way I skated," Roussel said in a release. "I showed that I had the legs and reacted well to the things that happed during my races. Crossing the finish line was an incredible moment. I never dreamed of being back on the podium this quickly."
Fellow Canadian William Dandjinou, of Montreal, finished just off the podium in the 1,000, ending up fourth in a time of 1:25.773.
WATCH | Roussel claims World Tour gold medal:
On the women's side, Florence Brunelle and Rikki Doak took silver and bronze, respectively, in the women's 500m final.
Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer took gold in the distance with a time of 42.078.
Brunelle, of Trois-Rivières, Que., finished in 42.202 while Fredericton's Doak crossed the finish line in 42.696.
WATCH | Brunelle, Doak win medals in women's 500m:
"This has been quite the weekend," Brunelle said. "We started off with a world record in the mixed relay on Friday and yesterday was a more difficult day in individual distances, but we took gold in the women's relay.
"Today, I was able to remain concentrated and filter out the things that didn't go super well yesterday from my mind. It's something that I feel I did well and I'm quite proud of that."
