Canadian speed skater Dubreuil collects 2nd bronze at Milwaukee World Cup




Speed skater Laurent Dubreuil collected his second bronze medal in as many days at the ISU World Cup event in Milwaukee, helping Canada boost its season total to 10 medals.

The 32-year-old Dubreuil, of Levis, Que., recorded a time of 34.35 in the 500 metres on Sunday to earn another podium placement. His recovery from injury appears almost complete, posting near identical times in two straight races to gain valuable ground in the World Cup rankings, where he currently sits fourth with 276 points.

Japan's Tatsuya Shinhama stunned the speed skating world during Sunday's sprint, stopping the clock in 34.14 to successfully knock American phenom Jordan Stolz off the top of the podium by the slimmest of margins.

It was Stolz's first loss in the 500 metres since December 2023, a span of nine World Cup victories and two World Championship titles.

WATCH | Dubreuil collects more hardware:

Quebec's Laurent Dubreuil claims 2nd straight World Cup 500m bronze in Milwaukee

Laurent Dubreuil from Lévis, Que., places third in the men's 500-metre at the ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Milwaukee. Dubreuil also earned bronze in the same distance on Saturday.

"My start was excellent today at 9.55, which is the best I could have hoped for. My lap was a little less good. … I think with a perfect race I could have beat him (Shinhama), but I was missing just a little something today," said Dubreuil.

"In the end, getting another bronze medal is really good. I'm very, very happy to be able to keep winning medals this season."

Canada's mixed relay team also earned a bronze medal, giving the country two gold, three silver and five bronze after four events.

WATCH | Stolz shocked in 500:  

American Jordan Stolz World Cup win streak ends at 18, finishes second in 500m

Jordan Stolz of the United States finishes second in the men's 500m at the ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Milwaukee. The American was undefeated over three distances this season and had won 18 straight World Cup races dating back to last season.

Ivanie Blondin of Ottawa, Ont., teamed up with Anders Johnson of Burnaby, B.C., to finish third in the mixed relay.

The Canadians crossed the finish line in 2:58.01 and looked to be in silver-medal position, but after further review the officials deemed the Norwegians had bested them by one thousandth of a second, bumping them down to third place.

WATCH | Canada wins mixed relay World Cup bronze:

Canada's Blondin, Johnson skate to mixed relay World Cup bronze in Milwaukee

Ottawa's Ivanie Blondin and Anders Johnson of Burnaby, B.C., finish third in the mixed relay at the ISU Speed Skating World Cup stop in Milwaukee.

The Dutch earned gold with a time of 2:56.56.

The ISU World Cup Speedskating season concludes with stops in Poland (Feb. 21-23) and the Netherlands (Feb. 28-March 2).



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Posted: 2025-02-03 05:14:26

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