Dubois wins short-track bronze

SALT LAKE CITY — Canada’s Steven Dubois picked up a bronze medal in the men’s 1500-metre race at an ISU short-track speed skating World Cup event on Saturday.

Dubois of Lachenaie, Que., finished in two minutes and 13.424 seconds, just behind the Netherlands’ Sjinkie Knegt (2:13.113) and June Seo Lee of South Korea (2:13.214).

“The race felt great,” said Dubois.

“It started super fast, so I wasn’t sure what to do. I ended up staying in the back, waiting for them to slow down.

“It never happened, so in the last two or three laps I gave it my all and went outside to get into the third position.

Dubois wasn’t expecting a podium finish so early in the season.

Charle Cournoyer of Boucherville, Que., ended up just off the podium in the 1,000-metre final, recording a time of 1:24.997.

On the women’s side, Camille De Serres-Rainville of Montreal came in fifth in the 1500 with a time of 2:23.851. Min Jeong Choi and Ji Yoo Kim of South Korea, took gold and silver, respectively.

Meanwhile, 20-year-old Alyson Charles of Montreal followed up her strong performance at the World Cup in Calgary last weekend with a fourth-place finish in the 1000.

Charles clocked in at 1:29.113, behind Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands (1:28.436), Sofia Prosvirnova of Russia (1:28.509) and Kexin Fan of China (1:28.769).