Canada's Steven Dubois celebrates after winning the silver medal in the men's 1,500-metre short-track speedskating event at the Beijing Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
February 09, 2022 - 5:58 AM
BEIJING - Canadian Steven Dubois has won a silver medal in the men's 1,500-metre short-track speedskating event at the Beijing Olympics.
The 24-year-old Dubois from Terrebonne, Que. claimed second place in a photo-finish over bronze medallist Semion Elistratov of Russia.
Hwang Daeheon of South Korea won the gold medal.
Hwang is the world record holder in the 1,000 and won silver in the 500 at the 2018 Games in PyeongChang.
Dubois was the lone Canadian in the 1,500 final after five-time medallist Charles Hamelin, 37, and Pascal Dion, 27, both failed to make it beyond the semifinals.
More to come.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 9, 2022.
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