Canada's Dion skates to World Cup short track bronze in Beijing

Canada's Pascal Dion will bring home a bronze medal from the men's 1,000-metre final at the season opening World Cup short track speed skating event in Beijing on Sunday.

Dion finished the race in one minute, 26.621 seconds, behind Korea's Hwang Daeheon, who took gold in 1:26.020. Russia's Semen Elistratov claimed silver in 1:26.387.

"In the finals, I used the same race strategy as in my quarter-final and semifinal," the 27-year-old from Montreal said. "I really wanted to jump out in front and control the tempo, and it worked out very well. It has been nearly five years since I last won an individual World Cup medal, so I'm happy with how things ended today.

"I'm really proud of the work that I've done over the past couple of years to get to this point."

WATCH | Pascal Dion skates to bronze in Beijing:

Bronze medal for Canada's Pascal Dion in Beijing

3 years ago

Duration 2:07

Montreal's Pascal Dion skated to a bronze medal Sunday at a World Cup event in Beijing, China crossing the line with a time of 1:26.621.

It's the second medal collected by Canadians at the event. Courtney Sarault won silver in the women's 1,500-metre final on Saturday.

WATCH | Sarault makes statement in short track season opener:

Moncton's Courtney Sarault claims short track silver in season opening World Cup

3 years ago

Duration 9:32

Courtney Sarault of Moncton, N.B. won silver in the women's 1,500-metre final at the season opening World Cup short track speed skating event in Beijing.