Marianne St-Gelais wins 2nd short-track gold in as many days

Canadian speedskater Marianne St-Gelais capped her weekend at a short-track World Cup event with two medals on Sunday, including gold in the women's 500-metre final.

St-Gelais of Saint-Felicien, Que., who also won gold in the women's 1,000 on Saturday, led Sunday's 500-metre race from start to finish, crossing the line in 42.963 seconds.

The gold was her eighth individual medal in five World Cup events this season.

Ye Jin Kim of South Korea was second while Jamie Macdonald of Fort St. James, B.C., placed third. Kassandra Bradette, also of Saint-Felicien, was fourth.

St-Gelais earned her second medal of the day by helping Canada's 3,000-metre relay team to bronze. The Dutch led from start to finish for gold and Italy took silver.

In the women's 1,500, Valerie Maltais of Saguenay, Que., won bronze — her second in as many days — while Kim Boutin of Sherbrooke, Que., placed fifth in a race won by Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands. Maltais also won bronze in Saturday's 1,000.

On the men's side, Charles Hamelin finished just shy of the podium in the men's 500, placing fourth. The men's 5,000 relay team of Hamelin, Charle Cournoyer, Samuel Girard and Pascal Dion finished fifth.