Canadian short track star William Dandjinou golden again in 1,500m

Canada's William Dandjinou continues to dominate at the 1,500-metre distance on the World Tour short track speed skating circuit.

The Montreal native won gold on Saturday in Tilburg, Netherlands, for his fourth win in five events this season.

The victory increases Dandjinou's lead in the overall standings in the 1,500 by a near-insurmountable total of 1,012 points. The next closest competitor is Dutch skater Jens van 't Wout, who has 730 points.

WATCH | Dandjinou wins another 1,500m gold medal:

Montreal's Dandjinou captures his 4th 1,500m World Tour short track gold medal this season

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Duration 4:25

Canada's William Dandjinou claimed his fourth gold medal in five 1,500-metre races on the World Tour short track speed skating circuit on Saturday in Tilburg, Netherlands.

Steven Dubois of Terrebonne, Que., claimed a victory in the men's 500m final later Saturday, making it a 1-2 finish with teammate Jordan Pierre-Gillies of Sherbrooke, Que.

Dubois, who took bronze in the distance at the 2022 Olympics, edged his compatriot by just one second with a time of 40.313.

Van 't Wout (50.605) rounded out the podium in the four-man race with bronze.

The 27-year-old Dubois is ranked third in the overall standings (608 points) and first in the 500m.

Pierre-Gillies and Dandjinou rank second and third in the 500, respectively.

Live coverage continues from Tilburg Sunday with live streaming available on CBCSports.ca and CBC Gem.

WATCH | Dubois captures gold, Pierre-Gillies silver in 500m:

Canada's Dubois and teammate Pierre-Gillies add World Tour gold and silver medals in Tilburg

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Quebec's Steven Dubois took gold and teammate Jordan Pierre-Gillies claimed silver Saturday in the men's 500-metre final at the World Tour short track speed skating event in Tilburg, Netherlands.