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Montreal speedskater Laoun finishes second in World Tour's men's 500-metre final

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The Canadian Press. (2026, October 25). Montreal speedskater Laoun finishes second in World Tour's men's 500-metre final. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/montreal-speedskater-laoun-finishes-second-in-world-tour-s-men-s-500-metre-final/article_3117b0ed-36fd-5d2c-8508-709a2f372765.html

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Jens Van’t Wout from the Netherlands narrowly defeated Maxime Laoun of Montreal in the men’s 500-metre final at the ISU Short Track World Tour opener in Vancouver on Saturday night. Van’t Wout finished with a time of 40.560, while Laoun came in second at 40.725. The event took place at the Pacific Coliseum and also saw Steven Dubois from Laval finish fourth after a disappointing performance.

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Maxime Laoun of Montreal finished second in the men's 500-metre final at the ISU Short Track World Tour opener in Vancouver on October 25, 2026. Jens Van’t Wout from the Netherlands narrowly won with a time of 40.560 seconds, while Laoun came in just behind at 40.725 seconds. Furkan Akar of Turkey placed third at 41.334 seconds. Notably, five-time Olympic medallist and six-time world champion Steven Dubois from Laval, Que., ended up fourth with a time of 54.389 seconds, which was considered disappointing.

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Jens Van’t Wout of the Netherlands just clipped Maxime Laoun of Montreal to the finish line to win the men’s 500-metre A final at the ISU Short Track World Tour opener in Vancouver on Saturday night. asserted

Wout → clip → night

Van’t Wout was clocked at 40.560, while Laoun posted a time of 40.725 at the Pacific Coliseum. Furkan Akar of Turkey finished third at 41.334, while five-time Olympic medallist and six-time world champion Steven Dubois of Laval, Que., finished a disappointing fourth at 54.389. asserted

Akar → clock → 54.389

Dubois is the reigning world champion in the 500 m event, winning gold at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Games. asserted

Dubois → reign → Games

Mathieu Pelletier of Laval, Que., finished third in the men’s 500-metre B final, in 41.262. asserted

Pelletier → finish → 41.262

Jongun Rim of Seoul, South Korea, posted the winning time of 40.887, while Kay Huisman of the Netherlands was second at 41.129. asserted

Huisman → post → 41.129

Minjeong Choi of Seoul won the women’s 1,000-metres A final in 1:32.954. asserted

Choi → win → 1:32.954

Canadian Courtney Sarault of Moncton, N.B., who won two silver and two bronze medals at the Milan-Cortina Olympics, won the women’s 1,000-metres B final in 1:33.415. asserted

who → win → 1:33.415

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2026. asserted

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