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Florence Brunelle wins double gold at Canadian short track speedskating championships

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Florence Brunelle won two gold medals at the Canadian short track speedskating championships in Montreal on Friday. She secured her first win in the women’s 1,000 metres with a time of one minute and 31.935 seconds, narrowly beating Courtney Sarault who was penalized for kicking out at the finish line. Brunelle followed this victory by winning the second event, the women’s 1,500 metres, finishing in 2:30.640.

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Florence Brunelle won double gold at the Canadian short track speedskating championships on Friday, taking first place in both the women's 1,000 metres and the second 1,500 metre race. In the 1,000 metres event, Brunelle narrowly beat Courtney Sarault, who was penalized for kicking out at the finish line, finishing with a time of one minute 31.935 compared to Sarault's disqualification. Sarault remains a four-time Olympic medallist from the upcoming 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. Meanwhile, in the second 1,500 metres race, Brunelle secured her victory again with a time of 2:30.640. The men’s side saw Félix Roussel win his third consecutive gold for the 1,000 metres event but missed out on a fourth gold after being beaten by William Dandjinou in the second 1,500 metres race with times of 2:21.208 and 2:21.796 respectively.

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Danaé Blais (1:32.595) of Châteauguay, Que., grabbed silver and Kiera Pagé of Saint-Félicien, Que., earned bronze (1:53.263) thanks to Sarault’s infraction.

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🔮 However, Montreal’s William Dandjinou ended Roussel’s chase for four golds by winning the second 1,500 in 2:21.208.

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Florence Brunelle wins double gold at Canadian short track speedskating championships · assertive framing

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MONTREAL - Florence Brunelle brought home double gold on Friday at the Canadian short track speedskating championships. asserted

Brunelle → bring → championships

The Trois-Rivières, Que., native won the women’s 1,000 metres in one minute 31.935, just outstretching Courtney Sarault at the finish line. asserted

native → win → line

Sarault, a four-time Olympic medallist at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, was penalized for kicking out at the finish. asserted

Sarault → penalize → finish

Danaé Blais (1:32.595) of Châteauguay, Que., grabbed silver and Kiera Pagé of Saint-Félicien, Que., earned bronze (1:53.263) thanks to Sarault’s infraction. asserted

Pagé → grab → infraction

The 22-year-old Brunelle followed that up with a win in the second 1,500 of the competition in 2:30.640. asserted

Brunelle → follow → 2:30.640

Ann-Sophie Bachand (2:30.936) of Sherbrooke, Que., and Claudia Gagnon (2:31.021) of La Baie, Que., took silver and bronze, respectively. asserted

Bachand → take → silver

On the men’s side, Félix Roussel earned his third consecutive gold at the event with a win in the 1,000 after winning the 1,500 and 500 on Thursday. asserted

Roussel → earn → Thursday

The 25-year-old Sherbrooke native (1:25.165) beat out Mathieu Pelletier (1:25.250) of Laval, Que., and Maxime Laoun (1:25.348) of Montreal. asserted

native → beat → Montreal

However, Montreal’s William Dandjinou ended Roussel’s chase for four golds by winning the second 1,500 in 2:21.208. asserted

Dandjinou → end → 2:21.208

Roussel finished in 2:21.377, while Alexandre Migner of Sainte-Julie, Que., placed third (2:21.476). asserted

Migner → finish → Julie

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 25, 2026. asserted

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