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Roussel, Brunelle win men's, women's national short track speedskating titles

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The Canadian Press. (2026, September 27). Roussel, Brunelle win men's, women's national short track speedskating titles. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/roussel-brunelle-win-men-s-women-s-national-short-track-speedskating-titles/article_7ea76e3d-c5e8-5538-9644-74f36d5daf61.html

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Félix Roussel won the men’s national short track speedskating championship in Montreal on Saturday, securing his fourth gold and second silver medals during the competition. He dominated the 500-metre race and took a silver medal in the 1000 metres. Meanwhile, Florence Brunelle secured the women’s title with three gold, two silver, and one bronze medal, finishing ahead of Danaé Blais to claim her national championship. Both skaters expressed pride in their performances, highlighting their hard work and racing strategies that contributed to their victories.
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Félix Roussel won the men's Canadian short track speedskating championship on Saturday, securing his fourth gold medal and second silver at the national championships. He claimed his second 500-metre gold, beating Jordan Pierre-Gilles from Sherbrooke and William Dandjinou from Montreal who placed second and third respectively. Later in the day, Roussel won a silver medal in the 1000-metre race but had already earned enough points to secure the overall title. The women's national short track speedskating champion was claimed by Florence Brunelle, who won three gold medals, two silvers, and one bronze during the event.

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Que GPE · 4× Brunelle PERSON · 3× Sherbrooke GPE · 3× MONTREAL GPE · 2× Roussel PERSON · 2× Sarault PERSON · 2× Canadian NORP · 1× Félix Roussel PERSON · 1× Jordan Pierre-Gilles PERSON · 1× William Dandjinou PERSON · 1×

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The Sherbrooke, Que., native started the day off by capturing his second 500-metre gold of the national championships, beating out Jordan Pierre-Gilles, also from Sherbrooke, and Montreal’s William Dandjinou, who placed second and third, respectively.
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🔮 The Sherbrooke, Que., native started the day off by capturing his second 500-metre gold of the national championships, beating out Jordan Pierre-Gilles, also from Sherbrooke, and Montreal’s William Dandjinou, who placed second and third, respectively.
2026-09-27 · Toronto Star
Roussel, Brunelle win men's, women's national short track speedskating titles · assertive framing

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MONTREAL - Félix Roussel closed his case as the men’s Canadian short track speedskating champion on Saturday with his fourth gold and second silver of the competition. asserted
Roussel → close → competition
The Sherbrooke, Que., native started the day off by capturing his second 500-metre gold of the national championships, beating out Jordan Pierre-Gilles, also from Sherbrooke, and Montreal’s William Dandjinou, who placed second and third, respectively. asserted
who → start → Sherbrooke
The 25-year-old Roussel later took silver in the 1000, behind Dandjinou and ahead of Mathieu Pelletier of Laval, Que., but had already earned enough points for the result to not matter. asserted
result → take → points
“I knew I had the overall title in the bag last night before bed, but it’s nice that it’s now official,” Roussel said. asserted
Roussel → know → bed
“It feels good to be rewarded for all the hard work I’ve put in. asserted
I → feel → work
I’m proud of my performances this weekend; I definitely didn’t think I would be this dominant. asserted
I → ’m → performances
It was a long day today, but I found the legs when I had to, and everything ended up working out. asserted
everything → find → legs
On the women’s side, Florence Brunelle claimed the title of national short track champion with three gold, two silver and one bronze. asserted
Brunelle → claim → gold
The Trois-Rivières, Que., native earned silver in the second 500 behind Moncton’s Courtney Sarault before closing the day with gold in the second 1000 ahead of Sherbrooke’s Ann-Sophie Bachand and Sarault. asserted
native → earn → Bachand
Those results helped Brunelle conclude the competition with 19,000 points in her top four distances, edging out Danaé Blais of Châteauguay, Que., who collected 16,200 points. asserted
who → help → points
Brunelle took the national title from Sarault, who went a perfect 9-for-9 at last season’s competition. asserted
who → take → competition
“I’m emotional because I’ve been searching this sense of lucidity in my racing for a while now,” Brunelle said. asserted
Brunelle → ’m → while
“To be conscious of what it going on, not be afraid of having sore legs, and to keep pushing no matter what. asserted
it → go → legs
“The attitude that I had during my races is something that I’m really proud of. asserted
I → have → that
I’m very happy to have finished the weekend off with this title.” asserted
I → ’m → title
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 26, 2026. asserted
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