MILAN – Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil captured bronze in the men’s 500 metres Saturday at the Milan Cortina Games.
The 33-year-old from Lévis, Que., sprinted across the finish line in a short-lived Olympic-record time of 34.26 seconds after a false start.
United States star Jordan Stolz won gold in 33.77 seconds, while Jenning de Boo of the Netherlands took silver in 33.88.
Dubreuil cruised around the ice with one arm in the air as the crowd of most orange-clad Dutch fans stood in applause after he set the record at Milano Speed Skating Stadium. Stolz and De Boo surpassed it three pairings later.
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Dubreuil, a three-time Olympian, finished eighth in the men’s 1,000 despite posting a faster time than when he won silver in the event at the 2022 Games in Beijing.
The bronze marks Canada’s eighth medal of these Games (three silver, five bronze) and second in speedskating after Valérie Maltais came third in the women’s 3,000.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 14, 2026.
Note to readers:This is a corrected story. A previous version incorrectly stated Maltais won bronze in the women’s 1,000 metres. In fact it was the 3,000.
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