Canadians dominate short track speedskating World Cup

Canadians dominate short track speedskating World Cup

Published Feb. 4, 2017 4:14 p.m. ET

DRESDEN, Germany (AP) Canadian skaters won three of four events with Marianne St-Gelais, Kim Boutin and Charles Hamelin all victorious at Saturday's short track speedskating World Cup.

St-Gelais defeated Dutch skater Suzanne Schulting to win her first women's 1000 of the season, while Canadian teammate Valerie Maltais was third.

Choi Min-jeong of South Korea still leads the overall standings despite not racing.

Thibaut Fauconnet of France edged Hwang Dae-heon of South Korea in a photo finish to win his first 1000 of the season in the men's race, with Hungary's Shaoang Liu taking the overall lead.

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Boutin won the women's 1500 for her first career World Cup win in the distance, while Hamelin claimed the men's 1500.

Shim Suk-hee maintained her overall lead in the 1500. Another South Korean, Lee Jung-su, still leads the men's 1500.

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