Canada skates to 10 medals at Short Track Worlds
Canada took home more medals than any other country at the 2016 ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Seoul, South Korea. The big winners were Olympic power couple Marianne St-Gelais, who stood on the podium four times, and Charles Hamelin, who won a gold as well as a silver.
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Marianne St-Gelais, center, of Canada competes against Elise Christie of Britain and Yui Sakai, right, of Japan during the women’s 1500 meter final race at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating competition in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 12, 2016. St-Gelais finished first, Christie third and Sakai fifth. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Wang Lexin of China, left, competes against Marianne St-Gelais of Canada, second left, Choi Minjeong, third left, of South Korea, and Qu Chunyu of China during the women’s 500 meter final race at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating competition in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 12, 2016. Wang won the race, while St-Gelais took second and Qu third. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Marianne St-Gelais of Canada celebrates after wining the women’s 1500 metre final at the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Gold medalist Marianne St-Gelais of Canada celebrates during the awards ceremony of the women’s 1500 meter final at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Gold medalist Wang Lexin, center, of China poses with silver medalist Marianne St-Gelais of Canada and bronze medalist Qu Chunyu, right, of China during the awarding ceremony of the women’s 500 meter final at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Gold medalist Marianne St-Gelais, center, of Canada poses with silver medalist Choi Minjeong, left, of South Korea and bronze medalist Elise Christie of Britain during the awarding ceremony of the women’s 1500 meter final at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Charles Hamelin, second from left, of Canada, competes against Seo Yi Ra, left, of South Korea, Samuel Girard, second from right, of Canada and Wu Dajing, right, of China during the men’s 1000 meter final race at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating competition in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, March 13, 2016. Hamelin finished the race while Girard took second and Wu third. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Charles Hamelin, right, and Samuel Girard of Canada celebrate after the men’s 1000 metre final at the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, March 13, 2016. Hamelin won the race while Girard took second. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Kwak Yoon-gy, second from left, of South Korea falls down as Charles Hamelin, left, of Canada, Shi Jingnan and Wu Dajing, right, of China compete during the men’s 1000 meter semifinal race at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating competition in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, March 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Gold medalist Charles Hamelin, center, of Canada poses for a selfie with silver medalist Samuel Girard, left, of Canada and bronze medalist Wu Dajing of China during the award ceremony of the men’s 1000-meter final at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating competition in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, March 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Overall men’s winner Han Tianyu center, of China poses with second-placed Charles Hamelin, left, of Canada and third-placed Shaolin Sandor Liu of Hungary during the award ceremony of overall individual champion at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating competition in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, March 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Gold medalist Choi Minjeong, center, of South Korea poses with Elise Christie, left, of Great Britain, and Kasandra Bradette of Canada during the award ceremony of the women’s 1000-meter final at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating competition in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, March 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)