St-Gelais finishes second overall at short-track speedskating World Cup
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Marianne St-Gelais finished second overall in the women’s standings while Samuel Girard was third overall and Charles Hamelin earned bronze in the 1,000 metres on the men’s side on Sunday at the world short-track speed skating championships,
St-Gelais, from Saint-Felicien, Que., won four silver medals over the competition. In addition to her second-place finish in the final overall standings, she picked up a silver medal in the women’s 1,000-metre race on Sunday, adding to the two second-place results she earned in Saturday’s 500 metres and 1,500 metres.
“I’m satisfied with this second place finish overall, although I’m a bit disappointed because I was initially aiming for the overall world title,” said St-Gelais. “Still, when I look at the bigger picture, I tell myself that there are things that I’ve really improved and things that I’ve done really well, and this is the kind of progress that bodes well running up to the Olympic Games (in 2018).”
St-Gelais was overtaken in the rankings by Elise Christie when the British skater won the women’s 1,000 metres on Sunday, ahead of St-Gelais, who was second. Christie subsequently finished ahead of St-Gelais in the 3,000-metre Super Final that followed, taking third place while the Canadian was fourth.