St-Gelais, women’s relay team reach podium at short-track speedskating stop
SHANGHAI — Marianne St-Gelais won her second individual bronze medal, then helped Canada win a relay silver in World Cup short-track speedskating action Sunday.
St-Gelais, from Saint-Felicien, Que., skated to third place in the women’s 1,000 metres. Though much like her bronze-medal performance in Saturday’s 500 metres, the result left her a little displeased.
St-Gelais was leading the 1,000 with two laps to go while Valerie Maltais of Saguenay, Que., was second. But South Korean skaters Min Jeong Choi and Ji Yoo Kim overtook them on the outside. Choi and Kim ended up winning gold and silver, respectively.
“I’m a little disappointed by what happened,” said St-Gelais. “I wanted to block the South Koreans at the end because I knew they were going to try to go by us on the outside. I didn’t have enough energy left, I think.”