By Canadian Press

Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil wins silver in men’s 1,000 metres in Beijing

Feb 18, 2022 | 3:14 AM

BEIJING — Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil has won a silver medal in the men’s 1,000 metres at the Beijing Olympics on Friday.

Skating in the final pairing with Dutch world champion Kai Verbij, the Canadian posted a time of one minute 8.32 seconds.

He finished 0.40 seconds behind gold-medallist Thomas Krol of the Netherlands, who crossed the finish line in 1:07.92.

Haavard Holmefjord Lorentzen of Norway took the bronze in 1:08.48.

Dubreuil is the reigning world champion in the 500 metres.

The 29-year-old from Lévis, Que., missed the podium in that race by three-hundredths of a second in Beijing.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 18, 2022.

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