Steven Dubois captured Canada's first short track World Cup medal of the season with silver in the men's 1,000 metres on Saturday in Montreal.
The 26-year-old Olympian from Terrebonne, Que., clocked a time of one minute 24.916 seconds to finish behind South Korea's Ji Won Park, who captured gold at the World Cup opener in 1:24.903.
Italy's Pietro Sighel rounded out the podium with a time of 1:25.035. WATCH | Dubois claims short track silver on home ice: After finishing third in his qualifying heat on Friday, Dubois earned redemption by winning both of his repechage heats on Saturday en route to qualifying for the final in front of the home crowd. "It was a day that was a bit hard mentally, and physically too," Dubois said in a release. "Plus, it's the first competition of the season.
You never know how your legs are compared to other skaters, but after doing six or seven races, I saw that my conditioning was excellent. "I didn't feel a drop in physical form, so that gives me confidence for the next competitions.