Canada's Steven Dubois, Pascal Dion win short track gold at World Cup in Montreal

Canadian speed skaters Steven Dubois and Pascal Dion captured gold on home ice on Sunday at the season-opening short track World Cup stop in Montreal.

Dubois won the men's 500-metre event for his second medal of the weekend, and Dion followed it up by topping the podium in the men's 1,000m in an exciting finish.

Dubois, a 25-year-old from Terrebonne, Que., crossed the line in 40.345 seconds in front of the roaring crowd at the Aréna Maurice-Richard. South Korea's Lee June-Seo won the silver medal in 40.434, while Italy's Pietro Sighel claimed bronze (40.719).

Fellow Canadians Jordan Pierre-Gilles (40.920) and Mathieu Pelletier (41.785) finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

WATCH | Dubois wins short track gold in Montreal:

Montreal's Dion won the 1,000 with a time of 1:23.530, finishing just 0.068 seconds ahead of South Korea's Hong Kyung Hwan (1:23.598).

Fellow Korean Kim Tae-Sung finished third in 1:24.561, while Canada's Maxime Laoun did not finish after being penalized.

WATCH | Dion captures gold:

Dubois won silver in the men's 1,500 metres on Saturday after also holding off Hong Kyung Hwan in a thrilling photo finish.

The next World Cup short track speed skating stop is in Salt Lake City on Nov. 4, followed by Almaty, Kazakhstan (Dec. 9-11, Dec. 16-18).

WATCH | Dubois claims silver in 1,500m at World Cup in Montreal: