Canadian speed skater Laurent Dubreuil races to World Cup silver medal in Poland

Canada's Laurent Dubreuil raced to silver in the men's 500-metre race Saturday at the ISU Speed Skating World Cup stop in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland.

The 31-year-old from Quebec City finished in 34.77 seconds, just 0.07 behind gold medallist Tingyu Gao of China and 0.05 ahead of Japan's Wataru Morishige.

WATCH l Dubreuil earns silver in men's 500-metre race:

The Canadian women's team pursuit squad of Valérie Maltais (Saguenay Que.), Ivanie Blondin (Ottawa), and  Béatrice Lamarche (Quebec City) also struck silver, stopping the clock at 3:03.24 to finish 2.89 seconds behind Japan.

Poland took bronze, coming 2.64 after Canada.

The World Cup continues Sunday with the men's 5,000, a second men's 500, women's 1,000 and women's mass start race.

WATCH l Canadian women's team pursuit squad races to silver: