Canadians win 3 gold medals at short track worlds in Beijing

The Canadian short track speed skating team won three gold medals and added a silver at the world championships in Beijing on Saturday.

The Canadian women's relay team of Courtney Sarault (Moncton, N.B.), Rikki Doak (Fredericton), Florence Brunelle (Trois-Rivières, Que.), and Kim Boutin (Sherbrooke, Que.) won gold in the 3,000-metre final.

WATCH | Canadian women score gold relay:

Canada's women score gold in the worlds short track 3,000m relay

The Candians crossed the line in four minutes, 9.254 seconds, holding off silver medallists Poland (4:09.321) and the bronze-medal winning team from the Netherlands (4:09.392).

Montreal's Will Dandjinou won gold in the men's 1,500m final, stopping the clock in 2:15.064.

Stijn Desmet of Belgium won silver in (2:15.176) while Liu Shaoang of China (2:15.871) took the bronze medal.

WATCH | Dandjinou scores gold in Beijing:

William Dandjinou skates to 1,500m Canadian gold in China

Steven Dubois also won gold for Canada in the men's 500m final. The Terrebonne, Que., native finished in 40.008 seconds, ahead of Denis Nikisha of Kakahkstan (40.096). Jens van'T Wout (40.163) took bronze.

WATCH | Dubois scores 500m gold:

Canada's Steven Dubois captures 500m gold at short track worlds

Sarault added an individual silver in the women's 1,000m final, which was won by Hanne Desmet of Belgium (1:28.641). Sarault (1:28.929) beat out Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer (1:28.991) for second place.

WATCH | Sarault wins silver in the 1,000m:

Canada's Courtney Sarault scores silver in the 1,000m at the worlds in Beijing

The full list of Canadians at the short track worlds:

Men

William Dandjinou: 500m, 1,000m, 1,500m
Steven Dubois: 500m, 1,000m
Maxime Laoun: 1,500m
Jordan Pierre-Gilles: