Felix Roussel Leads Canada with Nine Medals at Montreal Short Track World Tour
Canada secured nine medals, including two golds, at the second stop of the ISU Short Track World Tour in Montreal on November 1 and 2, 2026, with the home team dominating events at the Maurice Richard Arena in front of local crowds.
Montreal Home Arena Witnesss Nine Medals
More than 3,000 fans watched Felix Roussel cross the finish line to capture gold in the 5,000m men’s relay on Sunday afternoon, closing out a successful weekend for the Canadian short track team, according to reporting by ca.sports.yahoo.com. The host squad, competing as the Ice Maples, finished the two-day event with nine total medals—seven individual and two team podium finishes. That performance followed an opening stop in Vancouver where the team captured five medals.
Canadian Skaters Secure Multiple Individual Medals
Félix Roussel led the Canadian delegation with three medals, taking gold in the men’s 500m alongside teammate Maxime Laoun who claimed silver, followed by a silver in the 1500m. On the women’s side, reigning ISU Crystal Globe winner Courtney Sarault matched Roussel’s output with three medals of her own. Sarault took silver in the 1000m on Saturday and bronze in the 500m on Sunday. Danaé Blais joined Sarault on the 500m podium by claiming silver behind Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer. Meanwhile, 20-year-old Mathieu Pelletier captured the first individual distance medal of his World Tour career by skating to silver in the 1000m.
It’s incredible to finish a weekend like this, and with a crowd like this!
Team Standings and Upcoming Tour Stops in Asia
The success extended to team events as Roussel, Laoun, Sarault, and Blais teamed up to secure silver in the 2,000m mixed relay behind the Netherlands. On Sunday evening, the men’s relay squad consisting of Roussel, Steven Dubois, Pelletier, and Laoun clinched gold in the 5,000m event with a time of 6:59.327.
The strong weekend places Canada at the top of the ISU Team Crystal Globe standings with 1,836 points, leading the Korean White Tigers and Dutch Lions. The ISU Short Track World Tour now shifts to Asia for three consecutive stops, opening in Seoul from November 20 to 22, before moving to Shanghai from November 27 to 29 and concluding the leg in Beijing from December 4 to 6.