Laurent Dubreuil

Laurent Dubreuil (born July 25, 1992) is a Canadian speed skater. He competes primarily in the short distances of 500 m and 1000 m. Dubreuil won his first World Cup medal during the 2014–15 season when he placed third in the World Cup stop in Seoul.[1] He won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Single Distance Championships[2] and a silver medal in the 1000m at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.[3]

Laurent Dubreuil
Dubreuil in 2013
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1992-07-25) July 25, 1992
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)500 m, 1000 m
ClubClub Patinage de Vitesse de Levis
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Beijing1000 m
World Single Distance Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Heerenveen500 m
Gold medal – first place2023 HeerenveenTeam sprint
Silver medal – second place2023 Heerenveen500 m
Bronze medal – third place2015 Heerenveen500 m
Bronze medal – third place2020 Salt Lake City1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2021 Heerenveen1000 m
World Sprint Championships
Silver medal – second place2020 HamarSprint
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Quebec500 m
Gold medal – first place2023 Quebec1000 m
Gold medal – first place2023 QuebecTeam sprint
Silver medal – second place2020 Milwaukee1000 m

Career

World Cup Career

During the 2021–22 ISU Speed Skating World Cup stop in Calgary, Dubreuil broke the Canadian record in the 500 metres event by racing to a time of 33.778.[4] Dubreuil won a medal in the first eight World Cup races.[5]

2018

Dubreuil qualified to compete for Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[6][7][8]

2022

Dubreuil qualified to compete for Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[9][10][11]

He competed in the 500m event and finished up fourth. During his race, he was charged with a false start. This was questioned by Bart Veldkamp, who called it "very suspicious".[12] However Dubreuil said the false start was not an excuse for him not winning a race, and saying "it's something that's totally possible to overcome. It's just a minor inconvenience. That was not the difference."[13]

In the 1000m race, he finished second, earning the silver medal, his first Olympic podium finish.[3]

References
  1. "Canadians earn 2 World cup speed skating medals". CBC News. November 23, 2014.
  2. "Blondin wins silver, Dubreuil bronze at speed skating worlds". CBC Sports. February 15, 2015.
  3. Steiner, Ben (February 18, 2022). "Canada's Dubreuil wins silver in men's 1,000m speed skating at Beijing Games". CBC Sports. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  4. "Canada's Dubreuil breaks national record to win gold at Calgary speed skating World Cup". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. December 10, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  5. "Dubreuil wins 500 metre World Cup bronze to extend streak to seven straight podiums". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. December 3, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  6. Harrison, Doug (January 10, 2018). "Ted-Jan Bloemen, Ivanie Blondin front Canada's Olympic long track team". cbc.ca/sports/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  7. Spencer, Donna (January 10, 2018). "Speed skater Denny Morrison and 'guardian angel' wife both headed to Olympics". Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Canadian Press. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  8. "Canadian long track speed skating team named for PyeongChang 2018". speedskating.ca/. Speed Skating Canada. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  9. Nichols, Paula (January 17, 2022). "16 long track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  10. "Bloemen, Dubreuil leads Canada's long-track speedskaters into Beijing". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  11. "Speed skating Olympians Blondin, Dubreuil front Canada's long track team for Beijing". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  12. "Jury veroorzaakt ophef met "valse start" voor Canadese topfavoriet: "Heel verdacht"" [Jury causes controversy with "false start" for Canadian top favorite: "Very suspicious"]. www.sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  13. "Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil edged off Olympic 500-metre podium in fourth". ca.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
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