Charles Hamelin captures 1,500m world title at short track worlds

Canada’s Charles Hamelin secured the 1,500m world title at the ISU world short track velocity skating championships Saturday in Dordrecht, Netherlands.

The three-time Olympic champion and 2018 world champion added the 2021 title by skating to a time of two minutes, 18.143 seconds.

Hamelin, of Sainte-Julie, Que., performed ahead of Dutch skater Itzhak de Laat (2: 18.202) and Russia’s Semen Elistratov (2: 18.296).

“I was so confident in what I was in a position to doing as of late, due to the the coaching I did this season in Montreal and the coaching that I did since arriving within the Netherlands,” stated Hamelin. “The profession trip I in actual fact relish won positively performed a element. It is undoubtedly one of many benefits I in actual fact relish over the competitors and it is undoubtedly one of many explanations why I discontinuance up with a medal within the 1,500m.

“I knew easy how to govern my trek as of late and legs as of late and used to be ready to capitalize on that to exhaust. It used to be soundless a mountainous distress for me – concerned about my age, the covid situation and the truth that I haven’t raced in over a 365 days. I contemplate this exhaust ranks moderately high location in my checklist of accomplishment; I would negate among my prime three World Championship medals.”

Earlier on Saturday, fellow Canadian Courtney Sarault earned her first podium at the world championships with a silver medal within the females’s 1,500m.

WATCH | Canada’s Hamelin earns 2021 world title within the 1,500: 

Charles Hamelin of Sainte-Julie, Que., received Saturday’s 1,500 metre world championship short track velocity skating title in Dordrecht, Netherlands. 3: 46

The Moncton, N.B., native skated to a time of two minutes, 37.089 seconds to separate Netherlands’ Suzanne Schulting (2: 36.884) and Xandra Velzeboer (2: 37.109) on the rostrum.

“The day prior to this, I felt I received the total nerves out and as of late I was in actual fact ready to present attention to what I put most effective. I’m in actual fact satisfied with my outcome,” stated Sarault. “I soundless relish somewhat little bit of learning to place, by attain of easy how to bag into a particular state at the accurate time. I had the legs as of late but used to be lacking somewhat on about a things that can also’ve presumably helped me bag the gold. I felt appreciate if there used to be yet one more lap, I can also’ve closed the trek better.

“I form of forget what it used to be must exhaust medals and celebrate, so this used to be in actual fact particular for me. I’m loyal in actual fact ecstatic with myself. I labored in actual fact exhausting all the map in which by the final 365 days in coaching, so it feels in actual fact nice to watch my exhausting work pay off.”

It is doubtless you’ll presumably perchance presumably also watch the total scoot from the short track world championships, which circulate are living on CBCSports.ca all weekend, as smartly as on Twin carriageway to the Olympic Video games.

WATCH | Canada’s Sarault grabs silver at short track worlds: 

Courtney Sarault of Monton, NB received Silver Saturday at the world short track velocity skating championships in Dordrecht, Germany. 4: 31