Laurent Dubreuil
Canadian speed skater from Lévis, Quebec From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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| Born | July 25, 1992 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 500 m, 1000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Club Patinage de Vitesse de Levis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Winter Olympics
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]
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