Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil will leave the World Allround Speed Skating Championships with some hardware.
The Lévis, Que., native earned sprint bronze on Friday in Inzell, Germany, posting the third-fastest combined time across two 500- and two 1,000-metre races.
China’s Zhongyan Ning won gold with a total time of two minutes 16.68 seconds, while the Netherlands’ Jenning De Boo took silver at 2:17.05.
Dubreuil sat in first place through two races on Thursday, and continued his strong form with the second-fastest 500 time on Friday. But the Canadian slowed considerably in the final 1,000, labouring to 17th to fall to into the bronze-medal position with his combined time of 2:17.515.
WATCH | Dubreuil lands bronze in final 1,000 race:
Laurent Dubreuil of Lévis, Que., couldn’t make up needed ground in the 2nd 1000-metre men’s sprint and finished third in his quest for the World Sprint Title.
Yankun Zhao, the only other Canadian in the men’s sprint field, placed 23rd overall with a total time of 2:21.565.
The 31-year-old Dubreuil was second overall in the men’s season-long 500 World Cup rankings, but sat just 23rd in the 1,000.
Maddison Pearman, the lone Canadian competing in the women’s sprint events, finished 21st with a combined time of 2:35.390.
Japan’s Miho Takagi won the gold medal at 2:27.545, holding on to the first-place spot she held after Thursday. The Netherlands’ Femke Kok and Jutta Leerdam rounded out the podium with the former setting a track record in the 500 and the latter breaking the track record in the 1,000.
Long-distance events take place on Saturday and Sunday. Live coverage from Germany continues Saturday at 6:45 a.m. ET on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and CBC Gem.
WATCH | Dubreuil 2nd in Friday’s 500:
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Laurent Dubreuil of Lévis, Que., tied for second place in the 2nd 500-metre competition and is still in contention for the World Sprint Title at the sprint worlds in Germany.
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