GDANSK - Canadian star speedskater William Dandjinou raced to gold in the men's 500- and 1,500-metre events on Saturday at the third stop of the ISU Short Track World Tour.

The four-time world champion from Montreal topped the podium in the 500 with a time of 40.849 seconds. He took the 1,500 in two minutes 24.153 seconds in what was a four-medal day for Canada.

Courtney Sarault of Moncton, N.B., won silver in the women's 1,000 metres while Steven Dubois of Lachenaie, Que., took bronze in the men's 500.

“I’m really happy with my 500m and 1500m today. They weren’t easy races," Dandjinou said. "The ice conditions here are very difficult, so we had to make a lot of adjustments.

"In the 1500m, I really liked how I managed to adapt to different track patterns. It was a very exciting race. A

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