Steven Dubois

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Steven Dubois
Personal information
Born (1997-05-01) May 1, 1997 (age 27)
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportShort track speed skating
Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing 5000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing 500 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Seoul 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Montreal 5000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Seoul 1000 m
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Sofia 500 m

Steven Dubois (French pronunciation: [stivœn dybwa]; born May 1, 1997) is a Canadian short-track speed skater.[1]

Career

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Junior

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At the 2016 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Sofia. Bulgaria, Dubois won the bronze medal in the 500 m event.[2][3]

Senior

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Dubois joined Canada's World Cup team for the first time in 2017 and was a reserve for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1] His first full season as part of the World Cup team was in the 2018–19 season, winning bronze in three of the World Cup stops in the 1500 m event.[4][5][6]

The following season, Dubois won his first individual World Cup race, the 500 m event in Dresden, among a silver and two bronze individual (versus team) medals he won at other stops during the season.[1][7][8]

At the 2020 Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships, the first edition of the event, Dubois won silver in all five events (500 m, 1000m, 1500 m, 5000 m relay and overall).[1][9][10]

At the 2021 Canadian Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Dubois took top place.[11]

On January 18, 2022, Dubois was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[12][13][14][15] At the Olympics, he won the silver medal in the 1,500 metres event.[16][17] He followed up his silver medal win with a bronze medal in the 500 metres event.[18][19][20] Dubois finished his Olympics with a gold medal win as part of Canada's team in the 5000 m relay event.[21][22][23][24]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Steven Dubois". olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "Steven Dubois Wins Bronze in 500m at World Junior Short Track Championships". speedskating.ca/. Speed Skating Canada. January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Canada's Dubois wins short-track bronze". Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Canadian Press. January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  4. ^ Wong, Agnes (November 10, 2018). "Steven Dubois races to short track bronze in Salt Lake City". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Steven Dubois wins first individual World Cup medal in Salt Lake City". speedskating.ca/. Speed Skating Canada. November 10, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Kim Boutin, Cédrik Blais et Steven Dubois en bronze à Turin" [Kim Boutin, Cédrik Blais and Steven Dubois in bronze in Turin]. ici.radio-canada.ca/ (in French). Radio Canada. February 8, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  7. ^ Pavitt, Michael (February 9, 2020). "Boutin maintains winning streak at ISU Short Track World Cup in Dresden". insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Ltd. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "Steven Dubois leads Canada's 3-medal short track haul in the Netherlands". cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. February 16, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "Steven Dubois & Courtney Sarault Reach Overall Podium at ISU Four Continents Championships". speedskating.ca/. Speed Skating Canada. January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  10. ^ Patterson, Kelsey (January 11, 2020). "Canada's Steven Dubois wins 2 silvers at Four Continents short-track championship in Montreal". Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Canadian Press. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  11. ^ "Kim Boutin & Steven Dubois Crowned 2021 Canadian Short Track Champions". speedskating.ca/. Speed Skating Canada. August 29, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  12. ^ "Communication 2442: XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 Beijing Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  13. ^ Nichols, Paula (January 18, 2022). "Ten short track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  14. ^ Barnes, Dan (January 18, 2022). "Plenty of medal potential on Canada's short track speed skating team headed for Beijing". Toronto Sun. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  15. ^ "3 speed skating veterans lead inexperienced Canadian Olympic short track team". cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  16. ^ Tozer, Jamie (February 9, 2022). "Dubois races to silver in crowded 1500m short track final". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  17. ^ Harrison, Doug (February 9, 2022). "Canada's Steven Dubois wins short track Olympic silver medal". cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  18. ^ Barnes, Dan (February 13, 2022). "Canada's Steven Dubois toughs it out for Olympic bronze in 500m short track". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  19. ^ Aziz, Saba (February 13, 2022). "Steven Dubois captures bronze in 500m short-track speed skating at Beijing Olympics". Global News. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  20. ^ Harrison, Doug (February 13, 2022). "'I was skating for my life': Canada's Steven Dubois wins 2nd short track medal in Beijing". cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  21. ^ Nichols, Paula (February 16, 2022). "Gold for Canada in men's 5000m short track relay is 6th Olympic medal of Hamelin's career". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  22. ^ "Canada wins Olympic short-track relay gold, Hamelin ties record". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  23. ^ D'Andrea, Aaron (February 16, 2022). "Canada wins gold in men's 5,000 m speed skating relay at Beijing Olympics". Global News. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  24. ^ Harrison, Doug (February 16, 2022). "Charles Hamelin strikes short-track gold in final Olympic race". cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
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