Montreal's François-Louis Tremblay and Charles Hamelin of Ste-Julie, Que., each won two medals for Canada Sunday during the conclusion of the short track speed skating World Cup event in Changchun, China.
The podium performances by both Tremblay and Hamelin helped Canada earn five medals for the day.
Tremblay won a silver in the men's 1,000 metres and Montreal's Mathieu Giroux placed third to earn a bronze medal. Olympic champion Ahn Hyun-Soo of South Korea won the gold.
Canada's François-Louis Tremblay won two more medals Sunday at the speed skating World Cup in Changchun, China.
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The race was called for a restart after three of the four skaters crashed midway through the final. Officials disqualified South Korea's Lee Ho-Suk, leaving only the three eventual medal winners.
"Mathieu had a problem with his blade as well so it came down between Ahn and I," said Tremblay, the gold medallist in the 500 metres on Saturday and a double medallist at last winter's Olympics.
"I was pleased with how I raced. It’s great to start the season on such a strong note."
Silver in men's relay
In the men's 5,000-metre relay, the South Koreans took the gold, edging the second-place Canadians at the finish. The Canadian skaters included Tremblay, Hamelin, Olivier Jean of Lachenaie, Que., and Steve Robillard of Montreal.
''It came down to the last relay, again between Ahn and I in the last two laps,'' said Tremblay.
"I did my best to protect the lead, but Ahn is very dangerous every time he steps on the ice. As a team we did a lot of good things in this race and I think we're on track to eventually beat the Koreans."
Hamelin added a bronze in the men's 1,500 metres while Jean, the 500-metre silver medallist on Saturday, placed fourth.
In the women's 3,000-metre relay, South Korea won gold with China second and Canada third, respectively.
The Canadian skaters were Anouk Leblanc-Boucher of Montreal, Kalyna Roberge of Ste-Etienne-de-Lauzon, Que., Amanda Overland of Kitchener, Ont., and Raphaele Lemieux of Riviere-du-Loup, Que.
"Our women's team has been hit by injuries, so these results are better than expected,'' said Canadian national team coach Martin Gagné.
"Our goal is to peak for the world championships [in March] and that's what we're going to keep focused on."
Roberge finished sixth and Overland skated to seventh in the 1,000 metres. In the 1,500 metres, Leblanc-Boucher was seventh, Montreal's Nita Avrith finished ninth and Lemieux placed 11th.
With files from Canadian Sport News