Canadians Charles Hamelin and Kalyna Roberge picked up a medal apiece at the World Short Track Speedskating championships in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday.

Hamelin finished in 42.625 seconds for silver in the men's 500-metre behind first-place skater Apolo Anton Ohno of the United States, who clocked in at 42.568.

Canada's Charles Hamelin, pictured in an earlier competition, earned a silver medal in short-track competition in Seoul, South Korea on Saturday.
(Bela Szandelszky/ Associated Press)

Ohno's win comes a day after the two-time Olympic champion was disqualified from the 1,500-metre final.

Hamelin, of St. Julie, Que., finished in fourth place in the 1,500-metre in Turin 2006.

Song Kyung-taek of South Korea, who won gold in the 1,500 metres, finished third in 42.632 seconds.

In the women's 500-metre final, Kalyna Roberge of St. Etienne, Que., took the bronze medal in a time of 44.018.

China's Wang Meng picked up gold in 43.888 seconds, followed by teammate Liu Qiuhong in 43.973 seconds.

With files from the Associated Press