Laurent Dubreuil wins Canada's 1st gold of long track World Cup season Vincent De Haitre, Ivanie Blondin also land on the podium with silvers
Canada came out hot at the first World Cup long track speed skating event of the season from the Netherlands on Saturday, claiming a gold and silver medal in men's events.
Laurent Dubreuil started by taking gold in the 500-metre event, and Vincent De Haitre followed shortly after with silver in the 1500m.
Ivanie Blondin gave Canada a trio of medals with a silver in the mass start.
Dubreuil, from Levis, Que., finished with a time of 34.80 seconds in the 500, besting the Netherlands contingent that finished second through fifth. It was the first World Cup gold of Dubreuil's career.
