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VANCOUVER - Jens Van't Wout of the Netherlands just clipped Maxime Laoun of Montreal to the finish line to win the men's 500-metre A final at the ISU Short Track World Tour opener in Vancouver on Saturday night.
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VANCOUVER - Jens Van't Wout of the Netherlands just clipped Maxime Laoun of Montreal to the finish line to win the men's 500-metre A final at the ISU Short Track World Tour opener in Vancouver on Saturday night.
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VANCOUVER – Jens Van’t Wout of the Netherlands just clipped Maxime Laoun of Montreal to the finish line to win the men’s 500-metre A final at the ISU Short Track World Tour opener in Vancouver on Saturday night.
Van’t Wout was clocked at 40.560, while Laoun posted a time of 40.725 at the Pacific Coliseum.
Furkan Akar of Turkey finished third at 41.334, while five-time Olympic medallist and six-time world champion Steven Dubois of Laval, Que., finished a disappointing fourth at 54.389. Dubois is the reigning world champion in the 500 m event, winning gold at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Games.
Mathieu Pelletier of Laval, Que., finished third in the men’s 500-metre B final, in 41.262. Jongun Rim of Seoul, South Korea posted the winning time of 40.887, while Kay Huisman of the Netherlands was second at 41.129.
There are more events on Saturday’s schedule in Vancouver.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2026.
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