MONTREAL, Canada, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Dutch star Jens van 't Wout continued his dominant form at the ISU Short Track World Tour, winning the men's 1,000m title on Sunday to take his individual gold tally to five across the opening two stops, while China claimed silver and bronze in the relays.
Van 't Wout, who won the 1,500m gold on Saturday, crossed the line in 1:26.706. Canada's Mathieu Pelletier took silver, while Poland's Michal Niewinski claimed bronze.
Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands, the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic champion, maintained her dominance in the women's 500m, following up her Vancouver victory with a winning time of 42.066 seconds. Canada's Danae Blais took silver and compatriot Courtney Sarault bronze.
In the women's 1,500m final, 24-year-old Italian Elisa Confortola won in 2:22.683, ahead of South Korea's Choi Min-jeong and Italy's Gloria Ioriatti.
China's best results of the day came in the relays. In the men's 5,000m relay final, the Chinese team of Zhang Bohao, Sun Long, Song Kerui and Zhang Zixia adopted a tactical approach, staying back before moving up after South Korea and the Netherlands collided in the second half of the race. China crossed the line in 7:01.305 to take silver, with Canada winning gold in 6:59.327 and South Korea claiming bronze.
In the mixed team relay final, China, represented by Sun Long, Zhang Chutong, Zhang Bohao and Gong Li, led in the early stages but was overtaken by the Netherlands and Canada from lap 13. The Netherlands took gold in 2:37.131, while Canada claimed silver and China bronze.
In the women's 500m, Wang Ye reached the final and finished fifth. In the women's 1,500m, Zhang Yan was China's best performer, finishing sixth in Final B. All four Chinese skaters in the men's 1,000m were eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Following the Montreal stop, the World Tour moves to Asia, with Seoul, Shanghai and Beijing hosting the next three events, starting November 20. ■
