Dandjinou takes another shot at gold in men’s 1,500m short-track

Will Dandjinou, Steven Dubois and Felix Roussel are up momentarily in the men’s 1,500-metre short-track.

Dandjinou anchored Canada to a silver in the mixed relay on Tuesday before finishing a disappointing fourth in the men’s 1,000 metres on Thursday, ending his bid for five medals in five events.

The back-to-back overall champion in the World Tour has a great opportunity to rebound in the 1,500 metres, where he’s favoured for gold after capturing the world title last year and winning seven of the 10 competitions on the tour over the past two seasons.

Dubois is also looking to bounce back after crashing out in qualifying for the 1,000 metres as the reigning world champion. A silver in the 1,500 metres was part of his three-medal haul at Beijing 2022.

Roussel, who skated with Dandjinou in the mixed relay final, picked up a silver in the 1,500 metres at the final World Tour stop of the season in November in the Netherlands.

Racing begins with the quarterfinals at 2:15 p.m. ET. The semis are at 3:49 p.m. ET and the final at 4:42 p.m. ET.

Saturday’s short-track slate also features the first round of qualifying for the women’s 1,000 metres at 3:01 p.m. ET and the women’s relay semifinals at 4:05 p.m. ET. Canada’s Courtney Sarault is involved in both after earning a silver in the mixed relay and a solo bronze in the 500 metres on Thursday.