According to the Associated Press, Canadian Olympic gold medallist Charles Hamelin of Levis, Quebec won his second World Cup short track speed skating race of the weekend on Sunday.
Hamelin, who won the men's 500m race on Saturday from Sochi, Russia, placed first in the men's 1000m race today by posting a time of 1:25.129. Semen Elistratov of Russia finished in second place with a time of 1:25.790, followed by J.R. Celski of the United States in third place with a time of 1:25.803.
The wins by Hamelin this weekend are extremely significant because the Iceberg Arena will host the short track speed skating events at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.
China's Wu Dajing bounced back to win gold in the men's 500m event on Sunday after placing second to Hamelin in the men's 500m on Saturday. Hamelin meanwhile just focused on the men's 1000m on Sunday.
Hamelin won the short track speed skating gold medal in the men's 500m at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
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