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Laurent Dubreuil

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Laurent Dubreuil
Dubreuil in 2022
Personal information
Born (1992-07-25) July 25, 1992 (age 34)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSpeed skating
Events
500 m, 1000 m
ClubClub Patinage de Vitesse de Levis
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Beijing1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2026 Milano Cortina500 m
World Single Distance Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Heerenveen500 m
Gold medal – first place2023 HeerenveenTeam sprint
Gold medal – first place2024 CalgaryTeam sprint
Silver medal – second place2023 Heerenveen500 m
Silver medal – second place2024 Calgary500 m
Bronze medal – third place2015 Heerenveen500 m
Bronze medal – third place2020 Salt Lake City1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2021 Heerenveen1000 m
World Sprint Championships
Silver medal – second place2020 HamarSprint
Bronze medal – third place2024 InzellSprint
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Quebec500 m
Gold medal – first place2023 Quebec1000 m
Gold medal – first place2023 QuebecTeam sprint
Gold medal – first place2024 Salt Lake CityTeam sprint
Gold medal – first place2024 Salt Lake City500 m
Silver medal – second place2020 Milwaukee1000 m
Silver medal – second place2025 Hachinohe500 m
Bronze medal – third place2025 Hachinohe1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2025 HachinoheTeam sprint

Laurent Dubreuil (born July 25, 1992) is a Canadian speed skater. He competes primarily in the short distances of 500 m and 1000 m. Dubreuil won his first World Cup medal during the 2014–15 season when he placed third in the World Cup stop in Seoul.[1] He won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Single Distance Championships[2] and a silver medal in the 1000m at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.[3]

Career

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World Cup Career

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During the 2021–22 ISU Speed Skating World Cup stop in Calgary, Dubreuil broke the Canadian record in the 500 metres event by racing to a time of 33.778.[4] Dubreuil won a medal in the first eight World Cup races.[5]

Winter Olympics

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2018

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Dubreuil qualified to compete for Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[6][7][8]

2022

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Dubreuil qualified to compete for Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[9][10][11]

He competed in the 500m event and finished up fourth. During his race, he was charged with a false start. This was questioned by Bart Veldkamp, who called it "very suspicious".[12] However Dubreuil said the false start was not an excuse for him not winning a race, and saying "it's something that's totally possible to overcome. It's just a minor inconvenience. That was not the difference."[13]

In the 1000m race, he finished second, earning the silver medal, his first Olympic podium finish.[3]

2026

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Dubreuil qualified to compete for Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[14]

In the 500m race, he finished third, earning the bronze medal. He briefly set the Olympic record before being beaten by the eventual gold and silver medallists.[15]

References

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  1. ↑ "Canadians earn 2 World cup speed skating medals". CBC News. November 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Blondin wins silver, Dubreuil bronze at speed skating worlds". CBC Sports. February 15, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Steiner, Ben (February 18, 2022). "Canada's Dubreuil wins silver in men's 1,000m speed skating at Beijing Games". CBC Sports. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Canada's Dubreuil breaks national record to win gold at Calgary speed skating World Cup". cbc.ca. CBC Sports. December 10, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Dubreuil wins 500 metre World Cup bronze to extend streak to seven straight podiums". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. December 3, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ Harrison, Doug (January 10, 2018). "Ted-Jan Bloemen, Ivanie Blondin front Canada's Olympic long track team". cbc.ca/sports/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ Spencer, Donna (January 10, 2018). "Speed skater Denny Morrison and 'guardian angel' wife both headed to Olympics". Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Canadian Press. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Canadian long track speed skating team named for PyeongChang 2018". speedskating.ca. Speed Skating Canada. January 10, 2018. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ Nichols, Paula (January 17, 2022). "16 long track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Bloemen, Dubreuil leads Canada's long-track speedskaters into Beijing". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Speed skating Olympians Blondin, Dubreuil front Canada's long track team for Beijing". cbc.ca. CBC Sports. January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Jury veroorzaakt ophef met "valse start" voor Canadese topfavoriet: "Heel verdacht"" [Jury causes controversy with "false start" for Canadian top favorite: "Very suspicious"]. sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil edged off Olympic 500-metre podium in fourth". ca.sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Speed skating Olympians Weidemann, Maltais, Blondin headline Canada's long track team for Milan Cortina". CBC Sports. Retrieved February 14, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ↑ "Laurent Dubreuil wins bronze in 500m men's speed skating at Winter Olympics". The Globe and Mail. February 14, 2026. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
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