The Canadian menB次元官网网址檚 5,000-metre relay team won gold on Sunday to highlight a three-medal day for Canada at a short-track speedskating World Cup.

Samuel Girard took silver in the menB次元官网网址檚 1,000-metre while the womenB次元官网网址檚 3,00-metre relay team scored a bronze medal.

The menB次元官网网址檚 relay, featuring Charles Hamelin of Saint-Felicien, Que., Charle Cournoyer of Boucherville, Que., Girard of Ferland-et-Boilleau, Que., and Pascal Dion of Riviere-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles, Que., crossed the line in six minutes, 42.478 seconds for the win.

The host Netherlands followed for the silver medal 6:42.554 and China placed third in 6:42.746.

ItB次元官网网址檚 the second World Cup relay gold medal for the Canadian menB次元官网网址檚 team in as many weeks. They also finished first at the season-opening meet in Hungary.

This is the first time since the fall of 2013 that Canada has won gold in the menB次元官网网址檚 relay in two consecutive World Cup stages.

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In the womenB次元官网网址檚 relay, CanadaB次元官网网址檚 Valerie Maltais of Saguenay, Que., Jamie Macdonald of Fort St. James, B.C., and Marianne St-Gelais and Kasandra Bradette B次元官网网址� both of Saint-Felicien, Que., finished third in 4:09.729.

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China won gold in 4:09.491 and South Korea took silver at 4:09.533.

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Girard followed his gold-medal performance in SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 500 with a silver in the 1,000 on Sunday in 1:28.420. Sjinkie Knegt of the Netherlands won gold and South KoreaB次元官网网址檚 Yi Ra Seo finished third.

The Canadian Press