{"id":5745,"date":"2022-04-12T12:52:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T16:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/?p=5745"},"modified":"2022-04-28T11:11:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T15:11:03","slug":"charles-hamelin-leads-canadian-mens-relay-team-to-world-championship-bronze-in-his-final-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/charles-hamelin-leads-canadian-mens-relay-team-to-world-championship-bronze-in-his-final-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Hamelin leads Canadian men\u2019s relay team to World Championship bronze in his final race"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='container standard_wp'>\n<p>MONTREAL, QUEBEC \u2013 Charles Hamelin\u2019s legendary short track speed skating career came to an emotional end on Sunday, as the 37-year old led the Canadian men\u2019s relay team to bronze at the <a href=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/international-event\/montreal2022\/\">ISU World Short Track Championships<\/a> in Montreal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='container standard_wp'>\n<p>A sold out crowd of nearly 3,500 fans cheered on Hamelin and his Olympic teammates Steven Dubois, Pascal Dion and Jordan Pierre-Gilles as they raced to a spot on the podium in their final race together and the final race of Hamelin\u2019s career. Maxime Laoun, who skated in Saturday\u2019s semi-final, joined them on the ice immediately after the race to soak in the moment and take part in the celebrations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='container standard_wp'>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_A_AS-20-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5770\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_A_AS-20-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/?attachment_id=5770\" class=\"wp-image-5770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_A_AS-20-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_A_AS-20-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_A_AS-20-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_A_AS-20-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_A_AS-20-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_A_AS-20-1-16x24.jpg 16w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_A_AS-20-1-24x36.jpg 24w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_A_AS-20-1-32x48.jpg 32w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_A_AS-20-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-135-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5778\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-135-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/?attachment_id=5778\" class=\"wp-image-5778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-135-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-135-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-135-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-135-1-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-135-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-135-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-135-1-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-135-1-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-135-1-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-113-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5776\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-113-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/?attachment_id=5776\" class=\"wp-image-5776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-113-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-113-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-113-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-113-1-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-113-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-113-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-113-1-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-113-1-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-113-1-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Credit: Antoine Saito, Speed Skating Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='container standard_wp'>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='container standard_wp'>\n<p>Canada was comfortable in second place for the first half of the race, before moving into the lead during the 28<sup>th<\/sup> lap. The Canadians (6:56.807) looked poised to repeat their Olympic result but were unable to fend off the hard-charging Dutch (6:56.786) and Koreans (6:56.709), who passed them with only four laps remaining to earn silver and gold, respectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='container standard_wp'>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s relay final marked the end of the road for Hamelin, who will hang up his skates and move onto the next chapter of his life following an incredibly successful 20 year international career. The native of Sainte-Julie, Que., retires with six Olympic medals, 38 World Championship medals and 142 World Cup medals, along with an overall World Champion title from 2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='container standard_wp'>\n<p>Following the medal ceremonies, Hamelin was joined on the podium for a champagne celebration with teammates and members of the support staff, followed by a formal send-off by representatives from Speed Skating Canada and the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration de patinage de vitesse du Qu\u00e9bec. The <em>\u2018Locomotive de Sainte-Julie\u2019<\/em> tearfully addressed the crowd before taking a few final laps around the Maurice Richard Arena with his daughter Violette in his arms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='container standard_wp'>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-149-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5784\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-149-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/?attachment_id=5784\" class=\"wp-image-5784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-149-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-161-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-161-1-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-161-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-161-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-161-1-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-161-1-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-161-1-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-126-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5782\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-126-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/?attachment_id=5782\" class=\"wp-image-5782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-126-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-126-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-126-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-126-1-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-126-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-126-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-126-1-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-126-1-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-10_B_AS-126-1-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Credit: Antoine Saito, Speed Skating Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='container standard_wp'>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='container standard_wp'>\n<p>This weekend\u2019s ISU World Short Track Championships in Montreal marked the end of the international season. Canada concluded the competition with a total of eight medals, including a silver in both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s overall classification.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='container standard_wp'>\n<p><em>Speed Skating Canada and the Quebec Speed Skating Federation would like to acknowledge the support and financial contributions of partners such as the International Skating Union, Government of Canada, Government of Quebec, City of Montreal and Tourism Montreal.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='container standard_wp'>\n<p>Resources<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='container standard_wp'>\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/international-event\/montreal2022\/\">Information<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/shorttrack.sportresult.com\/?evt=11213100000096\">Schedule<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/shorttrack.sportresult.com\/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000096\">Results<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.ticketpro.ca\/?lang=fr&amp;aff=isu#def_1469064907\">Tickets<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/2016193091630\">Live Streaming<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charles Hamelin\u2019s legendary short track speed skating career came to an emotional end on Sunday, as the 37-year old led the Canadian men\u2019s relay team to bronze at the ISU World Short Track Championships in Montreal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,12],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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