Girard from Ferland-et-Boilleau, Que., Hamelin from Sainte-Julie, Que., Charle Cournoyer of Boucherville, Que., and Montreal’s Pascal Dion finished third in the men’s 5,000-metre short-track speedskating relay final at the Pyeongchang Winter Games on Thursday. GANGNEUNG, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF—Skating in front of the pack in his final Olympic race, veteran Charles Hamelin gave way to Samuel Girard for the anchor stretch. And even though Girard wasn’t able to hold onto first place, he was still able to capture bronze for his mentor. The bronze medal for Hamelin adds to the three gold medals and a silver from previous Olympics. I lost my speed and I tried to take the relay the best I could to block and Charles tried to give me as much speed as possible.

Source: thestar February 22, 2018 12:20 UTC