GANGENUNG, Korea, Republic Of _ Canada's Samuel Girard has won gold in men's 1,000-metre short-track speedskating at the Pyeongchang Winter Games.
The Ferland-et-Boilleau, Que., native finished in one minute 24.650 seconds in his Olympic debut.
``I think I'm not realizing right now. I think I will realize a little later,'' Girard said. ``For now I'm just enjoying the moment. For my family, my coach, I'm really, really happy right now.''
John-Henry Krueger of the U.S., took silver while Seo Yira of South Korea collected bronze.
Girard, 21, had finished fourth in his semifinal but advanced when fellow Canadian Charles Hamelin of Sainte-Julie, Que., was assessed a penalty.
``Just before the race he (Hamelin) said to me, 'Let's go, you can do this'. He gave me a tap on the back. We train together, all the team was behind me on this medal,'' Girard said.
Girard finished just off the podium earlier in the Games in the 1,500.
Canadian short-track speedskater Kim Boutin has her second bronze medal of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games after finishing third in the women's 1,500 metres.
Boutin, from Sherbrooke, Que., came through a crowded seven-skater field to claim the bronze in a time of two minutes 25.834 seconds.
South Korea's Choi Minjeong won gold while Li Jinyu of China took silver.
Marianne St-Gelais of Saint-Felicien, Que., failed to qualify for the final after she was penalized in her semifinal.
Boutin won her first ever Olympic medal on Tuesday when she took bronze in the women's 500.