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Canadian Skaters Pocket Nine Medals at Short Track World Tour in Montreal
The Canadian quartet finished in 6:59.327 to beat China and Korea and cap a five-medal weekend.
On Sunday, Canada's men's relay team captured gold in the 5,000m event at the ISU Short Track World Tour in Montreal, thrilling more than 3,000 spectators.
The Netherlands and South Korea suffered late, non-contact falls with eight laps remaining, allowing the foursome of Felix Roussel, Steven Dubois, Mathieu Pelletier, and Maxime Laoun to cruise unchallenged to victory.
Canada finished the weekend with nine medals total, highlighted by Pelletier's individual silver in the 1,000 metres and Dana Blais's silver in the 500-metre race.
The Ice Maples now lead the ISU Team Crystal Globe rankings with 1,836 points, sitting ahead of the Korean White Tigers and Dutch Lions .
Athletes will travel to Asia for three consecutive World Tour stops, starting in Seoul on November 20 before visiting Shanghai and Beijing.