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Canada's Dubois wins Olympic gold in men's 500m short track

Steven Dubois of Canada won gold in the men's 500-meter short track speed skating final at the Milan Winter Olympics on Wednesday.

Canada's Steven Dubois powered to a first Olympic gold medal on Wednesday, winning the men's 500-meter short track speed skating final in Milan. The 28-year-old skater finished in 40.835 seconds, outpacing Dutch brothers Melle van 't Wout (silver, 40.912s) and Jens van 't Wout (bronze, 41.908s).