Dandjinou headlines Canada’s short track speedskating team for Milan Cortina Olympics

By Canadian Press on December 17, 2025.

MONTREAL — Crystal Globe winners William Dandjinou and Courtney Sarault will lead Canada’s short-track speedskating team into the Milan Cortina Olympics.

The Canadian Olympic Committee and Speed Skating Canada announced the 10 athletes who will represent the country at the Winter Games in February on Wednesday at a downtown Montreal event.

The team also features four-time Olympic medallist Kim Boutin, heading to her third Games, and Steven Dubois, who won three medals in his Olympic debut at Beijing 2022.

Dandjinou, a five-time world championship medallist and rising star from Montreal, will compete at his first Olympics along with fellow men’s skaters Dubois (Terrebonne, Que.), Félix Roussel (Sherbrooke, Que.), Maxime Laoun (Montreal) and Jordan Pierre-Gilles (Sherbrooke).

Sarault (Moncton, N.B.) and Boutin (Sherbrooke) lead a women’s contingent that also includes Florence Brunelle (Trois-Rivières, Que.), Danaé Blais (Châteauguay, Que.) and Rikki Doak (Fredericton).

The Canadian team has qualified the maximum of 21 quota spots in Milan – three skaters in each individual discipline, along with the men’s, women’s and mixed relays. Head coach Marc Gagnon has said his group, which also won the overall Crystal Globe this season, is aiming for a record haul of seven Olympic medals.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 17, 2025.

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