Canada’s Dandjinou Comes Up Short In 1,500 - Beritaja

MILAN – Canadian short-track speedskating prima William Dandjinou came up short successful a chaotic men’s 1,500-metre last astatine the Milan Cortina Olympics, finishing 5th successful a title marked by dense interaction and changeless position changes.

Netherlands’ Jens van ‘t Wout, who captured the 1,000-metre title earlier this week, won golden up of South Korea’s Hwang Daeheon and Latvia’s Roberts Kruzbergs.

Dandjinou was successful badge position late, skating 2nd pinch 2 laps remaining, but bumped pinch South Korea’s Shin Dong Min arsenic the section tightened. The interaction stalled his momentum, and he was shuffled backmost to 5th astatine the finish.

Steve Dubois, 28, from Terrebonne, Que., vanished sixth.

The 24-year-old Dandjinou, from Montreal, narrowly missed a badge successful the 1,000 earlier successful the week, starring into the last thigh earlier being passed and finishing fourth.

He will compete successful the 500 connected Wednesday.

This study by BERITAJA was first published Feb. 14, 2026.