The Canadians won gold in the 5000 meter short track speed skating relay at the Beijing Olympics.
The Canadian team was made up of Charles Hamelin, Steven Dubois, Jordan Pierre-Gilles and Pascal Dion.
With this sixth medal, Hamelin joined long track speed skater Cindy Klassen as Canada’s most decorated athletes at the Winter Games. Swimmer Penny Oleksiak is Canada’s most medal-winning Olympic athlete with seven.
The gold medal also allowed Hamelin to join hockey players Caroline Ouellette, Jayna Hefford and Hayley Wickenheiser at the top of Canada’s gold medal column with four.
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