(Calgary) Alex Boisvert-Lacroix will not know until after the selections for Quebec, at the end of December, if he will qualify for his second Olympic Games. There he will have to win the 500 meters and wait for the final allocation of the eight positions available on the Canadian team.
The opening is there, but it looks relatively thin at the moment. Everything will depend on the identity of the qualified skaters in each of the other distances.
“Whatever the result, it is sure that it will be heartbreaking if I do not manage to classify myself at the Games, admitted Boisvert-Lacroix on Sunday. But I am already at peace and satisfied with my career. All I’m going to be looking for from now on is bonus. ”
Back in Group A after a difficult start to the season, the kinesiology graduate had much to be happy about. In his last World Cup in his life, he was seventh in the second 500m of the competition with a time of 34.20 seconds, his third in life.
“At 34, the body is damaged, the blades even more. It’s fun to end on a note like that. My girlfriend had gone down to Sherbrooke at my parents’ place with my brother and his wife to watch my race with the family. They surely liked the show I gave them. ”
The event was won by Russian Viktor Murashov with a time of 34.90 sec. Japanese Yuma Murakami won silver 33.99 sec. The Canadian Laurent Dubreuil, winner Friday with a good time of 33.77, this time had to settle for bronze in 34.06. The sprinter from Lévis was on the podium for a third consecutive 500m. He will line up for the 1000m later in the afternoon.
Eleventh at the 2018 Olympics, Boisvert-Lacroix turns his eyes to the selections of Quebec. “I’ve been doing four excellent races, I’ve found my way of skating. Now I can just control what I do, the rest is out of my control, I’ll show up on the 27th and do the best I can. ”