Laurent Dubreuil will not be able to participate in the second day of the World Long Track Speed Skating Championships held in Norway, since he was declared positive for COVID-19.
Posted at 11:14 a.m.
However, the Quebecer was leading the sprint event after the first day of competition, en route to a medal.
The sprint has four races. The first 500m and the first 1000m were contested on Friday. The same two distances are on the program on Friday. The overall winner of the four events takes the gold medal. Dubreuil had finished first in the 500m and third in the 1,000m, good for the provisional top spot in the overall standings.
Unfortunately, he will not be able to go to the end of the ordeal, having to withdraw after contracting the virus.
“I took all the usual precautions though, I guess luck just isn’t on my side this week,” he said on social media.
He added that “it will be really difficult to watch the races, especially since I was in the front row. I wish good luck to all the other skaters. »