JEONJU, South Korea (CP) - Montreal's Francois-Louis Tremblay won the gold medal in the men's 500 metres then helped Canada to a victory in the relay Sunday at the short-track speedskating World Cup event.
Marc-Andre Monette of Pointe-aux-Trembles, Que., also won a silver in the men's 1,000.
In the men's 500, Tremblay overcame a bout with the flu bug this week to earn his second gold at the distance this season in 42.992 seconds. Takahiro Fujimoto of Japan was second in 43.167 while Kyung-Taek Sung of South Korea was third in 43.182.
Olivier Jean of Lachenaie, Que., fell in the quarter-final and was eliminated.
"I didn't feel as strong as usual," said Tremblay, a double Olympic medallist in Turin. "So I started the race a bit slower. My goal was to keep myself in contention for the gold and battle it out at the end.
"The Koreans came after me with three laps to go but I stood my ground. This is the best start to a season in my career."
In the men's 5,000 relay, Tremblay, Jean, Charles Hamelin of Ste-Julie, Que., and Montreal's Steve Robillard combined for the gold in six minutes 52.025 seconds.
China was second in 6:52.480. South Korea, last weekend's winner and the Olympic champs, had a fall with 12 laps to go and took third in 6:57.552.
"It's great for our confidence after placing second last weekend," said Tremblay. "We would have liked to battle the Koreans until the finish. We felt really confident about our race."
In the men's 1,000, Monette battled three South Koreans and snared the silver for his first career individual World Cup medal. Hyun-Kon Kim of South Korea was the winner in 1:30.933 with Monette was second in 1:31.138 and Olympic champion Hyun-Soo Ahn of South Korea third in 1:33.157.
Ho-Suk Lee, the third South Korean, was disqualified.
"It's a special day for me," said Monette, who is a rookie on the circuit. "Especially to get a medal against such a tough field. It was a tactical game with a lot of speed shifting going on. The key for me over these first two World Cups was to never get frustrated. I just tried to keep learning. I gained a lot of experience."
In women's competition, Anouk Leblanc-Boucher of Montreal was third in the 500 B final for seventh overall while Kalyna Roberge of Ste-Etienne-de-Lauzon, Que., was disqualified in the semifinal.
In the 1,000, Amanda Overland of Kitchener, Ont., was fourth in the B final for eighth overall. Nita Avrith of Montreal and Raphaele Lemieux of Riviere-du-Loup, Que., were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
The Canadians head home Monday. They won five medals this weekend and seven last weekend at the season opener in China.
