PATINAGE DE VITESSE - COURTE PISTE: Sélection nationale - Coupes du monde de l'automne 2008 - Jour 3

Men 500m (2)
A Final
1. O. Jean 42.178
2. C. Hamelin 42.282
3. R. Shoebridge 42.443
4. A. Boisvert-Lacroix 42.820
5. F. Hamelin 1:08.292
Jean passed Hamelin mid-race to take the lead and the win.

Boisvert-Lacroix and F. Hamelin tangled on the start and were gapped, with Hamelin falling a few laps later while chasing.

B Final
1. F-L. Tremblay 41.728
2. C. Rasmussen
3. G. Bastille

C Final
1. M. Gilday
2. R. Beaulieu
3. M-A. Monette
4. S. Robillard

D Final
1. T. Derraugh
2. A. Gagnon

Qualifying for the 2008 Fall World Cup team - top 2 in combined 500m rankings (unofficial)

1. Olivier Jean 908
1. C. Hamelin 908

3. R. Shoebridge 481
4. C. Rasmussen 420
5. M-A. Monette 398
6. A. Boisvert-Lacroix 337

Ladies 500m (2)
A Final
1. J. Gregg 44.431
2. M. St. Gelais 44.448
3. A. Maltais 44.554
4. A. Do-Duc 44.876
Gregg led from the start.

B final
1. V. Maltais
2. V. Lambert
3. J. Hewitt
4. M-A. Mendes-Campeau

C Final
1. L. Marceau
2. G. Waddell
3. I. Blondin
4. A. Plamondon

D Final
S. Bourgela DNS
N. Avrith DNS

Qualifying for the 2008 Fall World Cup team - top 2 in combined 500m rankings (unofficial)

1. Jessica Gregg 1000
2. Anne Maltais 666

3. Valerie Lambert 589
4. M. St. Gelais 506
5. Jessica Hewitt 420
6. Valerie Maltais 343

500m (2) Men Semi
Semi A
1. C. Hamelin
2. O. Jean
3. A. Boisvert-Lacroix ADV
4. F-L. Tremblay
There was contact between Tremblay and Boisvert-Lacroix on the first corner with both going down.

Semi B
1. R. Shoebridge
2. F. Hamelin
3. C. Rasmussen
4. G. Bastille
Both Hamelin and Bastille raced with broken blades following a clash on the start.

Semi C
1. S. Robillard
2. M. Gilday
3. A. Gagnon

Semi D
1. R. Beaulieu
2. M-A. Monette
3. T. Derraugh

500m (2) Ladies SEMI
Semi A
1. J. Gregg
2. A. Maltais
3. J. Hewitt
4. V. Maltais

Semi B
1. M. St. Gelais
2. A. Do-Duc
3. V. Lambert
4. M-A. Mendes-Campeau

Semi C
1. L. Marceau
2. A. Plamondon
3. N. Avrith DNS

Semi D
1. G. Waddell
2. I. Blondin
3. S. Bourgela

Jessica Gregg and Anne Maltais have sewn up the top 2 places in the 500m rankings and earned their spots on the Fall World Cup team.

500m (2) Men
Heat A
1. C. Hamelin
2. G. Bastille
3. R. Beaulieu

Heat B
1. F. Hamelin
2. O. Jean
3. A. Gagnon

Heat C
1. R. Shoebridge
2. C. Rasmussen
3. S. Robillard
4. T. Derraugh

Heat D
1. F-L. Tremblay
2. A. Boisvert-Lacroix
3. M-A. Monette
4. M. Gilday

M. Giroux is a scratch following an ankle injury in yesterday's 1500m final.

L. McFarlane remains out following a concussion on day 1.

500m(2) Ladies
Heat A
1. J. Gregg
2. A. Do-Duc
3. N. Avrith

Heat B
1. M-A. Mendes-Campeau
2. A. Maltais
3. G. Waddell

Heat C
1. M. St. Gelais
2. V. Lambert
3. A. Plamondon
4. I. Blondin

Heat D
1. V. Maltais
2. J. Hewitt
3. S. Bourgela
4. L. Marceau