Canadian Steven Dubois wins silver in Olympic short-track speedskating

Canadian short-track speedskater Steven Dubois won a silver medal in the men’s 1,500 metres at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday

The native of Terrebonne, Que., moved up from the back of the pack in a rare 10-man final — it is usually seven — to take silver in a tight finish behind South Korea’s Hwang Daehorn.

Russian Semen Elistratov took bronze.

It was Canada’s eighth medal of the Games — one gold, two silver, five bronze.

Dubois was one of four skaters to earn advancement to the A final after penalties in two of the three semifinal races.

Sjinkie Knegt of the Netherlands made contact with Dubois when he was in a top-two position, sending Dubois into the wall.

Because Dubois was in a spot where he would have advanced to the final when the incident occurred, the Canadian received a shot to skate for medals.

Fellow Canadians Pascal Dion and Charles Hamelin were eliminated in their respective semifinal heats.

Hamelin, who has won five career Olympic medals, was penalized in his final individual Olympic race. He still has the relay as he tries to tie the record for most medals won by a Canadian Winter Olympian.