Short-tracker Elistratov won gold at the KM stage in Montreal

The athlete overcame the distance in 1: 29.275. The second place was taken by the representative of South Korea, Pak Ying Uk, the third was his compatriot Park Ji Won.

In the 1000m women's race, Russian Ekaterina Efremenkova became the third (1: 31.125). Han Yutong from China won gold, and Courtney Saro from Canada won second place.

Earlier it was reported that Kulizhnikov will miss two stages of the KM in speed skating due to injury.