Olympics-Short track-Canada's Dubois holds off Dutch brothers to win 500 metres

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Short Track Speed Skating - Men's 500m - Finals - Milano Ice Skating Arena, Milan, Italy - February 18, 2026. Steven Dubois of Canada celebrates after winning gold medal during the Final A. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

MILAN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Canada's Steven Dubois won gold in the men's ⁠500 metres short track final at the Olympics on Wednesday, holding off ‌a challenge from two brothers from the powerful Dutch team.

Dutchman Melle van 't Wout took silver on his 26th birthday, while his younger brother Jens van 't Wout finished third, adding a bronze to ​the two golds he has already won at ⁠the Milano Cortina Games.