Velzeboer wins 500m gold at opening World Tour event
Xandra Velzeboer claimed her first World Tour win over 500 metres in Vancouver, adding gold to the silver and bronze she won the previous day.
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Xandra Velzeboer won the women’s 500 metres at the opening World Tour short-track event in Vancouver on Sunday evening, beating Canada’s Courtney Sarault and Dutch team-mate Selma Poutsma, ANP reported via Nieuws.nl.
It was Velzeboer’s first World Tour victory over the distance. The reigning Olympic champion in the 500m and 1,000m had taken silver in the 1,000m and bronze in the relay the previous day, the report said. She is also the reigning world champion over 500m.
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