Pascal DION

Canada

Short Track Speed Skating

Date of Birth: 8 Aug 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Place of birth: MONTREAL, QC

Birth Country:

Canada

Residence: MONTREAL, QC

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Short Track Speed Skating	Men's 1000m	12
	Men's 1500m	18
	Men's 5000m Relay CAN Canada	1
	Mixed Team Relay CAN Canada	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
After Heat 3	Capital Indoor Stadium	Men's 1000m - Heat 4	Finished
After Quarterfinal 1	Capital Indoor Stadium	Mixed Team Relay - Quarterfinal 2	Finished
	Capital Indoor Stadium	Mixed Team Relay - Semifinal 1	Finished
	Capital Indoor Stadium	Mixed Team Relay - Final A	Finished
After Quarterfinal 1	Capital Indoor Stadium	Men's 1000m - Quarterfinal 2	Finished
	Capital Indoor Stadium	Men's 1500m - Quarterfinal 1	Finished
	Capital Indoor Stadium	Men's 1500m - Semifinal 1	Finished
	Capital Indoor Stadium	Men's 5000m Relay - Semifinal 1	Finished
	Capital Indoor Stadium	Men's 5000m Relay - Final A	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men's 5000 metres Relay	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
10	Men's 1500m	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men's 5000m Relay	2018	Montreal, QC, CAN
5	Men's 5000m Relay	2017	Rotterdam, NED
6	Men's 5000m Relay	2019	Sofia, BUL
21	Men's 500m	2018	Montreal, QC, CAN
21	Men's 1000m	2018	Montreal, QC, CAN
22	Men's Overall	2018	Montreal, QC, CAN
25	Men's 1500m	2018	Montreal, QC, CAN

Four Continents Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men's 5000m Relay	2020	Montreal, QC, CAN

World Cup
Season	Men's 500m	Men's 1000m	Men's 1500m
2021/22		1	6
2019/20	30	45	20
2018/19	37	18	11
2017/18	36		30
2016/17	15	16	14
2015/16	29		34

Hobbies:

Snowboarding, golf, tennis, wakeboarding, volleyball, badminton

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Graduated in 2018 from the University of Quebec (Montreal) with a degree in kinesiology. Studies finance at Concordia University (Montreal, QC).

Languages spoken:

French, English, Mandarin

Club name:

Maurice Richard Arena

Coach:

National: Sebastien Cros (FRA), Marc Gagnon (CAN)

Debut:

2015 World Cup in Nagoya (500m - 13th/7th, Relay - 7th)

Injuries:

2014: Cut his back twice on another athlete's skates after a fall during a race. Lost more than a litre of blood and was unable to skate for four months.

National team:

2015

Start:

Started skating at age six in Pointe-aux-Trembles, QC. Began figure skating before switching to short track because he had too much energy for figure skating and was disturbing everyone else. (olympic.ca, isu.org)

Reason:

Enjoys training as a team within an individual sport. (olympic.ca)

Ambition:

Win an individual Olympic medal. (lapresse.ca, 21 Aug 2021)

Hero:

Short track skater Marc Gagnon (CAN), three-time Olympic gold medallist and 14-time world champion.

Short track skater Victor An (RUS), six-time Olympic gold medallist and 20-time world champion. (olympic.ca, isu.org)

Ritual:

Always wears funny, quirky underwear during competition. (olympic.ca)

Philosophy:

"Live your life!" (olympic.ca)

General Interest

COACHING CAREER
Coaches at the Pointe-aux-Trembles Speed Skating Club in Montreal, QC. Likes to help the next generation of skaters improve within national team training sessions. "I really like to give them tips, especially when the team is a bit more select. It's going to be fun to work on relays, exchanges and give them a little bit of my international racing experience, because the kids don't have a lot of that." (lapresse.ca, 21 Aug 2021)

Milestones

Sixth in the mixed team relay at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

Five-time World Cup gold medallist in 5000m and 2000m relay.

Four-time World Cup silver medallist, including one individual medal in 1000m.

Four-time World Cup bronze medallist in 5000m and 2000m relay.

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold
:: Gold Medal Event

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