Speedskater Laurent Dubreuil: “I’m living my career dream which is to skate while having a family”

After a sensational World Cup season, Canada's Laurent Dubreuil is now a hot favourite for a medal at Beijing 2022. The 500m world champion spoke to Olympics.com about how he owes his success to his happiness at home.

For Laurent Dubreuil, family is everything.

Whether it’s the Olympic family, his parents - both of whom are Olympians - or the family he started with his wife, the strong unit he has back home is what makes him tick. It always has.

The 29-year-old is also the reigning 500m speedskating world champion, having won the title on 12 February 2021, a year to the day before the 500m competition begins at Beijing 2022.

He is coming off of a stellar World Cup season in the 500m that included eight podium finishes in as many races, winning two golds, two silvers and four bronzes.