2001, 19-21 Oct; Montreal: 1st Can-Am Short Track event

Some facts:
78 men divided into 4 groups after a 777m time trial
53 women divided into 3 groups after a 777m time trial

Men
777m time trial
1.  Jeff Scholten   CAN   1:06.903
2.  Steve Robillard CAN   1:07.334
3.  Shani Davis     USA   1:07.960

1500m
1.  Jean-Francois Monette  CAN  2:17.96 (top time)
2.  Shani Davis            USA  2:18.23
3.  Steve Robillard        CAN  2:18.29
4.  Jeff Scholten          CAN  2:19.66
5.  Andrew Lahey           CAN  2:23.01
6.  Frederic Blackburn     CAN  DQ (impeding on Scholten)

500m
1.  Jeff Scholten          CAN  42.22 (top time)
2.  Jean-Francois Monette  CAN  42.31
3.  Jonathon Cavar         CAN  42.41
4.  Shani Davis            USA  42.49

1000m
1.  Jeff Scholten          CAN  1:37.44
2.  Jean-Francois Monette  CAN  1:37.95
3.  Charles Hamelin        CAN  1:39.93
4.  Andrew Quinn           CAN  DQ
top time= Scholten 1:28.88 semi-final

Overall
1.  Jeff Scholten          CAN
2.  Jean-Francois Monette  CAN
3.  Shani Davis            USA

WOMEN
777m time trial
1.  Melanie Gagnon      CAN   1:12.029
2.  Amanda Overland     CAN   1:12.921
3.  Carol Anne Chenard  CAN   1:13.643

1500m
1.  Allison Baver       USA   2:30.63 (top time)
2.  Carol Anne Chenard  CAN   2:30.86
3.  Amanda Overland     CAN   2:31.05
4.  Chantale Sevigny    CAN   2:52.85
5.  Anne Maltais        CAN   2:57.87
6.  Tracy Northrup      USA   3:06.13

500m
1.  Melanie Gagnon     CAN    46.81
2.  Allison Baver      USA    46.81
3.  Chantale Sevigny   CAN    47.15
4.  Anne Maltais       CAN     DQ
top time= Melanie Gagnon 46.09 (semi final)

1000m
1.  Allison Baver      USA    1:38.91
2.  Raphael Lemieux    CAN    1:39.03
3.  Carol Anne Chenard CAN    1:39.20
4.  Tracy Northrup     USA    1:39.35
top time = Allison Baver 1:37.19 (quarter final)

Overall
1.  Allison Baver       USA
2.  Carol Anne Chenard  CAN
3.  Anne Maltais        CAN

Special Note:
Maryse Perreault, sister of Annie Perreault and 1982
World Champion finished 1st in the Women's 2nd group
(25 overall).  She started training with her sister
during Annie's recovery in February after taking 11
years off, during which time she had 3 children.

Special Thanks to Steve Gough, who reported these facts for us.