Drolet, Maltais advance in women’s 1,500-metre speedskating; St-Gelais out

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Canada\'s Marianne St-Gelais catches her breath after failing to qualify in the women\'s 1,500 metre heats in the short track competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics Saturday, February 15, 2014 in Sochi. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

SOCHI, Russia – Canadians Marie-Eve Drolet and Valerie Maltais qualified for the quarter-finals in the women’s 1,500 metres at the Sochi Olympics on Saturday.

Drolet, from Chicoutimi, Que., placed second in the first qualifying heat in two minutes 24.859 seconds, while Maltais, from La Baie, Que., was second in the third heat in 2:27.721.

The top three finishers from each heat advanced.

Marianne St-Gelais of Saint-Felicien, Que., placed fourth in her heat. She had a time of 2:27.071.

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