Canadian men's speed skating Laurent Debreuil holds his silver medal with his left hand while standing at the podium at the World Cup season opener in Nagano, Japan on Nov. 22, 2024.

Laurent Dubreuil of Lévis, Que., is picking up this season's ISU World Cup speed skating campaign where he left off, earning a silver medal in his World Cup season debut in a men's 500-metre race Friday at M-Wave in Nagano, Japan.