Canada had big goals in short-track. What happened? What can we learn?

MILAN — Canadian speedskater Félix Roussel just stood there, motionless, while his colleagues were explaining why they missed the podium in the men’s 5,000-metre relay race.

They had made it to the final, and they had a decent chance of getting on the podium. But a few mistakes were made, and they slipped to second, then third, then fourth. The Netherlands won gold, South Korea silver, and Italy bronze. Canada came back from the competition empty-handed.

“Quite honestly, it’s not really fun right now,” blurted out Roussel.