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This weekend, the World Cup Finals were taking place in Heerenveen. Lucas competed in the 1500m on Friday, the 5000m on Saturday, and the Team Pursuit on Sunday.

On the third and final day of the World Cup Final in Heerenveen, Lucas finished second in the Team Pursuit, together with teammates Denny Morrison and Mathieu Giroux. Like in the Olympic final, Team Canada was racing against Team USA, and like in that Olympic race Team Canada beat Team USA. Where Team USA needed 3:45.70 to compete their race, Team Canada crossed the finish line after 3:44.30. Team Norway finished first in 3:42.77, which also secured their first place overall. Team Canada finished third in the overall standings.

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On the second day of the World Cup Finals in Heerenveen, Lucas skated the 5000m. Paired with Marco Weber in the last pair before the cleaning of the ice (4th pair), Lucas crossed the finish line after 6:35.93, thereby beating Weber, who needed 6:38.46. Lucas’ time was good for the 13th place, Håvard Bøkko was first in 6:20.52. Overall, Lucas finished 18th.

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On the first day of the World Cup Finals in Heerenveen, Lucas finished 9th in the 1500m. He skated in the 7th pair against Stefan Groothuis and crossed the finish line after 1:47.35. First was Shani Davis, who finished in 1:45.20, thereby securing his overall gold medal as well.

"I was pretty happy with today’s race because it got me back into racing mode more than anything. It’s been a little difficult to stay fully motivated since the Olympics, but that race got my focus back. In the overall World Cup standings I finished 7th, which is my highest overall ranking in any distance. I can't complain with that!"

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