MARQUETTE, Mich. - Canada will be able to enter three women and at least two men in the 1,000-metre short-track speedskating event at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics after a successful second day Friday at a World Cup stop in Marquette, Mich.

After securing their positions in the 500- and 1,500-metre in the opening day Thursday, Kalyna Roberge of St-Etienne-de-Lauzon, Que., Tania Vicent of Laval, Que., and Edmonton's Jessica Gregg delivered strong performances in the 1,000m.

Roberge and Vicent each won their two races, while Gregg finished second in her first heat and won the other one. They will continue competing Sunday, but Friday's results ensure good enough finishes for all three to earn berths for Canada at next February's Winter Games.

"The girls all had very strong races,'' said team leader Yves Hamelin. "Tania was just as solid as (Thursday), she led most of her races with a good pace. Kalyna was herself, taking control of the main part of her races. Jessica was always well positioned, showed great intensity in her races and responded well when people tried to pass her.''

On the men's side, brothers Charles Hamelin and François Hamelin of Ste-Julie, Que., dominated their races, staying in the pack for the first few laps and then taking the lead each time, crossing the finish line first in their three respective heats.

Charles - a world-record holder in the distance - once again posted the fastest time of the day in one minute 25.708 seconds.

Olivier Jean of Lachenaie, Que., was disqualified in the third race of the day after making slight contact with Chinese skater Han Jialiang.

"Olivier was having a good day, never being threatened in his races. His last heat was harder, he could have been more patient before attempting to pass. He was strong and clearly able to make the top two,'' said Yves Hamelin.

Jean was disqualified in the first round of last week's World Cup stop in Montreal, so his combined ranking will make Canada's third spot almost impossible to reach, depending on global Olympic quotas.

On Thursday, despite Guillaume Bastille's 48th place finish in the 1,500m, the Riviere-du-Loup, Que., native's 17th place finish from last week was sufficient to give him the 29th position overall, and Canada will be able to send a full team in the discipline.

In relay action, the Hamelin brothers, Bastille and François-Louis Tremblay of Montreal teamed up in the first round, and easily won their race in 6:50.899, well ahead of Japan and France. They went on to win their quarter-final round in 6:44.886, edging out Korea, once again with France and Japan seconds behind.

Gregg and Vicent joined forces with Marianne St-Gelais of St-Felicien, Que., and Valérie Maltais of La Baie, Que., for their quarter-final, and they finished second in 4:16.646, just behind Japan who crossed the finish line in 4:16.113.

Both Canadian teams will race the semifinals Sunday.