Canadian short track speed skaters have won silver in the mixed team relay event.

Canada spent much of the race stuck in third and at one point fell to fourth, but made a move in the final laps into second position.

Tuesday marked a strong start for the close-knit Montreal-based squad, which arrived in Milan with a goal to win more medals than any Canadian team in Olympic history. That record was set in 2002 in Salt Lake City, when the short track team brought home six. (The team’s current head coach Marc Gagnon secured three of those medals.)

Led by powerhouses William Dandjinou and Courtney Sarault — both Crystal Globe winners, the highest individual honour in short track speed skating — the 10-member team is famously deep. Canadian short track skaters brought home 31 medals – including 15 golds – on the World Tour this season, as well as the ISU Team Crystal Globe for the second time.