De Haître made his debut in the Speed Skating World Cup at the beginning of the 2013/14 season in Calgary , where he finished 21st and 17th in the B World Cup over 1500 m. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , he achieved 33rd place over 1500 m and 20th place over 1000 m. In the 2014/15 season he finished in the top ten three times in the A World Cup, including third place over 1000 m at the World Cup finals in Erfurt . In January 2015 he finished second in the 1500 m at the Canadian Championships in Calgary. In the following month he finished 12th over 1000 m at the individual distance world championships in Heerenveen and reached ninth place in the overall World Cup over 1000 m at the end of the season. In the 2015/16 season he achieved seven top ten placements in the individual World Cup, finishing 11th in the overall World Cup over 1500 m and ninth place in the overall World Cup over 1000 m. He also came second in the team sprint at the World Cup finals in Heerenveen and won his first World Cup victories in the team sprint in Salt Lake City and Heerenveen. In January 2016 he became Canadian champion over 1000 m and over 1500 m. At the individual distance world championships in 2016 in Kolomna , he finished eighth over 1000 m and sixth over 1500 m. After sixth places in the 1000 m and 1500 m at the beginning of the 2016/17 season in Harbin , he won the team sprint in Nagano and the 1000 m in Astana . In Heerenveen and Stavanger he finished second in the team sprint and also came second in the 1000 m in Stavanger. At the beginning of January 2017 he was again Canadian champion over 1000 m and 1500 m. At the 2017 World Individual Distance Championships in Gangwon , he finished fourth over 1500 m and won the silver medal over 1000 m. He finished the season in tenth place in the World Cup over 1500 m and second place in the World Cup over 1500 m. In the following season he triumphed in the World Cup three times in the team sprint and achieved second place over 1500 m in Heerenveen. In January 2018 he won the Canadian Championships in Calgary for the third time in a row over 1000 m and 1500 m. At the season highlight, the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , he came in 21st place over 1500 m.
In addition to speed skating, De Haître also competes in cycling races on the track ; he originally started cycling to train his endurance. In 2012 he was part of the Canadian team at the Pan American Junior Track Championships and was nominated for the Junior World Track Championships . In 2014 he competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in sprint , keirin , 1000 meter time trial and team sprint . In the team sprint, he finished fourth with Hugo Barrette and Joseph Veloce . In the same year he finished fifth at the Pan-American track championships in the 1000-meter time trial with the Canadian record time of 1: 00.589 minutes. In 2013 and 2016 he was Canadian champion over 1000 meters.
Honors
In 2017, De Haître was named Ottawa Athlete of the Year for the third time .
Achievements speed skating
Personal bests
500 m 34.90 sec. (installed on January 5, 2018 in Calgary)
1000 m 1: 06.72 min. (installed on February 25, 2017 in Calgary)
1500 m 1: 43.13 min. (installed on December 3, 2017 in Calgary)
3000 m 3: 44.76 min. (installed on September 23, 2017 in Calgary)
5000 m 6: 39.86 min. (installed on March 17, 2017 in Calgary)
Participation in World Championships and Olympic Winter Games
↑ Vincent De Haître. In: olympic.ca. February 17, 2018, accessed February 17, 2018 .
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