Canada’s short track speed skating team added three more medals to their tally at the ISU World Tour event in Montreal, showcasing a strong start to the season.
Courtney Sarault from Moncton, N.B., clinched her second consecutive gold medal by winning the women’s 1,500-meter final in a time of 2:22.156 at Maurice Richard Arena.
The 25-year-old outpaced South Korea’s Kim Gil-li (2:22.217) and American Corinne Stoddard (2:22.256) for the second day in a row after her victory in the 1,000m final on Saturday.
Sarault, a silver medalist in both distances at last year’s world championships in Beijing, expressed her satisfaction with her performance, stating, “I felt I raced well in my 1,500m win, I was in front and strong. I’m happy that all my hard work and training is paying off. It’s nice when you train for something and get results.”
Courtney Sarault of Moncton, N.B., claimed gold in the women’s 1,500-meter race, at the season-opening ISU Short Track World Tour event in Montreal. This is her second gold of the weekend and her 4th medal as she was 3rd in both the Team Mixed Relay and the Women’s 3000m Relay.
Another Canadian Olympian, Kim Boutin, secured a silver medal in the women’s 500m event, finishing in 43.087 seconds. The world champion from Sherbrooke, Que., was behind Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer (42.972), with Stoddard taking the bronze in 43.142.
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