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MONTREAL, QC – Make it four-for-four for Kim Boutin. The Sherbrooke native continued her winning ways on Sunday, capturing her fourth gold medal of the World Cup season in Montreal's 500m contest. Courtney Sarault also found the podium with a silver medal in the 1000m-2, while the ladies relay team earned bronze.
Boutin led the 500m finals for the entire race, crossing the line ahead of Italian Martina Valcepina and sprint specialist Natalia Maliszewska of Poland with a time of 42.568, a new track record for the Maurice-Richard Arena. Meanwhile, teammate Alyson Charles of Montreal skated in the same race and finished fourth.
In her race, Sarault of Moncton, N.B. took up first position in the pack early on, and only relinquished it to gold medal winner Yu Tong Han of China in the final lap. Russian skater Ekaterina Efremenkova rounded out the podium. It was the first medal of the season for Sarault.
Boutin and Sarault both found the podium again later in the afternoon, this time alongside teammates Alyson Charles, Danaé Blais (Châteauguay, Que.) and Claudia Gagnon (Sageunay, Que.) in the ladies relay. The Canadians earned their second consecutive bronze medal in the 3,000m discipline, behind the Chinese, who led the race from start to finish, and the Russians, who overtook second place from the home team with only six laps remaining
The Canadian short track team is next in action from November 29 to December 1 at the World Cup in Nagoya, Japan.
Other Notable Results:
- Despite crossing the line first in his 1000m quarterfinal, Charles Hamelin (Saint-Julie, Que.) was penalized for an arm block at the finish line. He finished the distance ranked 17th overall.
- Steven Dubois (Lachenaie, Que.) was penalized in the semifinals of the 500m and finished the distance ranked 9th overall.
- Pascal Dion (Montreal, Que.) suffered a leg injury in the men's relay on Friday which forced him to withdraw from his races on Saturday and Sunday.
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