Canada’s Boutin secures 3rd silver medal at short track worlds in Montreal
Kim Boutin’s streak of silver medals continued on Sunday on the 2022 ISU world quick monitor velocity skating championships in Montreal.
The four-time Olympic medallist completed second within the ladies’s 1,000-metre occasion behind South Korea’s Choi Min-Jeong, sooner or later after claiming silver in each the 500m and 1,500m occasions.
The Sherbrooke, Que., native separated from the pack alongside Min-Jeong within the ultimate laps, however the three-time Olympic champion held her off to seize gold with a time of 1 minute 27.956 seconds, simply forward of Boutin’s time of 1:28.076.
Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands completed within the bronze medal place whereas Moncton, N.B.’s Courtney Sarault completed fifth, posting a DNF.
The 21-year-old Sarault completed fourth within the 1,500m and nineteenth within the 500m.
Montreal native Alyson Charles completed fifth within the B Closing with a time of 1:31.498. The 23-year-old completed fourth within the 500m and seventeenth within the 1,500m on Saturday.
The three Canadian ladies raced in the identical semifinal warmth. Min-Jeong separated from the pack within the semis, however Boutin and Sarault punched their tickets to the finals with occasions of 1:28.414 and 1:28.565, respectively. Charles completed fifth with a time of 1:30.819.
Sarault gained her quarter-final warmth with a time of 1:30.279. Boutin and Charles, with occasions of 1:31.469 and 1:31.683, respectively, completed second of their heats to qualify for the semis.
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