Courtney Sarault

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Courtney Sarault
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (2000-04-24) April 24, 2000 (age 24)
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryCanada
Sport Short track speed skating
ClubCodiac Cyclones
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500m: 43.228 (2021)
1000m: 1:27:470 (2021)
1500m: 2:18:266 (2021)
3000m: 5:21:773 (2021)
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Event1st2nd3rd
World Championships 035
World Junior Championships 131
Total166
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Dordrecht 1500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2021 DordrechtOverall
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Montreal 3000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Sofia 3000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 Dordrecht1000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Seoul 1000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Seoul3000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Rotterdam 3000 m relay
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 3000 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Tomaszów MazowieckiOverall
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Tomaszów Mazowiecki1000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Tomaszów Mazowiecki1500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Montréal 1500 m

Courtney Lee Sarault (born April 24, 2000) is a Canadian short track speed skater.

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Career

Junior

Sarault competed at the 2015 Canada Games at the age of 14. She placed 30th, 8th, and 7th in 500m, 1000m and 1500m, respectively, and won a silver medal in the 3000m relay. [1]

Sarault participated in the 2017 World Junior Championships. She had her breakout moment at the 2018 World Junior Championships, where she finished second overall after winning two silver medals in the 1000m and 1500m. She also captured gold with the 3000m relay team. Sarault was named Short Track Rising Star of the Year by Speed Skating Canada.

Sarault won a bronze medal in 1500m at the 2019 World Junior Championships.

Senior

Sarault made her world cup debut during the 2018–19 season and won her first-ever World Cup medal in 1500m in Calgary. She made her world championship debut at the 2019 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, winning a bronze medal in the 3000m relay. [2] At the inaugural Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships in 2020, Sarault won 500m bronze and 1000m silver to finish third overall behind Choi Min-jeong and Seo Whi-Min of South Korea.

Sarault finished second overall behind Suzanne Schulting at the 2021 World Championships; Sarault won 1500m silver and 1000m bronze at the only international short track event of the season.

Sarault was named to Team Canada and made her Olympic debut at the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games in February. [3] [4] [5] [6] and participated in the 1000 and 1500 metre events and was a member of the 3000 metre relay team.

Personal life

Sarault is the daughter of former NHL player Yves Sarault. [7] She began skating at a very young age and took up speed skating at the age of 7.

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References

  1. "2015 Canada Games Results – Courtney Sarault". cg2015.gems.pro. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  2. 3000 m relay results
  3. "Communication 2442: XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 Beijing Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  4. Nichols, Paula (January 18, 2022). "Ten short track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  5. Barnes, Dan (January 18, 2022). "Plenty of medal potential on Canada's short track speed skating team headed for Beijing". Toronto Sun . Toronto, Ontairo, Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  6. "3 speed skating veterans lead inexperienced Canadian Olympic short track team". cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  7. Canadian short track speed skaters Sarault, Charles hit podium in World Cup debuts