Courtney Lee Sarault (born April 24, 2000) is a Canadian

short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as a ...

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. 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

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. 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. At the inaugural Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships in

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, Sarault won 500m bronze and 1000m silver to finish third overall behind

Choi Min-jeong Choi Min-jeong (Hangul: 최민정; born 9 September 1998) is a South Korean short track speed skater. She is a three-time Olympic Champion (2018, 2022), a four-time World Champion (2015, 2016, 2018, 2022), Four Continents Champion (2020), and ...

and Seo Whi-Min of South Korea. Sarault finished second overall behind

Suzanne Schulting Suzanne Schulting (; born 25 September 1997) is a Dutch short track speed skater who is also active as a long track speed skater. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she won the Netherlands' first-ever gold medal in short track speed skating and became ...

at the

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; Sarault won 1500m silver and 1000m bronze at the only international short track event of the season. Sarault was named to

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and will make her Olympic debut at the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games in February.

Personal life

Sarault is the daughter of former

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player

Yves Sarault Yves Victor Sarault (born December 23, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 106 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Ottawa Senators, Atlanta ...

.Canadian short track speed skaters Sarault, Charles hit podium in World Cup debuts
/ref> She began skating at a very young age and took up speed skating at the age of 7.

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* * 2000 births Living people Canadian female short track speed skaters Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists Olympic short track speed skaters for Canada Short track speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Grand Rapids, Michigan World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists 21st-century Canadian women {{Canada-speed-skating-bio-stub