Courtney Sarault is making a strong case to be a Canadian flag-bearer at the Milano Cortina 2026 closing ceremony.
The short-track speedskater captured her third medal of the Winter Olympics when she won silver in the women’s 1,000 metres on Monday
Sarault, from Moncton, N.B., picked up a silver in the mixed team relay and bronze in the 500 metres earlier in the Olympics.
Sarault’s Day 10 medal is Canada’s 10th of the Games — one gold, four silver, five bronze.
Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands won gold and Kim Gilli of South Korea took bronze in the 1,000 metres.
Sarault, 25, made a nice pass on Gilli late in the race to get to second, matching her result in this event from the 2025 world championships.
Sarault has had inspired performances throughout the Games. In the 500 metres, she made a great comeback on the final lap to earn bronze.
In the relay, Sarault avoided a huge collision in the semifinal to ensure Canada could race for medals.
Sarault has fought back from an injury-riddled 2024 when overtraining and a concussion sidelined the skater.
“My god, I went to hell and back,” she told Olympics.com. “But after the year I’ve had, I owed it to myself to just skate, be in the moment, and give myself the best chance by letting go of everything that has happened in the past.”
