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Courtney Sarault earned her team-leading fourth medal at the Milano-Cortina Olympics, helping Canada to bronze in the women’s 3,000-metre relay on Wednesday.
The Moncton, N.B., native anchored the Canadians to a time of four minutes 4.33 seconds behind South Korea (4:04.2) and Italy (4:04.15).
At the 2022 Games, Dutch athlete Suzanne Schulting was the first female short track skater from any country to win four medals at a single Winter Olympics when she claimed two gold, silver, and bronze.
Viktor An of Russia also won four short track medals in a single Games twice.
On Wednesday, Danae Blais, Florence Brunelle, Kim Boutin and Sarault returned Canada to the podium in the 3,000 relay for the first time since 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
The Netherlands were aiming for a fourth consecutive gold at these Games, but fell midway through the race and finished the four-team final last in 4:09.081.
Italy’s Arianna Fontana picked up a record-extending 14th Olympic medal. She won mixed relay gold and 500m silver earlier in Italy.
