Boutin wins two gold medals in short track speed skating World Cup in Shanghai

Kim Boutin (Dave Holland, Canadian Olympic Committee, with permission)

Kim Boutin of Sherbrooke, Quebec won two gold medals for Canada in a short track speed skating World Cup in Shanghai, China this past weekend. Boutin won a gold medal for Canada in the women’s 500m on Saturday and a second gold medal for Canada in the women’s 1000m on Sunday.  Marianne St-Gelais of Roberval, Quebec also won two medals for Canada, while the Canadian men won a bronze medal in the men’s 5000m relay on Sunday.

In the women’s 500m, Boutin had a time of 43.72 seconds in the A final. Arianna Fontana of Italy won the silver medal with a time of 43.815 seconds. Sofia Prosvirnova of Russia won the bronze medal with a time of 43.844 seconds. Boutin reached the podium by 23.717 seconds over Martina Valcepina of Italy who finished in fourth place with a time of 1:04.439. Boutin is now in second place in the women’s 500m World Cup standings with 18000 points. Fontana leads with 18621 points.

In the women’s 1500m on Saturday, St-Gelais had a time of 2:31.691 in the A Final to finish third. Suk Hee Shim of South Korea won the gold medal with a time of 2:31.49. Min Jeong Choi of South Korea won the silver medal with a time of 2:31.602. St-Gelais reached the podium by .106 seconds over Canadian Valerie Maltais of Chicoutimi, Quebec who finished in fourth place with a time of 2:31.797 seconds. St-Gelais is now in eighth place in the women’s 1500m World Cup standings.

In the women’s 1000m on Sunday, Boutin and St-Gelais each reached the podium. Boutin won the gold medal with a time of 1:28.885. St-Gelais won silver with a time of 1:28.937. Fontana won bronze with a time of 1:29.224. Boutin reached the podium by 0.374 seconds and St-Gelais reached the podium by 0.322 seconds over Yu Bin Lee of South Korea, who finished in fourth place with a time of 1:29.259. Boutin leads the World Cup standings in the women’s 1000m with 19678 points and St-Gelais is in fifth with 10097 points.

In the men’s 5000m relay, Samuel Girard of Ferland-et-Boilleau, Quebec, Charles Hamelin of Levis, Quebec, Charle Cournoyer of Boucherville, Quebec and Pascal Dion of Montreal, Quebec won the bronze medal with a time of 6:39.805. The United States won the gold medal with a world record time of 6:29.052. South Korea won the silver medal with a time of 6:29.076. Canada continues to lead the World Cup standngs with 26400 points. The medals for Boutin, St-Gelais and the Canadian relay team will give them confidence as they prepare for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang.  

 

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