US EditionCanada's Courtney Sarault Falls in Bid for Fifth Olympic Short-Track Medal
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Friday's day at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games proved cruel for short-track Canadian speed skating. Courtney Sarault, who had the ambition to win a fifth Olympic medal, saw her dreams fall sharply in the semifinal of the 1500m after a fall in a turn while in a good position to get to the final.Sarault seemed able to qualify for the grand final when she lost balance in a curve, putting an abrupt end to her race. This fall deprived her of any cha…
For Suzanne Schulting, the Olympic short track speed skating tournament suddenly ended in the semifinals of the 1500 meters. The 28-year-old Frisian woman fell suddenly midway through her semifinal in a duel with Italian Elisa Confortola. "I fell out of nowhere, I just broke away on my left skate and that's it," said the three-time Olympic champion. Fellow Dutchwoman Xandra Velzeboer also fell in the same semifinal.
Canada's Courtney Sarault falls in bid for fifth Olympic short-track medal
A bad chunk of ice may have cost Courtney Sarault a shot to make Canadian Olympic history. The short-track speedskater fell in the semifinals of the women’s 1,500 metres on Friday, ending her bid to tie a Canadian record with a fifth medal in a single Olympics. Sarault, from Moncton, N.B., was sitting second at the time of the crash. The top two advanced to the final. Interestingly, Dutch star Xandra Velzeboer fell later on the same turn as Sara…
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