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Speed skater Courtney Sarault earned Canada’s seventh medal of the Milano-Cortina Olympics, collecting short track bronze in the women’s 500 metres on Thursday.
Xandra Velzeboer won gold in 41.609 seconds, followed by Italy’s Arianna Fontana (42.294) and Sarault, who battled back from fourth spot in the final lap.
Kim Boutin of Sherbrooke, Que., who was aiming for a third consecutive Olympic medal in the event, was fifth (44.347).
Canada’s Florence Brunelle won the women’s B final in 43.41, defeating Minjeong Choi of South Korea.
Earlier Thursday, moguls skier Mikaël Kingsbury and snowboarder Éliot Grondin captured silver for Canada’s fifth and sixth medals in Italy. The Canadian team is seeking its first gold medal, boasting three silver and three bronze.
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