Canada wins short-track relay bronze

MILAN – Canada’s speedskaters have won bronze in the women’s 3,000-metre short-track relay at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

The team of Danaé Blais, Florence Brunelle, Kim Boutin and Courtney Sarault reached the podium at three-tenths of a second behind winner South Korea.

Host Italy claimed silver at 0.093 seconds behind the South Koreans.

It’s Sarault’s fourth medal at the Milan-Cortina Games, and she becomes the first Canadian short-track speedskater to reach the podium four times at a single Winter Olympics.

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For Boutin, it’s her second medal at Milan Cortina and the sixth of her career.

The bronze is Canada’s 13th medal at the Games and fourth in short-track speedskating.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 18, 2026.

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