Canada's Courtney Sarault skates to Olympic short track bronze in women's 500 metres

Courtney Sarault took bronze in the women's 500 metres short track at the Milano-Cortina Olympics, marking Canada's seventh medal; Xandra Velzeboer won gold and Arianna Fontana silver.

Courtney Sarault earned bronze for Canada in the women's 500 metres short track at the Milano-Cortina Olympics. She moved from fourth into a medal position in the final lap to take third. Xandra Velzeboer won the race and Arianna Fontana finished second. The result was Canada's seventh medal at these Games and the team remains without a gold. Key details: - Xandra Velzeboer won gold in 41.609 seconds. - Arianna Fontana took silver in 42.294 seconds. - Courtney Sarault advanced from fourth to third in the final lap to claim bronze. - Kim Boutin placed fifth with a time of 44.347 seconds. - Florence Brunelle won the women's B final in 43.41, defeating Minjeong Choi of South Korea. - Earlier on the same day, Mikaël Kingsbury and Éliot Grondin each captured silver for Canada. Summary: Sarault's bronze added to Canada's medal total at Milano-Cortina and came via a late-race move in the final lap. Canada has not yet won a gold at these Games and the next outcomes are undetermined at this time.