Florence Brunelle wins double gold at Canadian short track speedskating championships
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MONTREAL — Florence Brunelle brought home double gold on Friday at the Canadian short track speedskating championships.
The Trois-Rivières, Que., native won the women’s 1,000 metres in one minute 31.935, just outstretching Courtney Sarault at the finish line. Sarault, a four-time Olympic medallist at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, was penalized for kicking out at the finish.
Danaé Blais (1:32.595) of Châteauguay, Que., grabbed silver and Kiera Pagé of Saint-Félicien, Que., earned bronze (1:53.263) thanks to Sarault’s infraction. It was Pagé’s first career podium finish at a Canadian championship.
The 22-year-old Brunelle followed that up with a win in the second 1,500 of the competition in 2:30.640. Ann-Sophie Bachand (2:30.936) of Sherbrooke, Que., and Claudia Gagnon (2:31.021) of La Baie, Que., took silver and bronze, respectively.
