Alyson Charles

Canada

Sport	Short Track
FederationID	STCAN23010199801
NOC	Canada
Born	30 Oct 1998 in Montreal
Gender	Women

Residence	Montreal, QC, CAN
Occupation	Athlete, Student
Languages	Creole, English, French
Higher education	Administration Studies - HEC Montreal: Canada

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	42.665	09 Apr 2022	Montreal
	1000m	1:28.214	10 Nov 2018	Salt Lake City, UT
	1500m	2:25.134	28 Jan 2017	Innsbruck
	3000m	5:38.073	12 Jan 2020	Montreal

Main Achievements
Main Achievements
World Championships	Event
World Championships
	3000m Relay		1	1
World Junior Championships	Event
World Junior Championships
	3000m Relay	1

Social Media

www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011144833492

General Interest

Memorable sporting achievement

Finishing on top of the podium at a World Cup event for the first time by winning the 1000m in 2018 in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)

Sport Specific Information

Reason for choosing this sport

"My parents wanted me to do something so they registered me at my local club with my cousins. A few years later, I found myself at the Canadian Regional Training Centre, whose mission is to train the next generation of elite skaters. In the summer of 2016, I made the jump to the national team."

General Interest

Most influential person in career	Her father. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
Hero / Idol	Canadian short track skater Kalyna Roberge, US sprinter Allyson Felix. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport?

She began skating at age five, and started competing at age six at the CPV Montreal St-Michel club in Quebec, Canada.

General Interest

Sporting philosophy / motto	"Adversity causes some men to break, others to break records." [William Arthur Ward] (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
Nicknames	Aly (isu.org, 19 Feb 2019)

Sport Specific Information

Training Regime

She trains six days a week at the National Training Centre in Montreal, QC, Canada.

General Interest

Other information

BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT
She won two individual bronze medals and another bronze in the 3000m relay on her World Cup debut in 2018 in Calgary, AB, Canada. She says the event was among the most important moments of her career. "In 2018, the retirement of a handful of veterans following the Pyeongchang [Olympic Winter] Games left room for new faces [on the Canadian team], including my own. My debut on the international senior circuit exceeded all my expectations. My junior years were just coming to an end and I was coming in with several recent disappointments on a personal level. Nevertheless, this is where everything clicked. These medals proved to me that I deserved to be there. While the Olympic Games had always been a lifelong dream for me, it was in Calgary that I really believed I could make it for the first time. It was at that moment that my Olympic dream became an attainable goal." (olympic.ca, 25 Feb 2021)

FAMILY BACKGROUND
In 1987 her father Ralph emigrated from Saint-Marc, Haiti, to Montreal, QC, Canada, at age 15 with his mother and six siblings. They made the move after his father [Alyson's grandfather] died in a car accident. "If it can inspire at least one young person in the Haitian community, I would be happy. My dream was first born when I watched Kalyna Roberge on our family's living room TV at the Turin 2006 Olympic Games. I immediately saw myself in her, because even though I was born and raised here in Montreal, I am of Haitian descent and like Kalyna, I am biracial. If I have a role to play as a black athlete, I would say it's to share my passion and my experiences with the youth in my community. I hope to be a model they can one day identify with, like Kalyna was for me when I was younger." (olympic.ca, 25 Feb 2021; journaldequebec.com, 09 Nov 2019)

Sport Specific Information

Name of coach

Sebastien Cros [national], FRA

General Interest

Awards and honours

She was part of the first Canadian women's 3000m relay team to win gold at the junior world championships with their victory at the 2018 edition of the tournament in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Nov 2022; speedskating.ca, 2022)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2017/2018	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	1
	2019/2020	Four Continents Championships	3000m Relay	2
	2021/2022	World Championships	3000m Relay	2
	2019/2020	Four Continents Championships	500m	2
	2018/2019	World Championships	3000m Relay	3
	2021/2022	World Championships	500m	4
	2022	Olympic Games	3000m Relay	4
	2014/2015	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	4
	2016/2017	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	4
	2021/2022	World Championships	Overall	7
	2022	Olympic Games	500m	8
	2020/2021	World Championships	3000m Relay	8
	2015/2016	World Junior Championships	Overall	9
	2021/2022	World Championships	1000m	10
	2016/2017	World Junior Championships	Overall	10
	2015/2016	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	12
	2018/2019	World Championships	500m	14
	2017/2018	World Junior Championships	Overall	16
	2021/2022	World Championships	1500m	17
	2022	Olympic Games	1000m	20
	2018/2019	World Championships	Overall	26
	2018/2019	World Championships	1000m	26
	2018/2019	World Championships	1500m	39

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2018/2019	Almaty	2000m Relay	1
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	1
	2019/2020	Shanghai	3000m Relay	1
	2018/2019	Turin	2000m Relay	2
	2019/2020	Nagoya	3000m Relay	2
	2019/2020	Dordrecht	3000m Relay	2
	2021/2022	Dordrecht	3000m Relay	2
	2021/2022	Debrecen	3000m Relay	2
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	1000m	3
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	500m	3
	2018/2019	Turin	1000m	3
	2018/2019	Almaty	3000m Relay	3
	2019/2020	Montreal, QC	3000m Relay	3
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	500m	3
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	3000m Relay	3
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	3000m Relay	3
	2019/2020	Shanghai	2000m Relay	3
	2018/2019	Dresden	1000m	4
	2018/2019	Dresden	3000m Relay	4
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	4
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	2000m Relay	5
	2019/2020	Dresden	3000m Relay	5
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	2000m Relay	6
	2019/2020	Shanghai	1000m	6
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	500m	7
	2018/2019	Dresden	2000m Relay	7
	2018/2019	Dresden	500m	8
	2019/2020	Dresden	2000m Relay	8
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	3000m Relay	9
	2018/2019	Almaty	1500m	11
	2018/2019	Almaty	1500m	11
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	500m	12
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	12
	2019/2020	Dresden	1000m	12
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1000m	13
	2019/2020	Dresden	500m	13
	2019/2020	Shanghai	500m	14
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	500m	16
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	1500m	27
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	1000m	27
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	500m	27