Courtney Sarault

Canada

Sport	Short Track
FederationID	STCAN22404200001
NOC	Canada
Born	24 Apr 2000 in Grand Rapids, MI
Gender	Women

Occupation	Athlete
Languages	English
Residence	Montreal, QC, CAN

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	42.759	10 Dec 2023	Beijing
	1000m	1:27.470	07 Mar 2021	Dordrecht
	1500m	2:18.266	23 Oct 2021	Beijing
	3000m	5:21.773	07 Mar 2021	Dordrecht

Main Achievements
Main Achievements
World Championships	Event
World Championships
	1000m			2
	1500m		1
	3000m Relay		1	3
	Overall		1
World Junior Championships	Event
World Junior Championships
	1500m			1
	3000m Relay	1
	Overall		1

General Interest

Famous relatives

Her father Yves Sarault played professional ice hockey for teams such as the Montreal Canadiens and the Calgary Flames in the NHL. (cbc.ca, 12 Mar 2018; standard-freeholder.com, 07 May 2013)

Sport Specific Information

Reason for choosing this sport	"I grew up in an athletic family. My dad is an ex-professional ice hockey player so I was always skating. I tried figure skating but I didn't love it. Then I did speed skating and fell in love."
When and where did you begin this sport?	She began training at age seven in Moncton, NB, Canada.

General Interest

Sporting philosophy / motto

"You can be at the back of the race and kind of chill, then at the end you just power through. Not a lot of people do this, because it's more risky a decision. You've got to have a big punch and a lot of strength to pass the whole pack at the end. I've gotten way better at that strategy because my old strategy was always racing from the front." (thestar.com, 04 Feb 2022)

Social Media

www.facebook.com/Courtney-Sarault-2228047314149392

General Interest

Hero / Idol	Canadian short track skater Marianne St-Gelais. (speedskating.ca, 01 Jan 2021)
Most influential person in career	Her parents. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
Hobbies	Cooking, baking, rugby, travel, hiking. (olympic.ca, 01 Mar 2022; dulcedo.com, 16 Aug 2021)
Awards and honours	In 2022 she was inducted into the Moncton Sports Wall of Fame in New Brunswick, Canada. (Instagram profile, 25 Oct 2022) In 2021 she received the Nathalie Lambert Award as Female Short Track Athlete of the Year from Speed Skating Canada. (speedskating.ca, 16 Aug 2021) She was named Speed Skating Canada's Short Track Rising Star of the Year in 2018. (speedskating.ca, 01 Jan 2021; Instagram profile, 16 Jun 2018)

Sport Specific Information

Name of coach

Sebastien Cros [national], FRA

General Interest

Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs	She has her nails done before competitions. (speedskating.ca, 01 Jan 2021)
Other information	LANGUAGE BARRIER Hailing from Moncton, NB, Canada, she is not fluent in French unlike many of her Canadian national teammates and coaches. "I know I'm a bit of an outsider. I'm not from Quebec. I'm not fluent in French. It's going to be a little bit harder for me to get everything the coaches are saying and help me build myself. But I basically told myself one day you're just going to be so good that you can't be left out. It worked out well for me." (nationalpost.com, 17 Feb 2022)

Social Media

twitter.com/court_sarault

General Interest

Ambitions

To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (canadiansportscene.com, 12 Mar 2023)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2022/2023	Four Continents Championships	1500m	1
	2022/2023	Four Continents Championships	1000m	1
	2017/2018	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	1
	2023/2024	Four Continents Championships	2000m Relay	1
	2023/2024	Four Continents Championships	3000m Relay	1
	2019/2020	Four Continents Championships	3000m Relay	2
	2022/2023	Four Continents Championships	3000m Relay	2
	2023/2024	Four Continents Championships	1500m	2
	2023/2024	Four Continents Championships	1000m	2
	2017/2018	World Junior Championships	Overall	2
	2021/2022	World Championships	3000m Relay	2
	2020/2021	World Championships	1500m	2
	2020/2021	World Championships	Overall	2
	2019/2020	Four Continents Championships	1000m	2
	2018/2019	World Junior Championships	1500m	3
	2022/2023	World Championships	1000m	3
	2022/2023	Four Continents Championships	2000m Relay	3
	2022/2023	World Championships	3000m Relay	3
	2023/2024	World Championships	3000m Relay	3
	2020/2021	World Championships	1000m	3
	2019/2020	Four Continents Championships	500m	3
	2019/2020	Four Continents Championships	Overall	3
	2018/2019	World Championships	3000m Relay	3
	2021/2022	World Championships	1500m	4
	2022	Olympic Games	3000m Relay	4
	2016/2017	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	4
	2021/2022	World Championships	Overall	5
	2021/2022	World Championships	1000m	5
	2022/2023	World Championships	1500m	5
	2023/2024	World Championships	1500m	5
	2023/2024	World Championships	2000m Relay	5
	2022	Olympic Games	2000m Relay	6
	2020/2021	World Championships	500m	6
	2018/2019	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	7
	2023/2024	World Championships	1000m	8
	2022/2023	World Championships	2000m Relay	8
	2018/2019	World Junior Championships	500m	8
	2020/2021	World Championships	3000m Relay	8
	2022	Olympic Games	1000m	11
	2018/2019	World Championships	1500m	11
	2022	Olympic Games	1500m	11
	2018/2019	World Championships	500m	19
	2021/2022	World Championships	500m	19
	2018/2019	World Junior Championships	1000m	19
	2018/2019	World Championships	Overall	23
	2016/2017	World Junior Championships	Overall	39

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2023/2024	Montreal, QC	3000m Relay	1
	2022/2023	Dordrecht	3000m Relay	1
	2022/2023	Almaty	3000m Relay	1
	2022/2023	Dordrecht	1000m	1
	2022/2023	Almaty	1500m	1
	2022/2023	Almaty	1000m	1
	2019/2020	Shanghai	3000m Relay	1
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	1000m	2
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	Overall	2
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	1500m	2
	2022/2023	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	2
	2022/2023	Salt Lake City, UT	3000m Relay	2
	2023/2024	Dresden	3000m Relay	2
	2022/2023	Dordrecht	2000m Relay	2
	2021/2022	Beijing	1500m	2
	2019/2020	Dresden	1000m	2
	2021/2022	Dordrecht	1500m	2
	2018/2019	Turin	2000m Relay	2
	2022/2023	Dresden	3000m Relay	2
	2022/2023	Almaty	1500m	2
	2019/2020	Montreal, QC	1000m	2
	2022/2023	Almaty	3000m Relay	2
	2019/2020	Nagoya	1500m	2
	2021/2022	Debrecen	3000m Relay	2
	2019/2020	Nagoya	3000m Relay	2
	2021/2022	Dordrecht	3000m Relay	2
	2019/2020	Dordrecht	3000m Relay	2
	2021/2022	Debrecen	2000m Relay	2
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	1500m	3
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	1500m	3
	2022/2023	Dresden	1500m	3
	2019/2020	Montreal, QC	3000m Relay	3
	2021/2022	Debrecen	1500m	3
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	3000m Relay	3
	2022/2023	Montreal, QC	2000m Relay	3
	2023/2024	Gdansk	2000m Relay	3
	2019/2020	Shanghai	1500m	3
	2023/2024	Gdansk	3000m Relay	4
	2022/2023	Dresden	2000m Relay	4
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	1000m	4
	2018/2019	Dresden	3000m Relay	4
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	1000m	5
	2023/2024	Dresden	1500m	5
	2022/2023	Salt Lake City, UT	1500m	5
	2023/2024	Gdansk	500m	5
	2022/2023	Salt Lake City, UT	2000m Relay	5
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	2000m Relay	5
	2022/2023	Almaty	2000m Relay	5
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	2000m Relay	5
	2019/2020	Dresden	3000m Relay	5
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1500m	6
	2022/2023	Almaty	1000m	6
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	2000m Relay	6
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1000m	7
	2018/2019	Dresden	2000m Relay	7
	2022/2023	Almaty	2000m Relay	8
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	1500m	8
	2019/2020	Dresden	2000m Relay	8
	2023/2024	World Cup Classification	1500m	9
	2023/2024	World Cup Classification	Overall	9
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	3000m Relay	9
	2023/2024	World Cup Classification	1000m	10
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	10
	2019/2020	Shanghai	500m	10
	2023/2024	Dresden	1000m	11
	2022/2023	Dresden	500m	11
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	1500m	12
	2018/2019	Dresden	1000m	14
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	1000m	17
	2023/2024	World Cup Classification	500m	19
	2018/2019	Dresden	1500m	19
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	1500m	20
	2019/2020	Dresden	1500m	20
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	500m	32
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	500m	35
	2023/2024	Gdansk	500m	35
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	500m	55