Print the Biography/Short

Kim Boutin

Canada

SportShort Track
FederationIDSTCAN21612199401
NOCCanada
Born16 Dec 1994 in Sherbrooke 
GenderWomen
OccupationAthlete, Student
LanguagesEnglish, French
Higher educationEducation - Cegep Marie-Victorin: Montreal, QC, CAN
ResidenceSherbrooke, QC, CAN
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 41.936 03 Nov 2019 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1000m 1:28.076 10 Apr 2022 Montreal  
    1500m 2:17.739 16 Feb 2022 Beijing  
    3000m 5:00.068 18 Mar 2018 Montreal  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
Olympic Games
Event  
Olympic Games
    500m     2  
    1000m   1    
    1500m     1  
World Championships
Event  
World Championships
    500m 1 1    
    1000m   1 1  
    1500m   2 2  
    3000m Relay   1 4  
    Overall   1 1  
World Junior Championships
Event  
World Junior Championships
    3000m Relay   1    
General Interest
General Interest
Other informationPLANS FOR 2023/24
In March 2023 she announced she would not be competing at the first four World Cup events of the 2023/24 season. Instead, she planned to combine training with her studies and completing an internship at a programme that prides support for young mothers in Canada. She then intends to switch focus to the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, which will be her third appearance at the Games.. "I had a performance-oriented undergraduate experience, to the detriment, I believe, of my mental health. My second cycle, I wanted to be good. My performance goals were much lower. I was in a different mentality. In my next cycle, I want to combine the two: to be efficient and mentally well. All my actions are aligned towards this goal. I want to experience these Games with aggression, to see Kim 2.0 on the ice. We don't really know what she's going to do, but she's going to have a fiery start, that's for sure! I want to be different at these Games." (ici.radio-canada.ca, 22 May 2023)

RETIREMENT THOUGHTS
She questioned her desire to continue pursuing the sport following the retirement of her international teammate Samuel Girard in May 2019. Girard had won a gold medal at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, but quit short track after deciding he was happy with what he had achieved in the sport. National coach Frederic Blackburn eventually talked Boutin out of retirement, and the pair decided she would benefit from some time training in the Netherlands. "It's normal to have other goals, and for myself, I feel sometimes that I want to be with my family more, or that I want to do something else with my life. I needed to reconnect with myself. Did I want to continue speed skating? Did I have something more to [accomplish]? [In the end] I just needed to change my routine. It was a hard thing losing my teammate [Girard], and I wanted to know what the goals are for people who are the best in other countries. What are they doing to challenge themselves?" (cbc.ca, 08 Nov 2019)
 
Social Media
Social Media
twitter.com/kimbtin  
General Interest
General Interest
AmbitionsTo compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (ici.radio-canada.ca, 22 May 2023; latribune.ca, 16 Mar 2023)  
MilestonesShe became the first short track skater representing Canada to win three individual medals at a single edition of the Olympic Winter Games by claiming bronze medals in the 500m and 1500m and a silver medal in the 1000m at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Oct 2018; plus.lapresse.ca, 05 Jul 2018; OIS, 17 Feb 2018)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachSebastien Cros [national], FRA  
General Interest
General Interest
HobbiesPainting, knitting. (speedskating.ca, 31 Dec 2020)  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/kimbtin/  
General Interest
General Interest
Awards and honoursShe received the 2022 Nathalie Lambert Award from Speed Skating Canada, which recognises the Canadian Short Track Female Athlete of the Year. She also won the award in 2018 and 2020. (speedskating.ca, 01 Mar 2022)

She was named the 2018 Female Winter Athlete of the Year at the Canadian Sports Awards. (globalnews.ca, 21 Sep 2018)

She was flag bearer for Canada at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (OIS, 25 Feb 2018)

She received the 2015 Short Track Rising Star Award from Speed Skating Canada. (sirc.ca, 28 Oct 2015)
 
InjuriesShe missed the 2020 Four Continents Championships in Montreal, QC, Canada, due to a knee injury. She also decided to withdraw from the 2020 World Cup event in Dordrecht, Netherlands, in order to rest and prepare for the world championships in Seoul, Republic of Korea, the following month. The world championships were eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (isu.org, 16 Apr 2020, 09 Feb 2020; cbc.ca, 11 Feb 2020)

She sustained a back injury in 2016 that kept her out of action for six months. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019, 08 Nov 2017)

She was unable to skate for several months during the 2014/15 season because of a back injury. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2015)
 
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportHer brother was already involved in skating and Boutin wanted to follow him. "I love the sport because you can always improve and do better."  
General Interest
General Interest
Hero / IdolCanadian short track skater Marianne St-Gelais. (olympic.ca, 20 Aug 2017)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?She began skating at age six in Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.  
General Interest
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto"I've changed my mindset, which was to challenge myself every day. I can still challenge myself but in the end, it will be my day, or not." (reuters.com, 01 Feb 2022)  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2023/2024 World Championships 500m1  
    2021/2022 World Championships Overall2  
    2018 Olympic Games 1000m2  
    2021/2022 World Championships 1000m2  
    2021/2022 World Championships 1500m2  
    2021/2022 World Championships 500m2  
    2018/2019 World Championships 1500m2  
    2013/2014 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay2  
    2021/2022 World Championships 3000m Relay2  
    2018/2019 World Championships Overall3  
    2022 Olympic Games 500m3  
    2018 Olympic Games 1500m3  
    2022/2023 World Championships 3000m Relay3  
    2023/2024 World Championships 3000m Relay3  
    2022/2023 World Championships 1500m3  
    2018/2019 World Championships 1000m3  
    2017/2018 World Championships 1500m3  
    2018 Olympic Games 500m3  
    2018/2019 World Championships 3000m Relay3  
    2017/2018 World Championships 3000m Relay3  
    2014/2015 World Championships 1000m4  
    2022 Olympic Games 3000m Relay4  
    2016/2017 World Championships 3000m Relay5  
    2017/2018 World Championships 500m5  
    2012/2013 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay5  
    2014/2015 World Championships 3000m Relay6  
    2022 Olympic Games 2000m Relay6  
    2014/2015 World Championships Overall7  
    2017/2018 World Championships Overall7  
    2014/2015 World Championships 1500m7  
    2018 Olympic Games 3000m Relay8  
    2022/2023 World Championships 2000m Relay8  
    2018/2019 World Championships 500m9  
    2022/2023 World Championships 500m9  
    2013/2014 World Junior Championships Overall9  
    2017/2018 World Championships 1000m9  
    2022/2023 World Championships 1000m10  
    2022 Olympic Games 1500m10  
    2016/2017 World Championships 1500m11  
    2014/2015 World Championships 500m15  
    2016/2017 World Championships 1000m22  
    2016/2017 World Championships Overall24  
    2022 Olympic Games 1000m29  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 1000m1  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 500m1  
    2016/2017 Dresden 1500m1  
    2014/2015 Dresden 3000m Relay1  
    2018/2019 Almaty 2000m Relay1  
    2022/2023 Almaty 3000m Relay1  
    2022/2023 Dordrecht 3000m Relay1  
    2019/2020 Salt Lake City, UT 500m1  
    2022/2023 Salt Lake City, UT 500m1  
    2022/2023 Dordrecht 1000m1  
    2017/2018 Shanghai 500m1  
    2019/2020 Montreal, QC 1000m1  
    2019/2020 Shanghai 500m1  
    2019/2020 Nagoya 500m1  
    2019/2020 Montreal, QC 500m1  
    2022/2023 Almaty 500m1  
    2019/2020 Dresden 500m1  
    2019/2020 Salt Lake City, UT 1500m1  
    2017/2018 Shanghai 1000m1  
    2018/2019 Turin 1000m1  
    2021/2022 Dordrecht 500m1  
    2019/2020 Shanghai 3000m Relay1  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 500m2  
    2022/2023 Dordrecht 500m2  
    2018/2019 Almaty 1000m2  
    2018/2019 Dresden 1500m2  
    2015/2016 Shanghai 3000m Relay2  
    2023/2024 Dresden 3000m Relay2  
    2022/2023 Salt Lake City, UT 3000m Relay2  
    2022/2023 Dordrecht 2000m Relay2  
    2017/2018 Seoul 1000m2  
    2018/2019 Turin 2000m Relay2  
    2022/2023 Dresden 3000m Relay2  
    2019/2020 Nagoya 1500m2  
    2015/2016 Montreal, QC 3000m Relay2  
    2022/2023 Montreal, QC 3000m Relay2  
    2016/2017 Shanghai 3000m Relay2  
    2017/2018 Budapest 1000m2  
    2017/2018 Dordrecht 500m2  
    2015/2016 Montreal, QC 1500m2  
    2022/2023 Almaty 3000m Relay2  
    2017/2018 Budapest 1500m2  
    2021/2022 Dordrecht 1000m2  
    2021/2022 Dordrecht 3000m Relay2  
    2021/2022 Debrecen 3000m Relay2  
    2019/2020 Nagoya 3000m Relay2  
    2021/2022 Debrecen 2000m Relay2  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 1500m3  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 500m3  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 1500m3  
    2014/2015 Erzurum 3000m Relay3  
    2014/2015 Erzurum 1000m3  
    2016/2017 Dresden 3000m Relay3  
    2023/2024 Gdansk 500m3  
    2014/2015 Salt Lake City, UT 3000m Relay3  
    2015/2016 Nagoya 3000m Relay3  
    2019/2020 Montreal, QC 3000m Relay3  
    2018/2019 Almaty 3000m Relay3  
    2016/2017 Gangneung 3000m Relay3  
    2014/2015 Erzurum 1500m3  
    2023/2024 Gdansk 2000m Relay3  
    2019/2020 Salt Lake City, UT 3000m Relay3  
    2019/2020 Shanghai 1000m3  
    2014/2015 Shanghai 3000m Relay3  
    2016/2017 Salt Lake City, UT 3000m Relay3  
    2018/2019 Turin 500m3  
    2018/2019 Almaty 1500m3  
    2016/2017 Gangneung 1500m3  
    2017/2018 Seoul 1500m3  
    2021/2022 Debrecen 500m3  
    2019/2020 Shanghai 2000m Relay3  
    2017/2018 Dordrecht 3000m Relay3  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1000m4  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 500m4  
    2018/2019 Dresden 500m4  
    2022/2023 Almaty 1000m4  
    2023/2024 Gdansk 3000m Relay4  
    2022/2023 Dresden 2000m Relay4  
    2016/2017 Calgary, AB 1000m4  
    2016/2017 Calgary, AB 3000m Relay4  
    2018/2019 Dresden 3000m Relay4  
    2017/2018 Shanghai 3000m Relay4  
    2016/2017 Minsk 3000m Relay4  
    2022/2023 Dresden 1500m4  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1500m5  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1000m5  
    2016/2017 Dresden 1500m5  
    2023/2024 Dresden 1000m5  
    2022/2023 Almaty 2000m Relay5  
    2019/2020 Dresden 3000m Relay5  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1000m6  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1500m6  
    2016/2017 Calgary, AB 1500m6  
    2023/2024 Dresden 500m6  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification Overall7  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification 1000m7  
    2023/2024 Dresden 2000m Relay7  
    2019/2020 Dresden 1500m7  
    2018/2019 Dresden 2000m Relay7  
    2014/2015 Dresden 1500m7  
    2022/2023 Salt Lake City, UT 1000m8  
    2014/2015 Dresden 1000m8  
    2019/2020 Dresden 2000m Relay8  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification 1500m9  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1000m9  
    2022/2023 Almaty 1000m9  
    2022/2023 Almaty 500m10  
    2022/2023 Dresden 500m10  
    2016/2017 Gangneung 1000m11  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification 1500m12  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 500m12  
    2016/2017 Shanghai 1500m12  
    2016/2017 Salt Lake City, UT 1000m12  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1500m13  
    2023/2024 Gdansk 1000m15  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 1000m18  
    2016/2017 Shanghai 500m20  
    2016/2017 Salt Lake City, UT 1500m21  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 500m21  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification 500m23  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1000m24  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification 1000m25  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1500m26  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification 500m31  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification Overall32  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 500m59