Canada’s Sarault earns short-track bronze

MILAN – Canadian speedskater Courtney Sarault delivered bronze in the women’s 500 metres, while her more heralded teammate William Dandjinou was edged off the podium in the men’s 1,000 on Thursday at the Milan-Cortina Games.

Sarault, from Moncton, finished with a time of 42.427 seconds. She pulled ahead of the Netherlands’ Selma Poutsma (42.491) late and just got her skate across to get on the podium.

Xandra Velzeboer (41.609) of the Netherlands and Arianna Fontana (42.294) of Italy grabbed gold and silver, respectively. Kim Boutin, of Sherbrooke, Que., was last in the A final with a time of 44.347 seconds.

It’s the second medal of the Olympics for the 25-year-old Sarault, who won silver in the mixed team relay event earlier in the week.

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In the men’s 1,000 metres, William Dandjinou finished fourth in a nail-biter, crossing the line in one minute 24.671 seconds. Jens van ‘t Wout (1:24.537) of the Netherlands, China’s Sun Long (1:24.565) and South Korea’s Rim Jongun (1:24.611) grabbed gold, silver and bronze.

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Montreal’s Dandjinou led until the final lap when Wout made a move up the inside. Sun and Rim also slipped past as the field surged to the line.

Dandjinou, who was also part of Canada’s silver medal relay team, is the two-time reigning Crystal Globe champion on the ISU World Tour.

He had been favoured to win a medal in each of the three individual distances in Milan-Cortina.

“Pretty disappointing with the result, but I know I did a good race. My game plan was set, I executed it pretty well until the last lap,” he said. “A little slip, and with a strong field like we have, you can’t manage mistakes, and that was a mistake.

“Overall, I can’t beat myself too hard about it because I did my best, and today it didn’t work. But, when it doesn’t work, and you are still fourth at the Olympics, it’s pretty good.”

Short-track competition continues Saturday with women’s 1,000-metre qualifying and the women’s 3,000 relay semifinals. On the men’s side, Dandjinou will have another shot at his first individual Olympic medal in the 1,500 metres.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 12, 2026.