Courtney Sarault of New Brunswick, left, skates ahead of Danae Blais of Quebec, in the women's 1500 metre Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Courtney Sarault earned two more wins to extend her gold-medal streak to nine and finish as the women’s short track speedskating national champion on Sunday.
The Moncton native’s 30,000 points across her top six distances gave her a comfortable lead over the next closest competitor, Kim Boutin (21,760).
On the men’s side, it was Montreal’s William Dandjinou who pulled away with the national title. The reigning Crystal Globe winner narrowly edged out teammate Felix Roussel by 1,000 points – 28,000 to 27,000 – to repeat as overall champion.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 2, 2025.
Courtney Sarault of New Brunswick, left, skates to finish first ahead of Florence Brunelle of Quebec, right, in the women’s 1500 metre Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovCourtney Sarault, of New Brunswick, skates to finish first ahead of Danae Blais, left, and Florence Brunelle, right, of Quebec, in the women’s 1500 metre Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovCourtney Sarault of New Brunswick skates to finish first in the women’s 1500 metre Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovFeliz Roussel of Quebec leads the group while pursued by William Dandjinou of Quebec during the men’s 1500 metre finals at the Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovMathieu Pelletier of Quebec, left, skates to finish first ahead of Maxime Laoun of Quebec in men’s 1500 metre Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovGold medalist Courtney Sarault of New Brunswick celebrates with bronze medalist Ann-Sophie Bachand of Quebec, right, and silver medalist Danae Blais of Quebec, left, in women’s 1500 metre Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovMaxime Laoun of Quebec leads in the men’s 500 metre Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovMathieu Pelletier of Quebec leads the group while pursued by Maxime Laoun of Quebec during the men’s 1500 metre finals at the Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovMaxime Laoun of Quebec leads in the men’s 500 metre Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovGold medalist Courtney Sarault of New Brunswick, centre, celebrates with silver medalist, Florence Brunelle of Quebec, left, and bronze medalist Victoria Jean-Baptiste of Quebec during the award ceremonies at the Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovCourtney Sarault of New Brunswick celebrates after being awarded national champion during the Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovGold medalist Mathieu Pelletier, centre, silver medalist Maxime Laoun, left, and bronze medalist Philippe Daudelin celebrate after competing in the 1500 metre finals during the Canadian Short Track Championships, in Montreal, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovCourtney Sarault of New Brunswick leads the women’s 500 metre finals during the Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovCourtney Sarault of New Brunswick celebrates after winning the women’s 500 metre Canadian Short Track Championships, in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovVictoria Jean-Baptiste of Quebec is pursued by Florence Brunelle during the women’s 500 metre semi-finals at the Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovWilliam Dandjinou of Quebec is awarded national champion in the final ceremony after competing in the men’s 500 metre Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovWilliam Dandijou of Quebec leads while pursued by Gabriel Jones of Quebec in the men’s 500 metre qualifying round of the Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovVictoria Jean-Baptiste of Quebec is pursued by Florence Brunelle during the qualifying round of the women’s 500 metre at the Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovMaxime Laoun of Quebec celebrates after coming in first in the men’s 500 metre Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovDanae Blais of Quebec leads during the women’s 500 metre qualifying round at the Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovGold medalist Maxime Laoun, centre, silver medalist William Dandjinou, left, and bronze medalist Mathieu Pelletier, celebrate after competing in the Men’s 500 metre finals during the Canadian Short Track Championships, in Montreal, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovMaxime Laoun of Quebec, left, celebrates after coming in first in the men’s 500 metre Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday, August 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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