Canada's Boutin secures 3rd silver medal at short track worlds in Montreal

Kim Boutin's streak of silver medals continued on Sunday at the 2022 ISU world short track speed skating championships in Montreal.

The Sherbrooke, Que., native separated from the pack alongside Min-Jeong in the final laps, but the three-time Olympic champion held her off to capture gold with a time of one minute 27.956 seconds, just ahead of Boutin's time of 1:28.076.

Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands finished in the bronze medal position while Moncton, N.B.'s Courtney Sarault finished fifth, posting a DNF.

The 21-year-old Sarault finished fourth in the 1,500m and 19th in the 500m.

Montreal native Alyson Charles finished fifth in the B Final with a time of 1:31.498. The 23-year-old finished fourth in the 500m and 17th in the 1,500m on Saturday.

The three Canadian women raced in the same semifinal heat. Min-Jeong separated from the pack in the semis, but Boutin and Sarault punched their tickets to the finals with times of 1:28.414 and 1:28.565, respectively. Charles finished fifth with a time of 1:30.819.

You can watch competition from the short track worlds, continuing on Sunday on CBCSports.ca, CBC Gem and the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices. 

You can watch more coverage by streaming Road to the Olympic Games on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET. Check your local listings for TV broadcast times.