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Kim Boutin

Kim Boutin (French pronunciation: [butɛ̃]; born December 16, 1994) is a Canadian short track speed skater. Boutin won silver in the 1,000 m and bronze in the 500 m and 1,500 m events at the 2018 Winter Olympics at Pyeonchang, Korea. She was the first Canadian female short track speed skater to win three individual Olympic medals in a single Olympics and the first Canadian woman to win an Olympic medal in the 1,500 m.[2] As a result of her three medal performance she was named the flag bearer for Canada at the closing ceremonies for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Boutin has also won junior and senior world championships and World Cup medals.[3][4]

Kim Boutin
Boutin in 2017
Personal information
Born (1994-12-16) December 16, 1994 (age 29)
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryCanada
SportShort track speed skating
ClubCPV Sherbrooke
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 41.936 WR (2019)
1000 m: 1:28.788 (2017)
1500 m: 2:18.474 (2016)
3000 m: 5:00.068 (2018)
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Representing  Canada
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 3
World Championships 1 6 8
World Junior Championships 0 1 0
Total 1 8 11
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rotterdam 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Sofia 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Montreal Overall
Silver medal – second place 2022 Montreal 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Montreal 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Montreal 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Montreal 3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Montreal 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Montreal 3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Sofia Overall
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Sofia 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Sofia 3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Seoul 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Seoul 3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Rotterdam 3000 m relay

On November 3, 2019, she set a new world-record time of 41.936 seconds in the women's 500m event, becoming the first woman to skate the 500 in under 42 seconds.[5]

Career

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2018 Winter Olympics

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Boutin participated as part of Canada's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[6][7] She came in 4th in the Women's 500 m, but following the judge's disqualification of South Korean Choi Min-jeong who finished 2nd in a photo finish, Boutin was awarded the bronze. Reports initially suggested the disqualification was due to contact with race winner Arianna Fontana but were later stated to be due to earlier contact with Boutin.[8] The following day, it was announced that Boutin had been receiving negative comments from South Koreans, including reports of death threats.[9] The Canadian Olympic Committee took the threats very seriously and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police were investigating the incidents. It was an emotional and painful experience for the skater, and upon receiving her medal, she was photographed in tears. She said later of it all that "it was pretty tough. I'm a sensitive person."[10]

Boutin started in the 1,500 m heats with the threats still looming over her. She said that "of course, it scared me, and just after my warm-up, I cried. I cried a lot because I was scared. But I have a pretty awesome team behind me." She would put that fear behind her in the final of the 1,500 m when she skated out in front and led the pack until the second last lap when she was passed by Choi but hung on for the bronze medal.[11][12][10] This was her second individual medal of the games and made her the first female Canadian short track speed skater to win two individual medals in a single Olympics.[10] Boutin would go on to win silver in the 1,000m race a few days later, earning a medal in all three individual distances.[13] The Canadian team made the relay finals but after being tripped up by the Korean team and the chaos that followed the Canadian women finished off the Olympic relay podium for the first time ever. As a result of her three individual short track medals, the first time ever by a Canadian female short track speed skater, Boutin was named the flag bearer for the closing ceremonies.[14]

2022 Winter Olympics

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On January 18, 2022, Boutin was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[15][16][17][18] At the Olympics, Boutin won the bronze medal in the 500 metres event, matching her performance from four years prior.[19] Later in the season, Boutin would win a silver medal in the 500 m and 1500 m at the 2022 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Canadian Olympic Committee profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. September 18, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  2. ^ Pete Evans (February 17, 2018). "Samuel Girard becomes Canada's 1st Olympic champion in 1,000m short track". Archived from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Speed Skating Canada profile". Speed Skating Canada. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "ISU Profile". International Skating Union. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "Kim Boutin sets short track world record in women's 500m in Utah". CBC Sports. November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  6. ^ Nichols, Paula (August 30, 2017). "10 short track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for PyeongChang 2018". olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "Gold medallist Hamelin to lead Canada's 2018 short-track team". sportsnet.ca/. Sportsnet. August 30, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  8. ^ Hyun-woo, Nam (February 14, 2018). "What happened during Choi's disqualification?". The Korea Times.
  9. ^ Carroll, Charlotte (February 14, 2018). "Canadian Speedskater Kim Boutin Receives Death Threats". Sports Illustrated.
  10. ^ a b c "Samuel Girard, Kim Boutin prove Canadian short track's next generation has arrived". CBC Sports. February 17, 2018. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  11. ^ "Short track, Feb. 17: women's 1500m final, men's 1000m final". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. February 17, 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ "Olympics-Short Track-Women's 1500m finals results". Reuters. February 17, 2018.
  13. ^ "Kim Boutin flies her way to 1,000-metre silver". The Toronto Star. February 22, 2018.
  14. ^ "Kim Boutin named Canada's flag-bearer for closing ceremony". CBC Sports. February 24, 2018. Archived from the original on February 25, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  15. ^ "Communication 2442: XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 Beijing Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  16. ^ Nichols, Paula (January 18, 2022). "Ten short track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  17. ^ Barnes, Dan (January 18, 2022). "Plenty of medal potential on Canada's short track speed skating team headed for Beijing". Toronto Sun. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  18. ^ "3 speed skating veterans lead inexperienced Canadian Olympic short track team". cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  19. ^ Barnes, Dan (February 7, 2022). "Speed skater Kim Boutin claims Olympic bronze for Canada in 500m". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  20. ^ "Boutin, Dion claim 1,500m silver at short track worlds in Montreal". cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
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