“On the go” since earning her fourth and final medal at the Milano-Cortina Olympics on Feb. 18, it wasn’t until Courtney Sarault returned to her hometown of Moncton, N.B., that she understood the impact of her speed skating success.
Moncton, N.B., speed skater redeemed herself in Milan, earning 4 short track medals
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· Posted: Apr 16, 2026 10:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Courtney Sarault of Moncton, N.B., redeemed herself at the Milano-Cortina Olympics in February, capturing four medals after missing the podium across four events in her Winter Games debut four years earlier in Beijing. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
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“On the go” since earning her fourth and final medal at the Milano-Cortina Olympics on Feb. 18, it wasn’t until Courtney Sarault returned to her hometown of Moncton, N.B., that she understood the impact of her speed skating success.
Kids at the Arthur-J.-LeBlanc Centre in Dieppe, the rink where Sarault got her start in the sport, were so excited they cried when she surprised them on the ice during practice in March. Sarault then spent nearly two hours talking to people and taking pictures.
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