Speed skater Kim Boutin becomes Canada's first 2018 Olympic triple-medalist
Short track speed skater Kim Boutin has picked up a silver medal in Pyeongchang, making her Canada’s first triple-medal winner at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Boutin finished second to Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands in the 1000m event on Thursday night. Arianna Fontana of Italy came third.
Short track speed skater Kim Boutin wins three Olympic medals at #PyeongChang2018.
🥈- 1000m
🥉- 1500m
🥉- 500mDetails on her outstanding #TeamCanada Olympic debut👉 https://t.co/H7LGp3Aw6f pic.twitter.com/91v3lcWaMZ
— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) February 22, 2018
Boutin also took the podium for her bronze medal wins in the 500m and 1500m events.
The 1500m win was fuelled by controversy after South Korean skater Minjeong Choi pushed Boutin during the race. Choi was disqualified, bumping Yara van Kerkhof of the Netherlands to silver, and Boutin to bronze.
Le sourire quand on vient de gagner une médaille d’argent! So happy!
Merci à tous pour votre soutien! Thanks for your support! 🇨🇦🥈📷 @gregkolz pic.twitter.com/Fv6G0HM7Zq
— Kim Boutin (@kimbtin) February 22, 2018
Boutin who hails from Sherbrooke, Quebec, is the second woman to win a medal in all three individual events at the same Olympics. Chinese speed skater Wang Meng was the first to do so at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, Italy.