The Canadian short-track speedskating women’s team fell just short of the podium, finishing fourth in the 3,000-metre relay on Sunday at the Beijing Olympics.
Kim Boutin, Courtney Sarault, Florence Brunelle and Alyson Charles lost their grip on a medal in the final couple of laps of the four-team final.
The Netherlands won gold, South Korea was second and China was third.
Canada was third late in the race, but Sarault, running the anchor leg, could not beat out her foes.
It marked Canada’s seventh fourth-place finish at the Games.
It also was Canada’s second fourth-place finish in a row in the 3,000-metre women’s relay at the Olympics. Canada had been on the podium in the event at every Olympics before 2018 since the sport made its debut in 1992.
The result denied Boutin a fifth career Olympic medal.
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