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Samuel Girard gets first career Olympic medal as Kim Boutin gets her 2nd

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Nimrat Kaur
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Samuel Girard gets first career Olympic medal as Kim Boutin gets her 2nd
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Olympic medals tally to 15 with five medals each in gold, silver and bronze category. With their medals Canada has taken its Olympic medals tally to 15 with five medals each in gold, silver and bronze category. Good going for Team Canada so far. Canada could not have asked for more. Its speed skaters were not only among medals but also created several firsts. The most glorifying was Samuel Girard's gold medal in 1000 metres speed skating. It is not only his career first Olympic medal but also team Canada's first medal in speed skating since 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. Luck was with Samuel Girard as two of the finalists, including the local favourite skidded skidded and crashed into sidelines as Samuel Girard maintained his cool and speed to defeat JF Krueger of the United States for a splendid gold. The last speed skating medal was won by Mathieu Turcotte who won a bronze in 1000 metres speed skating at Salt Lake City in 2002. Girard won a silver medal in the 1000m at the 2016 World Championships. He also reached the podium twice in the 1000m during the fall World Cup season. Samuel Girard gets first career Olympic medal as Kim Boutin gets her 2nd It initially looked like Girard might not get a chance to race for the podium, when he crossed the line last in his semifinal. But he was advanced in the final; unfortunately it came at the expense of teammate Charles Hamelin who was penalized in their semifinal. Before Samuel Girard could win fifth Gold for Canada, Kim Boutin added a bronze to Canadian kitty with third finish in 1500 metres speed skating.Kim also created a record of sorts as Canadian woman speed skater had ever won a medal in 1500 metres race. Boutin had already won a bronze medal in the 500m on Day 4 of the Games. Boutin finished third in this season's 1500m World Cup standings after reaching the podium twice. Marianne St-Gelais and Valerie Maltais were eliminated from the 1500m when they were both penalized in their semifinals. Prior to PyeongChang 2018, Canada had never won an Olympic medal in the women's 1500m. It was the only short track event in which no Canadian had ever stood on the Olympic podium.  -
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