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CanadaB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Boutin wins silver in womenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s 1,000 short track

WomenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s 1,000-metre short-track speedskater Kim Boutin wins silver the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Thursday
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WomenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s 1,000-metre short-track speedskating silver medalist Kim Boutin waves from the podium during victory ceremonies at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Thursday, February 22, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

CanadaB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Kim Boutin has won the silver medal in the womenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s 1,000-metre short-track speedskating race at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

ItB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s BoutinB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s third medal at the 2018 Games. She also claimed bronze in the womenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s 500 and 1,500.

Boutin, from Sherbrooke, Que., raced to a medal in a time of in one minute 29.956 second an impressive five-skater field that included world record holder Shim Sukhee of South Korea.

Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands won gold, while Arianna Fontana of Italy took bronze.

Marianne St-Gelais of Saint-Felicien, Que., was eliminated in the quarterfinals, ending her bid to pick up an Olympic medal for a third straight Games.

Valerie Maltais of Saguenay, Que., was eliminated in the semifinals.

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