Moncton's short-track speed skater Courtney Sarault narrowly misses Olympic finals
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Moncton speed skater Courtney Sarault's Olympic journey has ended without a medal.
Sarault came in fourth in her group Wednesday in the 1,500-metre short-track speed-skating semifinals with a time of 2:18:31
She missed out on the A finals by 0.01 seconds, leaving her out of medal contention.
Sarault did make it to the B finals, which does not offer medals, and placed fourth.
This isn't the first time Sarault narrowly missed out on advancing at the Beijing Olympic Games.
She came in third in the 1,000-metre short-track quarterfinals after spending the bulk of the race in second place, missing out on the semifinals.
As a member of the 3,000-metre short-track relay team she fnished fourth in the finals.
Sarault is the only New Brunswick ahlete competing in Beijing.
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