Three New Brunswickers head to Beijing Games
CBC
An Olympic dream is coming true for a short-track speed skater from Moncton.
Courtney Sarault is one of just three New Brunswickers known to be going to the Beijing games.
"I feel super honoured to represent my country," Sarault said in a phone interview Friday, adding she hopes to make Canadians proud.
"It's been a crazy journey getting to this point," she said.
The 21-year-old has been working toward this goal since Vancouver 2010, said her mom.
Rhonda Sarault remembers watching the Canadian speed skaters, including Marianne St-Gelais, with her daughter and being "mesmerized."
"It just seemed so cool," Courtney said, "to see all the girls do this sport — these powerful women, and men, too."
The Saraults didn't know anything about speed skating at the time, said Rhonda.
Dad, Yves, and brother, Chris, were into hockey — which Courtney has also played competitively.
But she found her passion in speed skating with the Codiac Cyclones club, and her Olympic dream stayed alive.
Courtney said her results gave her confidence that it was only a matter of time before she'd get there.
According to her Speed Skating Canada biography, Courtney "had her breakout moment" at the 2018 world junior championships, where she finished second. And she "had a great start" this season, finishing the World Cup circuit ranked third in the 1,500 metres.
"I definitely feel I have developed a lot in the last couple of years," she said.
Rhonda said she's amazed by her daughter's dedication, determination, commitment and sacrifice.
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