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Samuel Girard (born June 26, 1996) is a Canadian retired short-track speed skater. Girard is the reigning Olympic champion and first Canadian to win the Olympic gold in the 1,000 m.[1] He won four medals, three silver and two bronze at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships and multiple World Cup medals.[2][3]

Samuel Girard

Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1996-06-26) June 26, 1996 (age 25) Ferland-et-Boilleau, Québec
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Short track speed skating
Event(s)	1000 m, 1500 m
Medal record Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang 1000 m 2018 Pyeongchang 5000 m relay World Championships 2016 Seoul 1000 m 2016 Seoul 5000 m relay 2017 Rotterdam 1500 m 2018 Montreal 5000 m relay 2019 Sofia 1500 m 2017 Rotterdam Overall

Career

Girard competed at the 2016 World Championships where he won a silver in the 1,000 m behind countryman Charles Hamelin, and a silver in the 5,000 m relay.[4] These results led to his being named a rising star in short track competitions among Canadian media.[4] In response to being referred to as the next Hamelin, Girard said that “I’m not the second Charles Hamelin. I will be Samuel Girard, and this will be my career. I want to follow what Charles did, and it’s really inspiring to skate with him."[4]

The following season, Girard had an even better world championships in Rotterdam at the 2017 World Championships. There he won a silver medal in the 1,500 m event, and with his total results finished in third overall at the competition.[5]

2018 Winter Olympics

Girard was named to Canada's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[6][7] In the 1,000 m competition, he was in the semi-final together with teammate Hamelin. Girard initially failed to qualify for the final but a review of a tight passing scenario in the semi-final determined that Hamelin had interfered with Girard and Girard was advanced to the final. Skating the final, Girard led almost from start to finish, with his tactics to stay out of trouble in the pack. His strategy was proven wise when Hungarian skater Sándor Liu Shaolin took out both Korean skaters behind Girard in an aggressive pass. This cleared the way for Girard to win the gold in 1,000 m, the first Canadian short track speed skater to win in the distance.[1]

Retirement

While competing at the 2019 World Championships Girard won another silver medal, his fourth individual world medal and sixth including two relay medals. During the summer of 2019, Girard and his girlfriend Kasandra Bradette, suddenly announced their retirement.[8] Girard was expected to be the heir to Charles Hamelin but actually retired before the elder. His retirement left the Canadian men's short track team without a true star aside from Hamelin, leaving Kim Boutin as the sole leader of the Canadian team.[8]

References

External links

• Official website
• Samuel Girard at the International Skating Union

На других языках

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- [en] Samuel Girard

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[fr] Samuel Girard (patinage de vitesse)

Samuel Girard, né le 26 juin 1996 à Chicoutimi (Canada), est un patineur de vitesse sur piste courte canadien.

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[it] Samuel Girard

Samuel Girard (Ferland-et-Boilleau, 26 giugno 1996) è un pattinatore di short track canadese, vincitore della medaglia d'oro ai Giochi olimpici invernali di Pyeongchang 2018 nel concorso dei 1.000 metri.

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[ru] Жирар, Самюэль (шорт-трекист)

Самюэль Жирар (фр. Samuel Girard; род. 26 июня 1996 года) — канадский шорт-трекист, олимпийский чемпион 2018 года на дистанции 1000 метров, призёр чемпионатов мира 2016 и 2017 года по шорт-треку.

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