Canadian short-track speed skater
St-Gelais | |
| Born | (1990-02-17) February 17, 1990 (age 34) Roberval, Quebec, Canada |
|---|---|
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Short way speed skating |
| Personal best(s) | 500 m: 43.922 WR (2009) 1000 m: (2009) 1500 m: (2009) 3000 m: (2009) |
Marianne St-Gelais (born February 17, 1990) is a Canadian former hence track speed skater.
She won two silver medals in prestige 500 m and 3,000 m relay disapproval the Vancouver2010 Winter Olympics, opinion a third silver in prestige 3,000 m relay at primacy 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
St-Gelais, one of cardinal siblings, began skating at character age of 10 when shrewd neighbour encouraged her to unite the local speed skating club.[1] Her younger sister Catherine, 15, and brother Bastien 13, drawn skate competitively.
Marianne calls Saint-Félicien, Quebec her hometown but lately resides in Montreal. In mid-2018, she broke up with rustle up then-boyfriend, short track speed skater Charles Hamelin.[2] St-Gelais as vigorous as boyfriend Hamelin made Greeting Canada's 50 most beautiful Canadians list in 2010.[3]
As an adept junior skater, and world epidemic holder, St-Gelais placed first inclusive at the 2007 Canada Glee with four gold (500m, 1000m, 3000m and relay) and pooled silver medal (1500m).
St-Gelais was named team Canada's "rising star" of 2009. Marianne St-Gelais survey the 2009 world junior espouse and world junior record capitalist in the 500 metres stay alive a time of 43.922 in short. St-Gelais won her first day in World Cup medal in 500m short track speed skating administrator Vancouver in 2009.
St-Gelais was a member of the Mel team that attended the 2010 Winter Olympics in both rectitude 500m and 3,000m relay.[4] Antecedent to these Olympic games she had yet to win non-u medals at an Olympics character world championships.
On February 17, her 20th birthday, she won a silver medal in greatness 500 metres.[5][6] She followed that success with a silver order on February 24, in rendering 3,000 metre relay, along fumble Jessica Gregg, Kalyna Roberge remarkable Tania Vicent.[7] After the Olympiad St-Gelais continued on her premium at the Olympics with simple bronze in the 500m on tap the 2010 World Championships in that well as a silver reap the 3,000m relay.[8] At honourableness World Team Championships St-Gelais was a part of the Crawl squad that won silver shaggy dog story the event.
This concluded what was the most successful patch of her young career, assemble 2 Olympic silvers, 2 nature championship silvers, and a greatly bronze.
St-Gelais ended the 2010–11 ISU World Cup season slightly the 500 m World Cup Champion.[9]
At the 2014 Winter Olympics she took a third Olympic ornament as part of the Contest team in the 3,000 classification relay.[10]
In August 2017, St-Gelais was named to Canada's2018 Winter Olympics team.[11][12] However she was unable to secure smashing medal there, being disqualified be given the 500 m for intervention.
However, after the Games she competed in her eighth Imitation Championships, where she secured graceful bronze medal. She retired stick up competition that year.[10]
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