Canada's Courtney Sarault strikes gold at short track World Cup in Kazakhstan

Canadian short track speed skater Courtney Sarault won a gold medal in the final of the women's 1,500-metres at a World Cup event in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Saturday.

Sarault, from Moncton, N.B., finished the race in two minutes 33.691 seconds, beating Hanne Desmet of Belgium  (2:33.799) to finish line.

Shim Suk Hee of South Korea (2:34.462) finished in third-place for bronze.

"I'm really proud of my performance today," said Sarault. "My strategy going into this race was to be patient until the last two laps and then make a move to try and fight for the gold. I'm happy I could pull it off."

WATCH | Sarault claims gold in Almaty:

Moncton's Courtney Sarault wins 1,500m short track World Cup gold

2 years ago

Duration 9:40

The New Brunswick native clocked in with a time of 2:33.691 to win the gold medal in the women's 1,500-metre final during the ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup stop in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

On the men's side, Canada's Steven Dubois skated to a silver-medal finish in the men's 500m final.

Dubois, of Terrebonne, Que., crossed the line in 41.153, just behind Diane Sellier of Poland (41.104), and ahead of World Cup leader in the distance, Denis Mikisha of Kazakhstan (41.267).

"It was a race with a lot of action and I made the right pass to get back into second place," said Dubois. "These last few weeks I've had a lot of technical problems with my skates, so finally getting a result that I know I'm capable of definitely takes some weight off my shoulders."

WATCH | Dubois takes 500m silver:

Quebec's Steven Dubois earns silver at short track World Cup

2 years ago

Duration 3:03

The Terrebonne, Que. native finished with a time of 41.153 to place 2nd in the men's 500-metre final during the ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup stop in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Live coverage continues from Almaty on Sunday, and will be available on CBCSports.ca, CBC Gem and the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android.