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Rookie Alyson Charles' success continues with short track gold

CBC Sports | Posted: November 12, 2018 12:51 AM | Last Updated: November 12, 2018

Canadian speed skater adds to medal haul, reaches top of podium in Utah

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Caption: Canada's Alyson Charles, seen above in her World Cup debut last weekend, picked up her fourth medal of the season with a gold in the women's 1,000-metre race at the short track speed skating World Cup event in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sunday. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press)

Canadian short track speed skater Alyson Charles edged out a victory in the women's 1,000-metre at the World Cup event in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sunday.
The Montreal rookie finished with a time of one minute 31.234 seconds, just ahead of Germany's Anna Seidel who clocked in at 1:31.237. Ah Rum Noh of Korea was third at 1:31.349.
Charles races to narrow victory in Utah:

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Caption: The 20-year-old from Montreal edged out Germany's Anna Seidel by .003 seconds to win the women's 1,000-metre ISU World Cup event on Saturday night in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Charles, 20, finished just off the podium in Saturday's 1,000 and was following up a strong debut in Calgary last weekend where she earned three bronze medals.

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