![Gold medalist Samuel Girard of Canada, 2nd left, poses with friends and family after the award ceremony for the Men's 1000m Short Track Speed Skating finals during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, Gold medalist Samuel Girard of Canada, 2nd left, poses with friends and family after the award ceremony for the Men's 1000m Short Track Speed Skating finals during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TYXG25/gold-medalist-samuel-girard-of-canada-2nd-left-poses-with-friends-and-family-after-the-award-ceremony-for-the-mens-1000m-short-track-speed-skating-finals-during-the-pyeongchang-2018-winter-olympics-at-the-gangneung-ice-arena-in-gangneung-south-korea-on-february-17-2018-photo-by-richard-ellisupi-TYXG25.jpg)
Gold medalist Samuel Girard of Canada, 2nd left, poses with friends and family after the award ceremony for the Men's 1000m Short Track Speed Skating finals during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics,
![CBC Olympics on Twitter: "Samuel Girard is golden in short track as Canada wins more speed skating hardware #PyeongChang2018 https://t.co/k799a6RQ7S https://t.co/yAraIGDOBx" / Twitter CBC Olympics on Twitter: "Samuel Girard is golden in short track as Canada wins more speed skating hardware #PyeongChang2018 https://t.co/k799a6RQ7S https://t.co/yAraIGDOBx" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DWPNckxVMAAO5Ni.jpg)
CBC Olympics on Twitter: "Samuel Girard is golden in short track as Canada wins more speed skating hardware #PyeongChang2018 https://t.co/k799a6RQ7S https://t.co/yAraIGDOBx" / Twitter
![Samuel Girard surges ahead of the chaos, paces 1,000-metre field to win first Olympic gold | National Post Samuel Girard surges ahead of the chaos, paces 1,000-metre field to win first Olympic gold | National Post](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/nationalpost/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/021718track1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=400&sig=CRO8mwFvgFjMsgYi_ZL_JQ)
Samuel Girard surges ahead of the chaos, paces 1,000-metre field to win first Olympic gold | National Post
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