Alyson CHARLES

Canada

Short Track Speed Skating

Date of Birth: 30 Oct 1998

Age: 23

Gender: Female

Place of birth: MONTREAL, QC

Birth Country:

Canada

Residence: MONTREAL, QC

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Short Track Speed Skating	Women's 500m	8
	Women's 1000m	20
	Women's 3000m Relay CAN Canada	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
After Heat 3	Capital Indoor Stadium	Women's 500m - Heat 4	Finished
	Capital Indoor Stadium	Women's 500m - Quarterfinal 1	Finished
	Capital Indoor Stadium	Women's 500m - Semifinal 1	Finished
	Capital Indoor Stadium	Women's 500m - Final B	Finished
After Heat 6	Capital Indoor Stadium	Women's 1000m - Heat 7	Finished
After Semifinal 1	Capital Indoor Stadium	Women's 3000m Relay - Semifinal 2	Finished
After Quarterfinal 3	Capital Indoor Stadium	Women's 1000m - Quarterfinal 4	Finished
	Capital Indoor Stadium	Women's 3000m Relay - Final A	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women's 3000m Relay	2019	Sofia, BUL
8	Women's 3000m Relay	2021	Dordrecht, NED
14	Women's 500m	2019	Sofia, BUL
26	Women's 1000m	2019	Sofia, BUL
26	Women's Overall	2019	Sofia, BUL
39	Women's 1500m	2019	Sofia, BUL

World Junior Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women's 3000m Relay	2018	Tomaszow Mazowiecki, POL
8	Women's 1500m	2018	Tomaszow Mazowiecki, POL
9	Women's 500m	2018	Tomaszow Mazowiecki, POL
16	Women's Overall	2018	Tomaszow Mazowiecki, POL
22	Women's 1000m	2018	Tomaszow Mazowiecki, POL

Four Continents Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women's 500m	2020	Montreal, QC, CAN
2	Women's 3000m Relay	2020	Montreal, QC, CAN
5	Women's 1000m	2020	Montreal, QC, CAN
5	Women's Overall	2020	Montreal, QC, CAN
7	Women's 3000m Superfinal	2020	Montreal, QC, CAN
15	Women's 1500m	2020	Montreal, QC, CAN

World Cup
Season	Women's 500m	Women's 1000m	Women's 1500m
2021/22	16	27
2019/20	12	13
2018/19	7	3	27

Nickname:

Aly

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Father, Ralph Charles. Mother, Carole Theoret.

Languages spoken:

French, Creole, English

Club name:

Patinage de Vitesse St-Michel

Coach:

National: Sebastian Cros (FRA)

Debut:

2017 Shanghai Trophy (1000m - 10th, 1500m - 21st)
2018 World Cup in Calgary (500m - 3rd, Relay - 3rd, Mixed relay - 6th)

National team:

2016

Start:

Began skating at age five at her local club, CPV Montreal – St-Michel, with her four cousins. "I remember my dad and I picking them up on the way to practice, one after the other. We played taxi each Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. No, literally, my dad was a taxi driver! Afterwards, we brought them home. Sometimes, they all came to my house. Just thinking about it brings a smile to my face. I have very fond memories of those days." (olympic.ca, 25 Feb 2021)

Reason:

Her parents initially signed her up "just for ‘something to do." (mn2s.com)

Ambition:

Compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (olympique.ca, 25 Feb 2021)

Memorable:

Winning her first World Cup race in the 1000m in 2018 (Salt Lake City). (isu.org)

Hero:

Short track skater Kalyna Roberge (CAN), two-time Olympic relay silver medallist and two-time world champion. "I watched Kalyna Roberge on our family’s living room TV at the Turin 2006 Olympic Games. I immediately saw myself in her, because even though I was born and raised here in Montreal, I am of Haitian descent and like Kalyna, I am biracial." (olympic.ca, 25 Feb 2021)

Influence:

Father. (isu.org)

Philosophy:

"Adversity causes some men to break, others to break records." - William Arthur Ward (US writer) (isu.org)

Award:

Peter Williamson Memorial Bursary recipient (2020)

General Interest

HAITIAN BACKGROUND
In 1987 her father, Ralph, emigrated from Saint-Marc, Haiti, to Montreal, QC, at age 15 with his mother and six siblings after his father died in a car accident. On her Haitian ethnicity, "It is something that is a part of me and that I cherish. If it can inspire at least one young person in the Haitian community, I would be happy." (journaldequebec.com, 9 Nov 2019)

CULTURAL IDENTITY
"I really cherish this ethnic and cultural heritage and I quickly became aware of the fact that I practise a sport that’s out of the ordinary in my community. That being said, I’ve never put any additional pressure on myself because of this. If I have a role to play as a black athlete, I would say it’s to share my passion and my experiences with the youth in my community. Through my values and my journey, I can show them that nothing is impossible if they put in the work and the necessary effort — that they, too, are capable of succeeding. I hope to be a model they can one day identify with, like Kalyna [Roberge] was for me when I was younger. I aspired to make it as far as her one day." (olympic.ca, 25 Feb 2021)

EDUCATIONAL AMBITIONS
After graduating from college, she hopes to pursue a university degree in Business Administration and then continue her education in finance or international trade. (speedskating.ca, 27 Aug 2020)

COMMUNITY WORK
Visits local skating clubs, where she helps by giving technical advice and encouragement to young skaters. She has also given public presentations, talking about her journey and her sport, in local schools. (speedskating.ca, 27 Aug 2020)

Milestones

Finished eighth in the 500m at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

Junior world champion in 3000m relay in 2018.

Three-time World Cup gold medallist, five-time silver medallist and nine-time bronze medallist.

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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