鈥淚 think it鈥檚 always hard to maintain focus and motivation in a post-Olympic year, but our team has done a really good job of it,鈥� said Carleton, from Minsk.
鈥淲e all went our separate ways for a few months after the Games and then just regrouped in January.鈥�
Great Britain defeated Australia in the race-off for gold, and sa国际传媒 beat Poland for bronze.
The Canadian team had one change from London, with Laura Brown of Vancouver replacing the retired Tara Whitten of Edmonton. Carleton, a 21-year-old St. Margaret鈥檚 graduate, and Jasmin Glaesser of Coquitlam returned from the Olympic-medallist roster.
Carleton has also stepped up to take Whitten鈥檚 spot in the omnium single-rider multi-event, which is scheduled for this weekend in Minsk.
