Olympic speed skater Sellier in hospital after taking blade to the face
Opponent’s blade slices above Kamila Sellier’s eye
Polish skater was given stitches at arena
Collision occurred during 1500m quarter-finals
Short-track speed skater Kamila Sellier of Poland was immobilized on a stretcher and wheeled out of the Milano Ice Skating Arena on Friday night after a competitor’s blade sliced her above her left eye during the women’s 1500m at the Milano Cortina Olympics.
Sellier went down along with 14-time Olympic medalist Arianna Fontana of Italy and American skater Kristen Santos-Griswold, who was penalized for an illegal lane pass that contributed to the accident. That kept Santos-Griswold from advancing through the quarter-final round. Continue reading...
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