One Extraordinary Photo: Blade slashes speedskater's face
AP News • • sports
Key Points:
- Stephanie Scarbrough, an AP staff photographer based in Baltimore, covered her first Olympics at the Milan Cortina Games, capturing a significant moment in short track speed skating.
- The photo depicts the aftermath of the largest crash in this year’s Winter Olympics short track event, where Polish athlete Kamila Sellier sustained a severe facial injury from a competitor’s blade.
- Shot from the stands with a 300mm lens, the photo was quickly transmitted to editors, cropped for impact, and published globally within minutes.
- The image effectively conveys the severity of the injury while maintaining sensitivity, balancing graphic content with clear storytelling for a broad audience.
