Short-track speedskater stretchered off after Olympic opponent's blade slices her face
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Key Points:
- During the women's 1,500 meters quarterfinal at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Polish speedskater Kamila Sellier suffered a serious cut near her left eye after a fall involving American Kristen Santos-Griswold and Italy's Ariana Fontana.
- The race was halted as emergency responders attended to Sellier, who was bleeding and later received stitches at the arena before further hospital tests confirmed her eye was unharmed.
- A replay showed Santos-Griswold's skate blade accidentally caused the cut, and she was subsequently penalized and disqualified from the race, a decision that surprised both the skater and commentators due to the lack of immediate explanation.
- Both Santos-Griswold and Sellier were penalized for an
