Polish speed skater Kamila Sellier suffered a dramatic injury at the 2026 Winter Olympics when she was slashed by a skate near her eye. The incident happened during the women’s 1500m event on Friday,

Polish speed skater Kamila Sellier has undergone successful surgery after being hit by a blade of a rival in the face during a crash in the Olympic 1,500 metres short track competition. Team official Konrad Niedzwiedzki told Eurosport that "Kamila underwent surgery to put the damaged bone visible in a scan back together and to clean everything.

MILAN (AP) — South Korean speedskater Kim Gilli thought it funny earlier in the Milan Cortina Olympics when someone referred to her as Lambor-Gilli, an homage to the famous Italian sports car known for its speed.

Corinne Stoddard made history as the first American woman to win an Olympic short track medal since 2010, claiming bronze in the 1500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

The final short track speed skating events of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games were held on Friday.

Italy’s Arianna Fontana has won her 12th Olympic medal and third gold at her sixth Winter Games. That extends her record as the most decorated short track speedskater of all time.

A gruesome injury overshadowed the Olympic women’s speedskating quarterfinals on Friday when Kamila Sellier of Poland fell going around a turn on the short track, and was cut by an opponent’s skate near her left eye.

Elana Meyers Taylor seeks a medal to become the most decorated female U.S. Winter Olympian in the two-woman bobsled. She and Jadin O'Brien sit in 12th heading into Heat 3. The teams of Kaillie Armbruster Humphries/Jasmine Jones and Kaysha Love/Azaria Hill are in third and fifth, respectively.