"MILAN -- Short-track speedskater 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 over her left eye during the women's 1500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Sellier went down along with 15-time Olympic medalist Ariana Fontana of Italy and American skater Kristen Santos-Griswold, who was penalized for an illegal lane pass that contributed to the accident."
"The race was paused while Sellier received attention, a large white sheet blocking her from the crowd that was packed into the arena to see the final night of short-track speedskating. She eventually gave a thumbs-up to the crowd as she was taken away. There was a trail of blood on the ice that workers had to clean during the break."
Kamila Sellier of Poland suffered a laceration over her left eye when another skater's blade sliced her during the women's 1500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Sellier, Ariana Fontana of Italy and American Kristen Santos-Griswold all went down in the incident; Santos-Griswold received a penalty for an illegal lane pass that contributed to the crash and did not advance from the quarterfinal. Medical staff treated Sellier under a large white sheet as the race was paused, and she later gave a thumbs-up while being stretchered out. Workers cleaned a visible trail of blood from the ice. Fontana's skinsuit was nicked, she received physiotherapy on her left hip, finished second to Hanne Desmet and advanced to the semifinal. Fontana remains tied with Marit Bjørgen at 15 Winter Olympic medals, including a gold in the 2000 meter mixed relay and earlier silvers in the 500 meters and the 3000 meter relay.
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