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Speed skater Kamila Sellier suffered a cut above her left eye after being struck by another competitor’s blade during the 1,500 meters on Friday at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
The Polish athlete was on the short track when she found herself behind American skater Kristen Santos-Griswold, whose blade hit Sellier near her eye.
Santos-Griswold and Sellier slipped on the ice and crashed into the wall, but Sellier remained motionless as medics rushed to his side.
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Poland’s Kamila Sellier is helped after a fall during a women’s 1,500-meter short track speed skating quarterfinal at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Newsroom)
The bloody scene was covered up by other staff members.
She was eventually restrained on a stretcher, but gave a thumbs up as she was carried away.
Polish officials said Sellier’s eye was fine. She received stitches at the arena before being taken to hospital for further tests.
Sellier posted a selfie on Instagram, hiding the left side of her face, saying she was “doing pretty good.”
Arianna Fontana of Italy (L) and Kamila Sellier of Poland fall as they compete in the women’s 1500m short track speed skating quarterfinal during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Milan Ice Rink, in Milan, February 20, 2026. (Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images)
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“I know one day I will look at this photo and remember that I am stronger than I ever believed. Thank you for all your words of support, I just wanted to let you know that I am doing great,” Sellier wrote.
Santos-Griswold was penalized for attempting an illegal pass which contributed to the accident.
The 25-year-old was fighting for her first Olympic medal after winning silver and bronze at last year’s World Championships in Beijing.
Poland’s Kamila Sellier is protected by a white sheet as she receives treatment after a fall during the quarter-finals of the women’s 1,500m short track speed skating at the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. (Jasper Jacobs/Belga Mag via Getty Images)
The Polish speed skating team is waiting to find out if there have been “signs of damage” to his eye, according to the BBC.
