{"id":493879,"date":"2026-02-21T04:19:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T04:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/493879\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T04:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T04:19:15","slug":"polish-winter-olympian-kamila-sellier-has-head-sliced-open-in-chilling-accident-during-womens-1500m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/493879\/","title":{"rendered":"Polish Winter Olympian Kamila Sellier has head sliced open in chilling accident during women\u2019s 1500m"},"content":{"rendered":"

Short-track speedskater Kamila Sellier has been stretchered out of the Milano Ice Skating Arena after having her head sliced open by a competitor\u2019s blade during the women\u2019s 1500m at the Winter Olympics.<\/a><\/p>\n

The 25-year-old Polish athlete was nestled inside a pack when she lost her footing going around the final corner and copped the blade of a stray ice skate directly to her left eye region.<\/p>\n

American skater Kristen Santos-Griswold and 15-time Olympic medallist Ariana Fontana from Italy also went down, but neither were as unfortunate as Sellier, who crashed into the wall as blood immediately started pouring from her face.<\/p>\n

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Santos-Griswold was later penalised for an illegal lane pass which contributed to the accident, costing her a spot in the quarter-final round.<\/p>\n

\"Poland'sPoland’s Kamila Sellier (15) is injured after crashing and being struck in the face with a skate blade. Credit: DARRYL DYCK\/AP\"KamilaKamila Sellier crashed into the wall. Credit: Bernat Armangue\/AP<\/p>\n

The race was brought to a halt as Sellier received medal attention behind the privacy of a white sheet that blocked the packed crowd from watching.<\/p>\n

After being immobilised and moved onto a stretcher, Sellier eventually gave the crowd a thumbs up as she was wheeled out of the arena, leaving a chilling trail of blood from the final corner of the track.<\/p>\n

\"KamilaKamila Sellier was covered by a white sheet as she received attention. Credit: Stephanie Scarbrough\/AP\"KamilaKamila Sellier is wheeled out of the stadium. Credit: DeFodi Images\/DeFodi Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Event staff had to clean the blood up before racing could resume.<\/p>\n

Polish officials later said Sellier suffered no significant damage to her eye, but received stitches for the cut before being taken to the hospital for further examination.<\/p>\n

On the restart, Fontana \u2014 who required attention to a sore hip from her physio during the break \u2014 managed to finish second behind Belgium\u2019s Hanne Desmet to book a place in the semi-final round.<\/p>\n

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