Olympic speedskater taken off ice on stretcher
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Kamila Sellier was struck in the face by the blade of a rival’s skate around two minutes into the final quarter-final of the women’s 1,500m event. The 25-year-old fell to the ice along with two other competitors after an attempted overtake went wrong.
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Poland's Kamila Sellier stretchered off after opponent's blade slices above her eye in Olympic 1500
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 above her left eye during the women's 1500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
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