A gruesome injury overshadowed the Winter Olympics 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.

A short-track speedskater was stretchered off the ice after an American skater's blade sliced her face during a fall at the Olympics on Friday. (AP Photo)

Polish athlete Kamila Sellier required immediate medical treatment after a skate blade caught her face during a collision in the women's 1500m short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics on Frida

The 19-year-old captured two silver medals and a bronze, becoming Poland’s first ski jumper to win three medals at a single Winter Olympics. But instead of a flashy celebration, Tomasiak asked for a thanksgiving Eucharist, placing his medals on the altar in gratitude to God.

Polish speed skater Kamila Sellier received stitches and was taken to hospital after an opponent’s blade sliced above her eye during a collision in the 1500m

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, it is not just athletes turning heads inside the arena. Team Poland has arrived with an unexpected companion that keeps popping up on camera. Fans are starting to notice,

Austria has won the first Olympic men’s super team ski jumping event. A snow squall forced officials to end the competition early on Monday.

More than a medal awaits those who achieve athletic greatness at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here's what medalists from the U.S. make vs other nations: