MILAN (AP) — Kim Gilli denied South Korea teammate Minjeong Choi her third consecutive Olympic gold in the women's 1,500 meters in short-track speedskating Friday night, while Corinne Stoddard earned a drought-ending bronze medal for the U.

Polish speed skater Kamila Sellier was sliced by a skate blade on Friday, February 20, leaving a trail of blood as she was stretchered off the ice

A two-time Olympian, Stoddard's best finish prior to this race was a 7th place in the 1000m in Beijing in 2022.

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)

Canada's men's short track relay team, which arrived at the Milano-Cortina Olympics to defend its 5,000-metre title, finished last of four teams on Friday. The Netherlands won gold for the first time in the event at the Games in six minutes 51.

A gruesome injury overshadowed the Olympic 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.

Day 14 from Milan Cortina will see six more Winter Olympics gold medals awarded. It starts with freeski women’s ski cross and men’s aerials, before the men’s halfpipe competition concludes later. More medals will be handed out in speedskating too,