Elise Christie's Olympic agony continued at the Gangneung Ice Arena as she crashed out on the penultimate lap of the women's 500m short track final. Pic: PATearful Christie said: "I've worked so hard for that moment out there and I got knocked over. "I knew I'd have to be making moves and my chances of winning gold were pretty slim at that point. Winner Fontana, who claimed her sixth career Olympic medal and her first gold, expressed some sympathy for Christie and said she expected the Briton to bounce back in her next event. "She's a double world champion in between (Olympic) times, so she's a different athlete.

Source: Evening echo February 13, 2018 13:52 UTC