Watch as Great Britain's Elise Christie crashes out of the women's 1,500m short track speed skating semi-finals and is left in tears as she is stretchered out of the Gangneung Ice Arena Watch as Great Britain's Elise Christie crashes out of the women's 1,500m short track speed skating semi-finals and is left in tears as she is stretchered out of the Gangneung Ice ArenaElise Christie has avoided breaking any bones after crashing on the final bend of her 1,500m short track speed skating semi-final at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. The Scot, who had also fallen in the 500m final, was taken out by Li's skates and went flying into the barriers. Christie was penalised, while Li was advanced to the final. Elise Christie and China's Jinyu Li come together on the final turnBut concerns of serious injury have been played down by Team GB, with a spokesman saying: "Following the race, Elise Christie was taken to hospital accompanied by the team doctor, team physio and team leader. Elise wants to thank everyone for their support and the hospital staff who assessed her so quickly."
Source: Sky sports February 17, 2018 11:38 UTC