But then you saw her hobbling away, ankle twisted and heart torn, and you asked yourself: why would anyone want to go through this hell again? Just how dangerous are Winter Olympic sports? For having passed a late fitness test, and then having appeared to have breezed through her 1,000m heat, she was disqualified. Play Video 0:58 Elise Christie's Olympics over after disqualification in 1,000m heats – video“I’m in a different place to Sochi,” she said. Now there will be an enforced period of rest for Christie before another Winter Olympic cycle fires up again.

Source: The Guardian February 20, 2018 10:37 UTC