MILAN (AP) — The Netherlands won its first men's 5,000-meter relay at the Olympics on Friday night, pulling away from the Korean and Italian teams over the final two laps of the 45-lap race to add to an impressive short-track haul for the Dutch at the Milan Cortina Games.

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 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.

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 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

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,

It's another action-packed Friday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, as Team USA men's hockey looks to secure a place in the gold medal game.