"I even spilled blood."" 中 Anger at Short Track Crash, Terrorized Bad Comments on SNS of 'Disqualified Athletes' [Milan Olympics]

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Two Chinese athletes competing in the men's 1500m short track final at the 2026 Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo (Italy) Winter Olympics failed to win a medal due to a collision with a British athlete during the race. Among them, Sun Lung is said to have suffered a knee injury and even shed blood, and the disqualified British player's social media has been bombarded with malicious comments from Chinese fans.

China's national short track team Liu Xiaoang and Sun Long competed in the men's 1,500m final at the Milan Ice Skating Arena on the 15th (Korea time), but Liu Xiaoang remained seventh and Sun Long failed to win a medal by staying eighth due to abstention. During the final race, a collision with Nile Tracy (Britain) became a fatal blow.

In the process of entering the corner, Tracy collided with Liu Xiaoang and fell together, and Sun Lung, who followed, also fell together. Along with the British, two Chinese players left the race at the same time. According to local reports such as Zbo and Sohu, Sun Long cut his knee on the skate blade in the aftermath of the collision and even bled. Sohu said, "Sun Rong, who had blood on his knee, was seen leaving the stadium with the help of medical staff."

Tracy, who knocked down both Chinese players, was eventually disqualified after being penalized. However, Sun Lung and Liu Xiaoang could not be rescued. Rather, depending on the degree of Sun Long's injury, the Chinese short track speed skating is also on alert for the 5,000-meter relay. "China had the ability to aim for the gold medal in this event, but it failed due to this accident," local media outlet Titanzhou Bao said. "Sun Long's injury status is unknown. "His injury will directly affect China's competitiveness in the 5,000m relay," he said.

Meanwhile, Chinese fans' anger is directed at Tracy, who knocked down two Chinese players in the final. Chinese netizens are pouring out various malicious comments on Tracy's SNS. With no Chinese athletes on the podium, the men's 1,500m short track won gold, silver and bronze medals in the order of Jens Pantbout (the Netherlands), Hwang Dae-heon and Roberts Cruzberg (Latvia).

Meanwhile, in the men's 1,000m speed skating on the 12th, a Chinese player collided with an opponent, which was controversial. It hindered the course of Yup Benemars of the Netherlands, where Lian Tzu-wen raced together at the time. At that time, the priority to change the lane was to Benemars, but Lianzewon was forced to escape to the out course and the blades collided with each other.

In the process, Venemars faltered and the speed decreased significantly. Nevertheless, he finished fifth, 0.24 seconds behind the bronze medal, but without the collision, he could have won a medal. Since then, Lianzewon has been disqualified, and Benemars has been given another chance to race alone, but the record has fallen further because he has already raced with all his might. At the time, Lian Tzu-wen said, "I apologized for it, but rather, the opponent was very angry and hit me," adding, "He hit my skate blade, but I don't know why I'm disqualified."

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