Ice Skaters Have Words after Teams Collide During Olympic Practice
Two ice skating duos collided during practice at the Olympic Games and there were sparks between the two men involved, the Sword reports. While Italian skaters Matteo Guarisi and Nicole Della Monica were practicing their set, it was disrupted when the Canadian team of out skater Eric Radford and Vanessa James collided with them.
NBC writes: "Della Monica saw it coming and skated out of the way, while Radford, holding James, collided with Guarise, who rose immediately and then helped Radford to his feet.
James suffered the most from her impact to the ice and Radford falling on top of her.
"Four medical staff members tended to the now four-time Olympian, who was able to walk off the ice by herself though clearly in pain.
"As it turns out, this isn't even the first collision this week between these two pairs. NBC learned from�figure skating reporter Jackie Wong, who is on the ground at these Games, that the same athletes had a mishap during a practice session a couple days prior. The first time, though, it was Della Monica and Radford who took that one the hardest."
According to The Sword, "It was James who suffered the brunt of the impact. You can see the heated exchange between the two men at the end, with Matteo getting particularly animated — and rightly so. While this was an accident, the fault here is 100% on the Canadians. Della Monica/Guarisi were doing a run-through of their program (that was their music playing), and are to be yielded to by other pairs on the practice ice during the run-through. The Italians were also backing into a move (perhaps a throw) and gaining speed, and couldn't see the other pair in time, with the Canadians skating forward (the Italians in full view in front of them!)."
The Sword adds: "The Canadian pair is scheduled to skate tonight in the Team event final, and apparently Vanessa James and Eric Radford are feeling well enough to compete. The Italians didn't make the team final but will compete in the pairs event next week."
You can watch the collision at this link. It takes place at the 20-second mark in above video. The argument between Guarisi and Radford is at the 2:10-second mark.
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