WATCH: Figure Skating Teams Involved in an Awful Crash at Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Various events are currently underway at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Athletes from all over the world have gathered to take part in the Olympics. However, the one thing athletes want to purely avoid is an accident.

Two figure skating pairs, however, crashed into each other during the figure skating training session.

It was Canadian skater Vanessa James and her partner Eric Radford who crashed into another figure skating pair during the session.

Elite figure skaters crash into each other and Winter Olympics

Figure skating involves performing on the almost glass-like ice while wearing sharp blades. Figure skaters train at high speeds to gain momentum and perform stunts.

It was during one of the training sessions in the Beijing Winter Olympics that two pairs of elite figure skaters crashed into each other. Both of them were training at high speeds. They saw the crash incoming, but it wasn’t possible to change direction so quickly.

James and Radford crashed into Italian pairs of Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise. Della Monica saw the crash coming and skated out of the way at the last moment. Meanwhile, Radford and James collided with Guarise, who rose immediately and then helped Radford to his feet.

Vanessa James took most of the impact and was hurt a little. Medical staff came running immediately to help the skater. Although she could walk by herself, she looked in pain.

Fortunately, no major injuries were sustained, and both pairs of skaters were completely fine. Being professionals, they realize such incidents can happen sometimes, and it cannot be blamed on any one person.

Interestingly, this is not the first time that these two pairs have crashed into each other. Previously also, they have had a mishap. The first time around, it was Italian, Della Monica, and Canadian skater Eric Radford who took the impact.

Accidents: A part of the Olympics?

Athletes do everything in their power to avoid such mishaps and accidents, but sometimes it just can’t be avoided. Previously, Chinese figure skater Beverly Zu fell twice during her Olympic debut. This caused her to come last at the event.

The 19-year-old athlete failed to land a jump and landed fell on the opening combination. She later botched another jump in her short program.

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The only thing athletes can do is try to practice as much as possible and avoid these mishaps. Being such a big event, the Olympics are bound to have some incidents. Minor mishaps are not a big problem, but sometimes bug accidents can cause athletes to have career-ending injuries.