Official update on the incident that struck the game after Team Canada and Team USA’s wins on Friday
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Austin Sabourin
Feb 21, 2026 (10:48)
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![[US, Mexico Canada customers only] Feb 20, 2026; Milan, Italy; United States players celebrate after defeating Slovakia in a men's ice hockey semifinal during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena. Mandatory Credit: David W Cerny/Reuters via Imagn Images](https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/i/photo/644203.webp "[US, Mexico Canada customers only] Feb 20, 2026; Milan, Italy; United States players celebrate after defeating Slovakia in a men's ice hockey semifinal during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena. Mandatory Credit: David W Cerny/Reuters via Imagn Images")
Photo credit: David W Cerny/Reuters via Imagn Images
Team Canada captain Connor McDavid and head coach Jon Cooper are preparing for gold, but a terrifying Olympic incident paused the hockey world.
Following massive semifinal victories by both the North American powerhouses on Friday afternoon, a scary situation unfolded elsewhere at the Winter Games.
Initial reports confirmed an unexpected incident involving Kamila Sellier completely shocked passionate fans and fellow athletes across the international Olympic village.
Before the heavily favored Americans and Canadians even began scouting each other for the championship, everyone was desperately waiting for a positive medical update.
You simply cannot focus on crisp passing and establishing a reliable transition game when a fellow competitor suffers a frightening moment on the global stage.
Thankfully, the hockey universe and the rest of the dedicated sporting world finally got the exact update they were aggressively begging for this morning.
A positive health update on Kamila Sellier's Olympic crash
Sellier took directly to her personal social media accounts to officially confirm that she is actually doing quite well after the terrifying ordeal.
"I'm doing quite well" - Kamila Sellier shared on social media
That incredibly positive news allows the hockey community to finally shift their intense focus right back to the ultimate ice hockey showdown on Sunday morning.
The star-studded Canadian locker room can now safely return to practicing their controlled entries and solid execution ahead of the brutal border war.
Both Canada and USA are preparing for the biggest game of their lives on the biggest stage possible at the Olympics.
Canada and USA have had one of the best sports rivalries in history, which is setting up to be a thrilling finals matchup that everyone anticipated.
Expect both of these heavily loaded rosters to completely empty the physical tank and deliver incredible offensive output when the puck finally drops for pure international supremacy.
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