Cameraman Knocked Down After Félix Roussel Crash in Wild Short Track Drama

Short track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics lived up to its reputation for chaos on Thursday evening, with a dramatic men’s 1000m semifinal ending in a collision that knocked a cameraman to the ice and dashed Canadian skater Félix Roussel’s hopes of advancing to the final.

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In one of the more unusual moments of the Games so far, Roussel – a 24-year-old Canadian athlete who had shown strong form in earlier rounds – lost his footing during the fast-paced semifinal, sending himself sprawling and inadvertently taking out a nearby camera operator stationed inside the rinkside area.

This surprise incident quickly became one of the standout talking points from the short track events, despite it being an incident involving non-skaters.

Wild Semi-Final Chaos

Short track’s men’s 1000m semifinal was tense from the start, with skaters jockeying for position at top speed. Roussel, who had earlier qualified through the quarterfinals, lost control partway through the race and slid across the ice towards the boards. In the scramble, a camera operator who had been tracking the action was struck and sent to the ground, leaving him momentarily stunned on the ice.

Félix Roussel came into the Milan-Cortina Games as one of Canada’s strong contenders in short track, having already enjoyed success earlier in the Olympics, including a silver medal in the mixed 2000m relay.

However, the 1000m semifinal proved to be a bitter disappointment as the crash and the subsequent fall meant he did not make it through to the A final, ending his hopes of an individual medal in this event.