ELISE CHRISTIE missed out on the first Olympic medal of her career today when she crashed out of the women’s 500m short track speed skate final at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Pyeongchang.

Christie was trying to barge through to third place on the penultimate lap of the competition when she appeared to catch Canadian Kim Boudin and toppled to the ice.

It was a further setback for Christie, who suffered a triple disqualification nightmare at the Sochi Olympics four years ago.