Niall crashes out again as podium out of reach

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Treacy admitted that he fell short of his Olympic expectations after another icy fall brought his Milano Cortina 2026 campaign to and end.Two days ago, Nottingham-based Treacy had followed in his older brother Farrell's footsteps and stamped his name into a maiden Olympic final in the 1,500m short track speed skating.

But despite feeling on form and winning his semifinal to get there, Treacy crashed out and was forced to take ninth place in the event, well short of the Olympic podium he had originally envisioned.

Treacy had suffered an early exit in his favoured 1,000m event after crashing in the heat and returning for his least favourite 500m yesterday saw the same fate come his way.

The 25-year-old finished fourth in his 500m heat in a time of 56.712 seconds, with the top two booking their ticket for a place in the quarterfinals.