A Canadian Speed Skater Crashed Into A Wall & Her Reaction Is Heartbreaking (VIDEO)

That one's got to hurt! Team Canada Olympic speed skater Alyson Charles tripped and fell during the 500 metre short-track quarter-final on February 8. And, while the tumble didn’t prevent her from reaching the finals, it was a pretty stressful watch.

In the race, Charles was skating with fellow Canadians Kim Boutin and Florence Brunelle, as well as Arianna Valcepina from Italy and Chinese skater Fan Kexin.

Charles was off to an impressive start in the race, firmly appearing in second place before her fall. What caused her to wipe out was one of the unfixed markers being flicked into her skates by Fan Kexin, who also crashed when the Canadian went down.

After the fall, the 23-year-old can be seen crying on the ice, which made for a heartbreaking moment for Team Canada.

After the fall, things got really messy. Because Fan and Charles both fell, Boutin, Brunelle and Valcepina finished first, second and third respectively.

However, Brunelle was later disqualified by the judges, which bumped Valcepina up to second.

It was a happy ending overall for Charles, too. Because her fall was deemed not her fault and she was in second place before it happened, she was still able to progress on to the next round.

While some people online have accused Fan of deliberately tripping Charles during the quarter-final skate, no penalties were issued by Olympic officials and Fan has not been found guilty of any misconduct.

At the end of the day, Charles was able to compete in the semi-finals, but placed fourth and therefore didn’t continue on to the finals.

Fellow Canadian Kim Boutin was able to skate her way to a win though and took home the bronze medal in the finals of the Women’s 500 metre speed skate.

So far in the Beijing 2022 Olympics, Team Canada has racked up six medals, putting the country 11th overall in the medal rankings.