Elise Christie

Christie, 31, retired from short-track speed skating in December. The former world and European champion did not win a medal in three Winter Olympic appearances ...

ELISE CHRISTIE will come out of retirement and try to win a medal at the 2026 Olympics without financial backing.

"I will still skate for Britain but train somewhere else and focus only on the sprint distances. I need to figure out how. "I feel like I could still medal in four years.

ELISE CHRISTIE plans to come out of retirement and compete at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.Last December, the 31-year-old failed to qualify for the.

"I will still skate for Britain but train somewhere else and focus only on the sprint distances. She added: "I wanted to get that Olympic medal but it wasn’t meant to be this time. I need to figure out how. I have needed this break. "I feel like I could still medal in four years. I need some time to do that.

Elise Christie has vowed to do everything she can to return to competitive skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Christie won three world titles in Rotterdam in 2017, becoming both the first British and European woman to do so. "Watching the 500 metres event the other day, I've made a vow I'm going to do everything I can to try to get back out at the next one. Elise Christie has vowed to do everything she can to return to competitive skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Christie competed at the last three Winter Olympics but never won a medal after being disqualified in all three of her events at Sochi 2014, then a further ...

She reached the A final in the 500m but was judged to have caused a crash. Christie competed at the last three Winter Olympics but never won a medal after being disqualified in all three of her events at Sochi 2014 Christie competed at the last three Winter Olympics but never won a medal after being disqualified in all three of her events at Sochi 2014, then a further two at Pyeongchang 2018, as well as a fourth-place finish.