stretcher

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Canada's Cassie Sharpe, the 2018 Olympic champion and 2022 silver medallist, qualified third after her first run, but was taken away on a stretcher after a heavy crash on her second.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

He sustained a leg injury during a collision with Tom Wilson and was taken off the ice on a stretcher late in Switzerland’s loss to Canada at the Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

After crashing 13 seconds into the downhill Vonn was airlifted off the mountain on a stretcher and later underwent surgery Sunday at a hospital in Treviso.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Vonn was eventually strapped into a stretcher and winched into the air by a rescue helicopter as the crowd applauded.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

They tried to take Mareth on a stretcher, but he brushed them off and insisted on helping to carry his bat inside.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins