Elise Christie elated as she leaps over barrier to celebrate Hungarian boyfriend's Winter Olympics victory

Team GB’s Elise Christie leaped over a barrier to congratulate her Hungarian boyfriend on his gold medal win despite having her foot strapped in a boot.

She greeted her fellow speed skater Sándor Liu Shaolin with a huge hug after his team swept to victory in the men’s 5000m short track relay in Pyeongchang.

Sporting a huge grey injury boot on her right foot, the 27-year-old jumped onto the barriers to hug her partner.

The couple shared a celebratory kiss in front of cheering crowds following the win on Thursday just days after Christie dramatically crashed out of the games herself.

Christie suffered a series of falls and crashes in her own events at the Winter Olympics and her hopes of winning a medal were over after she was disqualified from the women's 1,000m heat on Tuesday.

But she was all smiles as she congratulated the Hungarian team.

Her dreams of winning a medal came to an abrupt end after she fell within the first lap of the women's 1000m heat on Tuesday.

The race was re-started and Christie, who was disqualified in each of her three events at Sochi 2014, crossed the line in second place only for the judges to disqualify her for bumping into Holland's Anna van Ruijven.

The fall came days after she was spectacularly taken down by Chinese rival Li Jinyu during the 1500m semi-finals and crashed during the 500m short-track speed skating final.

One fan wrote on Twitter: “Loving that footage of @Elise_Christie leaping on to the barrier to hug her boyfriend when he won gold. So much joy. Amazing to see.”