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Injured Russian skater trial begins in Switzerland
By swissinfo.ch

A Swiss court will examine who was responsible for an accident that nearly cost a Russian figure skater her life during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne in 2020. The skater, suspended from a hoop, fell approximately four metres onto the ice at the Vaudoise Arena in Switzerland. An investigation blamed the incorrect installation of a winch used to hoist her into the air. But the report did not identify any human negligence. It is now up to the Lausann...