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A memorial for victims of the Le Constellation bar fire in Crans-Montana was damaged by a new blaze early Sunday; police say candles likely caused the fire, but no one at the memorial was injured. An investigation is underway into the blaze and the bar’s owners face charges of negligence-related manslaughter and arson, with public-safety officials also under probe amid criticism of authorities.
Lindsey Vonn revealed she has an ACL tear along with knee bruising and meniscus damage after a Crans-Montana downhill crash, but she plans to compete at the Winter Olympics, taking it day by day and uncertain about the team and Super-G events, saying she will give her best and try to reach the start gate if possible.
American skiing legend Lindsey Vonn will compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina despite a completely ruptured ACL from a Crans-Montana World Cup crash, saying her Olympic dream isn’t over and preparing to race the downhill with a plan to compete in all three events if her knee stays stable.
The Alpine bar fire in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, during New Year’s celebrations killed 40 people and injured more than 100; the toll rose to 41 with the death of an 18-year-old Swiss national in a Zurich hospital.
The Crans-Montana bar fire on New Year’s Day has killed 41 people and injured 115; an 18-year-old Swiss national died in Zurich, making the toll largely teens. Investigators say the fire was likely started by sparklers near sound-insulation foam in the basement, and four people are under criminal investigation as patients are treated across Swiss and European hospitals.
Olympic skiing great Lindsey Vonn crashed in Crans-Montana during a World Cup downhill a week before the Milan-Cortina 2026 Games, injuring her knee and prompting an airlift; the race was halted and canceled due to poor visibility, leaving her Olympic participation in doubt as she pursues a comeback after returning from retirement and knee surgery.
Lindsey Vonn crashed in the final World Cup downhill in Crans-Montana, injuring her left knee and requiring an airlift to a hospital as heavy snow and poor visibility led to the race being canceled; she had led at the first checkpoint before the fall, and the incident comes a week before Milano Cortina 2026, where she’s slated to compete in downhill, super-G and the team event.
Lindsey Vonn crashed in Crans-Montana’s downhill, injuring her left knee, received medical care, and was airlifted away as the race was canceled after several crashes; her status for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics remains uncertain as she continues her competitive comeback.
American ski great Lindsey Vonn crashed in the women’s World Cup downhill in Crans-Montana, leaving her limping and holding her left knee, in what was her final downhill race before the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics.
Lindsey Vonn crashed in Crans-Montana's World Cup downhill, limping off with a left knee injury as the race was halted after several crashes; the incident comes a week before the Milan-Cortina Olympics, where she plans to compete in downhill, super-G and the team event in her titanium-implant comeback.
Switzerland’s President Guy Parmelin said magistrates act independently after the bail release of Crans-Montana bar owner Jacques Moretti sparked Italy’s outrage, with Rome recalling its ambassador and urging a joint investigative team, while Parmelin described the recall as a routine diplomatic measure and said Switzerland’s judiciary operates independently.
Italy condemned the release on bail of Jacques Moretti, co-owner of Crans-Montana's Le Constellation bar, and recalled its ambassador to Switzerland to seek explanations. Moretti was freed on 200,000 CHF bail with conditions (daily police reporting, travel ban, surrender of identity documents) after prosecutors charged him with manslaughter by negligence, bodily harm by negligence, and arson by negligence in the New Year’s Eve fire that killed 40 people and injured about 116, including six Italians. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Foreign Minister Tajani demanded accountability, while Switzerland’s Ignazio Cassis expressed shared grief and said both countries would support each other in the tragedy.
A New Year’s Eve fire at Crans-Montana’s Le Constellation bar killed 40 people and injured over 100, after sparklers on champagne bottles allegedly started by waitress Cyane Panine ignited ceiling foam. Panine, 24, died in the blaze; investigators say the basement door was locked from the inside. Bar co-owners Jacques and Jessica Moretti face charges including manslaughter and negligent bodily harm, with Jacques in custody and Jessica barred from leaving Switzerland as a March trial approaches. The bar had not undergone safety inspections for five years, prompting safety-oversight scrutiny and questions about regulatory compliance.
A Swiss court ordered Jacques Moretti, co-owner of Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, into at least three months of pretrial detention amid a negligence investigation into a New Year’s fire that killed 40 people. His wife Jessica was released after questioning. Investigators suspect sparklers or pyrotechnics ignited the foam ceiling in the bar’s basement; authorities are examining safety inspections and potential local official responsibility as the case proceeds.
Cyane Panine, the waitress photographed wearing a crash helmet and carrying sparklers that allegedly sparked the fatal New Year’s Eve fire at Le Constellation in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, died in the blaze that killed about 40 people and injured 116. The bar’s owners face charges including manslaughter and negligence; investigators note the pyrotechnics lit the ceiling and that a service door was locked, part of the probe into how the tragedy unfolded.