Irina Skvortsova

Irina Skvortsova (; born 17 July 1988) is a Russian television presenter and retired bobsleigh racer. In 2009, she suffered a catastrophic accident training in Germany for the 2014 Sochi Olympics and was nearly killed. The organizers of event allowed 2 sleds on course which collided. She survived after a long recovery and multiple surgeries. She spent two months in a medically induced coma. Doctors believed that her injuries might kill her. She nearly lost a leg and she had dozens of operations to repair her body at the University Hospital in Munich. She was released to a rehabilitation center in Chiemsee in March 2010.

A court case in Germany resulted in a German official being fined for his negligence in allowing two bobsleighs onto the track at the same time. Skvortsova was faced with a large legal bill which was questioned by the Russian government. Her costs were met by well-wishers.

Return to Russia Skvortsova returned to Russia in September 2010 where she entered a Federal rehabilitation centre. In February 2011, she visited the national team in Königssee and the next year she graduated from university.