This was not part of the act. Trapeze artist Valeriya Zapashnaya, 34, plunged a perilous 20 feet to the floor — without a safety net — at a circus in Kemerovo, Russia. The nasty fall broke both of her arms, and she had to be fed by her husband, Aleksei, in the hospital. The show’s director, Yaroslav Zapashny, explained Valeriya had “made mistake in the trick,” failing to connect with her male partner, and predicts she’ll be “flying again in a month.”
