It was a roller coaster of emotions today as Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov’s civil trial with ex-girlfriend Evgeniya Vavrinyuk continued after it began yesterday with jury selection and the beginning of Vavrinyuk’s testimony.
As court was preparing to come into session, both sides departed into a side room, fueling speculation that a settlement was in the works.
Approximately two hours later, both parties emerged, no settlement completed, and the defense immediately moved for a mistrial and dismissal of the case with prejudice (which would essentially end the potential for a future claim in regards to this specific incident) because Vavrinyuk’s testimony yesterday included a violation of a court order, one of several instances in which the plaintiff’s team had violated a court directive in this case.