Gem O'Reilly
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We now have to pause our coverage of the fifth day of the Paltrow and Sanderson trial. Here's a summary of what we've learned so far today:

• Terry Sanderson described the moments before the collision and says he heard "a blood-curdling scream"
• Sanderson explained he'd "never been hit so hard" as when Paltrow struck him
• He told the court his physical, mental and emotional injuries from the accident had changed his relationships
• Eric Christiansen, a skiing instructor who was teaching Paltrow's son Moses on the day, took to the stand to recall his memory of the crash
• He said Paltrow was not a "reckless" or "dangerous" skier and was skilled, "making short radius turns"
• Christiansen said that both skiers did not ask for assistance from a ski patrol after the incident

Today's page was edited by Alexandra Fouché, Jen Meierhans and Emma Owen and written by Gem O'Reilly, Jamie Whitehead and Alys Davies.

Owens asks Christiansen: "Did you try to figure out what had happened?"

Christiansen says he did: "The first thing I did was observe the way they were on the ground. Sanderson's head was uphill, his skis downhill."

They were very close to the edge of the run; after the fall, both had their skis below them, still had their boots on and Paltrow was on top Sanderson, he adds.

He's asked about what it means having their boots on. Christiansen says this means the following: "They went down with no heavy impact that would knock them over."

It would be very difficult to get in that position without someone hitting from behind, he says.

The next thing he observed is what they were saying, he says; Paltrow was saying she'd just been hit, Sanderson said she'd just appeared in front of him and that he was sorry.

Christiansen is being shown another animation from the overhead viewpoint by Paltrow's attorney, Steve Owens.

The skiing instructor explains he observed Sanderson making "large radius turns, edge to edge, quite dynamic" from one side to the other of the run.

He adds Paltrow was making short radius turns.

He's asked which style is safer for the skier.

Christiansen says: "Making larger turns is fine, but you have to be aware of your surroundings and watch for traffic."

He explains Paltrow was making her turns very rhythmically and her body was facing downhill. He says he's never known her to be reckless or out of control as a skier.

Christiansen is asked about the risks of skiing and says that ski passes state that there is a risk when you ski.

Christiansen is shown another animation looking uphill. He explains he didn't observe that Paltrow was "reckless and dangerous".

The animation is shown up to the moment of the crash, in slow motion.

Christiansen explains that Sanderson and Paltrow were at a complete stop on the ground when he went over to them.

Paltrow's attorney, Owens, asks: "Did you observe Gwyneth upset?"

Christiansen answers: "I don't remember that she yelled, I remember her speaking quite sharply."

He adds there wasn't a dispute at that time and that Sanderson's friend, Craig Ramone, did not speak to him.

The court takes a short break - stay with us.

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Skiing instructor Eric Christiansen says neither of the two asked for help after the collision.

He explains he asked Sanderson if he was OK and he said: "Yes".

He then adds that a ski patrol pair came by and one of them came up to them and said: "Do you need any help?"

Christiansen says Craig Ramone and Sanderson spoke to one another and turned to the patroller and said: "No".

"They looked directly at the patroller and refused help."

The attorney asks Christiansen: "If Sanderson would have said 'I'm not OK', what would have happened?"

Christiansen says that would have changed everything.

Christiansen continues and explains that the pair were "entwined with each other".

He adds Sanderson was on the slope lying down, Paltrow was on top of him. The instructor helped her removed her skis because she was on top, and helped the two to separate. Then he helped to take Sanderson's skis off.

Christiansen explains that he did not "jerk Sanderson up", but helped him up.

He clarifies and apologises saying he didn't see the impact, but saw what happened leading up to it and the aftermath.

The lawyer questions skiing instructor Eric Christiansen about his account of what happened on the day of the accident. Christiansen was giving a skiing lesson to Paltrow's son, Moses.

He is shown a video of Terry Sanderson skiing in the courtroom.

Christiansen says Paltrow is a strong skier and says: "She was making short-radius turns. When we teach people to be safe, we tell them to make shorter radius turns."

Later on, he says: "When I heard a scream, that's when I looked back.

"I had been watching Mr Sanderson ski down, making large turns at speed, but as soon as he passed us, I looked back at Moses and it was moments after that that we heard the scream."

He adds at that point that he didn't see the collision.

Christiansen said: "I did not see, but I heard and turned and Paltrow was on top. The first thing I did was ask someone to take Moses.

"I went over to where Sanderson was and took off my skis."

Ski instructor Eric Christiansen has already given evidence earlier in the trial and now he's being cross-examined by Gwyneth Paltrow's lawyer, Steve Owens.

He starts by asking Christiansen about his career. He says he's been a professional ski instructor for 44 years years, 29 of those in Deer Valley where the collision happened. He is certified to teach anyone from children to beginners and experts.

We were expecting Terry Sanderson's cross-examination to continue, but Paltrow's lawyer Steve Owens says he would like to do this at a later time.

Instead he calls ski instructor Eric Christiansen who is now being sworn in.

The court is back after lunch. Here's what it heard during Terry Sanderson's cross-examination earlier:

• When asked if he had a perfect memory of the minutes after the crash, Sanderson said the word "perfect" was so ultimate so the answer was no, it's not perfect
• Asked about an email he sent his daughters after the crash in which he said: "I'm famous", he told the court it was written by "the other personality that's inhabiting my body"
• Paltrow's lawyer put it to Sanderson that ski instructor Eric Christiansen said to his acquaintance Craig Ramone: "Your buddy took out Gwyneth Paltrow", but Sanderson said he was concussed and had no idea Paltrow was there

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If you're just joining us, the court is taking a break for lunch, but here's a reminder of what this trial is all about.

Terry Sanderson is seeking "more than" $300,000 in damages from actress Gwyneth Paltrow because he alleges that she crashed into him on a beginner ski slope at the upmarket Deer Valley resort in Utah back in 2016.

Paltrow's accuser says he has suffered physically, mentally and emotionally since the collision after he suffered a concussion and four fractured ribs.

Oscar winner Paltrow, 50, has testified that Sanderson collided with her and left her feeling "hurt and violated". She has countersued - seeking $1 in damages, plus legal fees.

The court is taking a break for lunch, so here are some of the key points from day five of the trial:

• Terry Sanderson, 76, who accuses Gwyneth Paltrow of causing a ski collision that left him with brain damage and broken ribs, has taken the stand
• He describes in the moments before the collision hearing “a blood-curdling scream” as if “someone was out of control... and was going to die”
• He says he had “never been hit so hard” as when Paltrow struck him and recalled drifting in and out of consciousness
• He says after the collision, he sent his daughters an email with the subject line "I'm famous" as a way of “[adding] a little levity to the situation”, but says it was written by "the other personality that's inhabiting my body"

• He told the court his physical, mental and emotional injuries had changed his relationships with his children and also contributed to his split from his partner and losing some friends

• He said he brought his lawsuit against Paltrow because nobody believed how serious his injuries were and he wanted to "bring the truth"
• During cross-examination, he admitted he did not have a perfect memory of what happened in the few minutes following the collision

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Paltrow's attorney, Steve Owens, asks Sanderson about calling his daughters before the so-called "I'm famous" email and then about his memory after the accident.

He asks: "When you went to the Instacare [medical centre], do you have a personal memory of that?"

Sanderson responds saying: "I don't."

Owens asks: "At six o'clock, just after the collision, do you agree that you told your daughter Shae that you're OK?"

Owen then asks if Sanderson told ski instructor Eric Christiansen if he was OK.

Sanderson says Eric Christiansen didn't say one word to him and that he didn't say "I'm OK".

Owen asks: "Are you saying that you have a perfect memory just after the collision, yes or no?"

Sanderson says the word "perfect" is so ultimate and that the answer is no, it's not perfect.

Paltrow's lawyer is asking Sanderson about what he said earlier regarding the reason his relationship with partner Karlene broke down following the accident.

He asks about a statement he made during his testimony in the last hour: "Do you remember saying Karlene didn't buy into this?"

Sanderson appears confused and says: "I misspoke absolutely, I'm not sure I understand."

Paltrow's lawyer says: "It sounds like you shut the relationship down."

Sanderson says: "I made a very strong statement that she was going to be better off without me."

Sanderson is asked about a number of conditions, including a stroke and his right eye problems.

The attorney asks him about seeing a therapist for anger management about 10 years before the incident. Sanderson doesn't dispute it.

The attorney then asks: "Did you tell [daughter] Shae that there was a GoPro recording?" Sanderson answers: "Absolutely not."

The attorney then moves on to moments before the incident, asking Sanderson if he was always on the right. Sanderson says he was.

He's asked: "Do you recall that there was a female skier on the left five seconds before the accident?"

Sanderson says: "I saw her and she was uncomfortable and I gave her more room."

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Paltrow's lawyer asks Terry Sanderson if it is correct that prior to the skiing accident, he had two divorces and then had 10 years of dating and he agrees.

Sanderson says at the time of the accident, he was in a relationship with Karlene, but they lived miles away from one another.

Paltrow's lawyer asks Sanderson: "Do you recall saying 'I'm famous' was a crazy thing to say?"

Sanderson says: "Absolutely, it's not me, I'm not into that."

The lawyer replies: "But it was in fact you."

Sanderson says: "It's the other personality that's inhabiting my body."

Asked if he blames Paltrow for that, he replies yes.

An attorney asks Sanderson if his skis were still on after the accident and about him not being there for his daughters.

He then goes on to ask if it's true that he "does not take criticism well" and about if he ever complained about Eric Christiansen, the skiing instructor at Deer Valley.

Sanderson explains: "I wanted to find out who hit me and I want a copy of the record."

The attorney recalls that Eric Christiansen said to Craig Ramone: "Your buddy took out Gwyneth Paltrow."

Sanderson explains at this point that he was out and had no idea Paltrow was there.

Paltrow's lawyer is questioning Terry Sanderson about differences between his deposition testimony and his testimony on the stand today.

In his deposition, he said he believed it was "cool" that he had collided with a celebrity - but he said otherwise in today's testimony, Steve Owens notes.

Owens also notes that Sanderson provided different heights and weights in both pieces of testimony.

Sanderson rebuts that he has lost weight and has shrunk three inches (7.6cm), but Owens pushes back that he should have provided what his height and weight were on the day of the collision.

Sanderson's testimony has now come to an end and lawyers for Gwyneth Paltrow will cross-examine him next before he steps off the stand.

Here’s what we’ve learned from his testimony so far:

• Sanderson said he skipped his daughters’ testimony last week so they could “speak freely”, later adding that some of what they said was painful to hear as their father and “protector”
• He described himself as “an advanced-intermediate [level] skier” - that is, one with years of experience
• He recounted how, in the moments before the collision, he heard “a blood-curdling scream” as if “someone was out of control... and was going to die”
• He said he had “never been hit so hard” as when Paltrow struck him and recalled drifting in and out of consciousness, with visceral descriptions of his buzzing ears and sore ribs
• He heard an “angry male voice” screaming at him, but did not hear Paltrow say anything, he said
• Sanderson testified that a female ski patrol member called Whitney Smith helped him “a lot”, which he later conveyed to his daughters in an email
• In the email to his daughters, Sanderson said he wrote that he was “famous” as a way of “[adding] a little levity to the situation”
• He also said, even though he suggested in the email that there might be a GoPro video of the incident, none existed
• He told the court he was “living another life now”, with vast emotional and physical impacts from the accident that had changed his relationships with his children and also contributed to his split from his partner
• He referred to himself as a "recluse" who had lost his self-confidence and many friends, including his long-time yoga instructor
• He said he brought his lawsuit against Paltrow because nobody believed how serious his injuries were and he wanted to convey the facts of the crash

Sanderson is asked about a press conference that was held because he wanted to find GoPro footage of the accident.

He explained: "Of all the cameras up there, I just thought that someone would have captured it."

He didn't get any footage from the conference.

The attorney asks: "Terry, did you cause the ski collision?

Sanderson responds: "Absolutely not."

He is then questioned about why he brought about the lawsuit.

Sanderson explains: "No-one believed how serious my injuries were. I'm here to prove that truth only with facts."