Death of 20-year-old Olympic skater Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya in Moscow shrouded in mystery
Ekaterina “Katia” Alexandrovskaya, a 20-year-old Russian-born and widely popular world junior pairs figure skating champion, died Friday in Moscow. Her death is shrouded in mystery and has quickly become fodder for conspiracy theories.
Although born in Russia, Alexandrovskaya became a citizen of Australia in 2016. She and skating partner Harley Windsor represented the Land-Down-Under during the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics; and the two skaters took home the world junior title in 2017, according to Fox News.
Alexandrovskaya died Friday in Russia. Her cause of death has not yet been confirmed, although media sources are reporting that a suicide note has been discovered following her fall from a window in Moscow where she used to do much of her training.
The International Skating Union and ISU President Jan Dijkema issued the following statement following the skater’s untimely death:
“It is with profound sadness that the ISU learned of the sudden and unexpected passing of pair skater Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya (AUS) in Moscow. The ISU is shocked by the news of Ekaterina’s passing.
She was a talented pair skater and the Figure Skating community will miss her. We offer our deepest sympathies to her family, friends and teammates and mourn this tragic loss”
Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya Image Gallery (Instagram)
Alexandrovskaya’s skating partner, Harley Windsor, took to Instagram to express his remorse. “The amount we had achieved during our partnership is something I can never forget and will always hold close to my heart.”
Adding to the mystery surrounding Alexandrovskaya’s death, hers is the second death of an Australian Winter Olympian in the last 10 days. “Alex Pullin, a two-time world champion snowboarder and three-time Olympian, drowned while spearfishing last week on Australia’s Gold Coast,” according to the BBC.
(Cover photo – Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya and Harley Windsor compete at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating in 2018, Image credit: ISU / Instagram)
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