Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya was born on January 1, 2000, and from Moscow, Russia. She was a Russian Australian group skate and together with her skating partner, Harley Windsor, she passed away on 18 July 2020 in age 20.
According to the source, she died in her native Russia and specifics of her death were not immediately understood, the International Skating Union confirmed.
ISU President Jan Dijkema stated in a statement"The ISU is stunned by the news of Ekaterina's departure," and added"She was a gifted pair skater and also the Figure Skating community will miss her. We offer our deepest sympathies to her family, friends, and teammates and mourn this tragic loss"
Ekaterina skating partner Harley Windsor tweeted"Words can't describe how I feel at the moment, I'm devastated and sick to my core about the sad and sudden departure of Katia," and added"The number we'd attained throughout our partnership is something I could not forget and will always hold close to my heart. This information is something you can never prepare yourself for.
According to the source, she died of suicide by jumping on 18 July 2020 at Moscow, Additionally Law enforcement officials found a note in her apartment comprising the term"люблю" ("I love"). She had attempted suicide following an injury.
Career
She obtained her Australian citizenship in 2016 and represented the nation at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics with partner Harley Windsor.
She won 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy champion, the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medallist, the 2018 CS U.S. Classic bronze medallist, along with also a two-time Australian national champion (2016, 2018).
What's more, at the junior level, she was the 2017 World Junior champion, the 2017 Junior Grand Prix Final winner, the 2016 JGP Estonia champion, and the 2017 JGP Latvia champion.
In 2020, Windsor declared that they had broken because of Alexandrovskaya retiring due to health issues and their coach Khekalo explained that Alexandrovskaya had suffered an epileptic seizure in early January that prompted her retirement.
Family
Her dad died in 2015 and there is not much info regarding her mother and sisters.
On July 8, three-time Olympian Alex Pullin, a two-time world champion snowboarder, drowned in the Oceania country when spearfishing.
Alexandrovskaya is the second Australian Winter Olympian to die in the previous 10 days.
Net Worth
She stands 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about 54KG.
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