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Alexandra Paul, Olympic Figure Skater From Canada, Is Killed in Car Crash

Alexandra Paul, a figure skater from Canada who competed in the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, was killed in a car crash last week in which her infant son was injured, officials said.

Ms. Paul, 31, was traveling with her son on a county road in Melancthon Township in rural Ontario on Tuesday, when a tractor-trailer crashed into a line of cars that had stopped in a construction zone, according to the police and a statement from the Olympic Games.

The Ontario Provincial Police said in a statement that officers responded at 3:10 p.