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Suspect in Murder of Olympic Figure Skater Denis Ten Confesses to Killing

Nuraly Kiyasov has confessed to the murder of Olympic figure skater Denis Ten.

Per the Associated Press, prosecutor Berik Zhuyrektayev said in a televised statement that Kiyasov "confessed his guilt in the presence of an attorney" while being questioned by authorities in Kazakhstan.

BBC Sport reported Thursday that Ten was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital in Almaty when two men stabbed him as they were trying to steal his car mirrors.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.