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Olympic figure skater, world champion Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya dies at 20 after fall in Russia

Olympic figure skater and former world champion Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya died on Friday in Moscow after falling out of a sixth-floor window, according to the AFP.

She was 20.

According to the report, Russian media said she left a note reading “lyublyu,” which translates to “Love” in English.

“We are deeply saddened to hear of Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya's passing,” Ice Skating Australia president Peter Lynch said in a statement. “A brilliant athlete with incredible drive and determination that was nurtured by our friends at the Russian Skating Federation, but then found a new home here in Australia forming an incredible pair skating partnership with Australian Harley Windsor.