Kazakh-Korean Olympic Figure Skater Denis Ten Found Murdered

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Denis Ten, a Kazakh figure skater of Korean descent, has been stabbed to death at 25, a Kazakhstan news agency reported Thursday.

Kazinform reported that Ten was stabbed by two unidentified men in Almaty at 3 p.m. Friday (local time) and was pronounced dead at a hospital.

The news agency added that Ten lost 3 liters of blood and was fighting for his life for nearly three hours before his passing.

Kazinform also quoted the healthcare ministry spokesman Yernar Akimkulov as saying, “Unfortunately, he is not with us anymore.”

Ten enjoyed a huge following in South Korea as a great-great-grandson of a Korean-born independence fighter, Min Keung-ho.

Ten won a bronze medal in the men‘s singles at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, becoming the first figure skater from Kazakhstan to reach the Olympic podium. He was also a two-time medalist at the world championships and was an immensely popular winner of the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Seoul in 2015.

Ten was the official ambassador for Almaty’s bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Beijing beat Almaty in an International Olympic Committee (IOC) vote held in Kuala Lumpur in July 2015, but Ten told Yonhap News Agency at the time that he believed Almaty would take another crack at it and would hopefully come away with better news.

Ten skated at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea‘s PyeongChang in February but finished in 27th place in the short program while still nursing an ankle injury.

He thanked South Korean fans for their warm support and called the country “a special place” for him.

my condolences to denis's family, friends, and fans all over the world during this difficult time. may he rest in peace, and may there be justice.

Source: Korea Herald

Comments

[cosmicdaze.livejournal.com]

incredibly tragic. may he rest in peace.

[existingisfunny.livejournal.com]

i read they were trying to steal mirrors from his car? such a tragedy to escalate a crime like that to murder and for what... r.i.p and condolences

[pearlychoco.livejournal.com]

i read they were trying to steal mirrors from his car?

yeah. i get that airbags are the thing for robbers to steal (so they can make cash, and plus, it's really expensive to get a new airbag), but what are you going to do with car mirrors?

[jyushimatsu.livejournal.com]

It’s so tragic. He was so young and he was killed over some side mirrors.

[evilcoc0nut.livejournal.com]

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

This is so horrible.

[torontok.livejournal.com]

25 is so damn young, he had his whole life ahead of him. All over some car mirrors.

[digitalqueen.livejournal.com]

im so sad over this. he was funny and incredibly nice, even towards the people that had been harrasing him for years.

[horichansenpai.livejournal.com]

Terrible news to wake up to.  Praying for him and his family and team

[genesisgrey.livejournal.com]

That's so incredibly sad... I always liked watching him skate. :(

[fadeintoyou.livejournal.com]

He’s so young. Horrible and tragic. I hope the authorities find who did this

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

Terrifying, he must have suffered a lot

[thebloomroom.livejournal.com]

This is so damn sad, he was so young. Senseless violence. RIP :((

[chasing-thewind.livejournal.com]

this is the worst. such upsetting news. he was so young and talented and gave so much to others... this world is messed up. sending prayers to his friends and family in this time

[kcaomei.livejournal.com]

so heartbreaking and over such an incredibly stupid reason :( my thoughts and heart go out to his loved ones

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

It's tragic :( my thoughts to his family and friends

[welljustguess.livejournal.com]

may he rest in peace. tragic.

[keithfan-sra.livejournal.com]

Such a terribly sad horrible thing to happen. :-(