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Olympic Figure Skater Denis Ten Killed in Kazakhstan; Suspect Held 

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Olympic Figure Skater Denis Ten Killed in Kazakhstan; Suspect Held 

Authorities in Kazakhstan said Friday a man has been detained and confessed to killing Olympic figure skating medal winner Denis Tan. A second man is being sought by police.

Prosecutor Berik Zhuyrektayev said Nuraly Kiyasov “confessed his guilt in the presence of an attorney” while being questioned about the figure skaters death. A second man being sought by police was named as Arman Kudaibergenov.

The stabbing death of Ten Thursday left Kazakhstan in shock. The 25-year-old was killed in Almaty apparently while trying to fight off two suspects stealing the mirrors off his car.

Media reports say doctors at a hospital performed CPR on Ten for two hours before pronouncing him dead.

Ten, who was of Korean descent, was Kazakhstan’s first Olympic medal winner for figure skating when he won the bronze at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.

But because of injuries, he finished no better than 27th place at this year’s games.

Ten had also won a silver medal in the world championships in 2013 and won the annual Four Continents skating competition in 2015.

“Denis Ten was a great athlete and a great ambassador for his sport,” International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said. “A warm personality and a charming man. Such a tragedy to lose him at such a young age.”

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