Russian Olympica skater found stabbed to death

Former Russian ice-skater, Kira Ivanova, Olympic bronze medallist at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympic Games, has been found dead with…

Former Russian ice-skater, Kira Ivanova, Olympic bronze medallist at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympic Games, has been found dead with stab wounds in her Moscow flat.

Neighbours of Ms Ivanova (38) discovered her body some days after she died, the national daily Izvestiareported.

Since retiring from competition, she had worked as a coach in the Russian capital.

AFP

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