Denis Ten, a Kazakh figure skater of Korean descent and former Olympic bronze medalist, has been stabbed to death at age 25.
Choi Si-young has the details. Kazakh figure skater Denis Ten has been stabbed to death in Almaty, Kazahkstan.
According to Kazakhstan news agency Kazinform, Denis Ten was stabbed by two unidentified men who tried to steal his car on Thursday local time.

"He came to the clinic in a critical condition, clinically dead. All efforts of the clinic, and the city were made to try to save his life."

His death shocked fans in South Korea.
Ten was a great-great-grandson of a famous Korean independence fighter, and he used to tell people that he was proud of his Korean lineage.

Ten belongs to the same agency as South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na.
He competed at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, and was expected to increase his activity in Korea such as meeting his fans.

Choi Si-young, Arirang News.