“The news of Paul’s death hit me hard. According to family members, he should have died in his sleep on the night from Friday to Saturday,” the head coach of the Russian national team in acrobatic skiing, Alexander Pongilsky, specified for the Russian server.
Krotov has been active in the Russian national team since 2011, he also participated in the Olympic Games in Sochi 2014 and four years later in Pyeongchang. At the 2021 World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, he won gold in the mixed team competition and bronze among individuals.
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He did not compete in last year’s Olympic season, struggling with an injured knee. After he recovered, he was about to jump into racing again.
