Companion of world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, former Belarusian hockey player Kostantin Koltsov died in Miami at the age of 42.
It is a terrible tragedy that Aryna Sabalenka must overcome. While she was in Miami this week to take part in the Florida WTA 1000 tournament, the Belarusian player was saddened to learn of the death of her companion, Kostantin Koltsov. Aged 42, the former international hockey player notably played for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
If the circumstances of his disappearance, announced in the morning by his club and the Belarusian ice hockey federation, had not previously been communicated, the Miami-Dade county police said more on Tuesday. And according to investigators, it is “probably by suicide” that the man who shared the life of the world No. 2 is dead.
Koltsov committed suicide
The tragedy reportedly occurred the night before, in a hotel in Miami Beach. The police were sent to the scene because “a man jumped from a balcony”says the police spokesperson, who specifies that“no criminal act is suspected”. Was the ex-hockey player with 144 NHL matches alone at the time of the events? No further details have been revealed.
Kostantin Koltsov, who played in the Winter Olympics twice, in 2002 in Salt Lake City and then in 2010 in Vancouver, came to Miami to accompany Aryna Sabalenka. Who, despite the pain, would not plan to give up the tournament. According to Tennis Channel, the two-time Australian Open titleholder actually chose to appear on court.
Sabalenka wants to play in Miami
Exempt from the first round, the No. 2 seed is supposed to face the Romanian Simona Halep, holder of a wild card, or the Spaniard Paula Badosa, two players who have a meeting this Tuesday evening. Another ordeal for the Belarusian, who on the other hand would have decided not to appear in front of the journalists at a press conference after her meetings.
2024-03-19 17:50:00
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