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Figure Skater Dies at 20

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Former world junior skating champion Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya has passed away at the age of 20

Former world junior pairs figure skating champion Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya has died.

The Australian Olympic Committee says the 20-year-old died Friday in Moscow.  The cause of death wasn't disclosed.

Alexandrovskaya obtained Australian citizenship and competed for her adopted country in the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics with skating partner Harley Windsor.

The pair won the 2017 world junior title.

with files from Canadian Press