Former ice hockey player Konstantin Koltsov, companion of tennis champion Aryna Sabalenka, died at the age of 42, the Belarusian ice hockey federation reported on Tuesday.
Koltsov “died suddenly,” the sports organization wrote in a short statement, without specifying the cause or place of his death.
“We are in mourning,” she wrote on her website, adding: “the Belarusian Hockey Federation expresses its deepest condolences to the family, friends and all those who knew and worked with Konstantin.”
During his career, the Belarusian hockey player played in the NHL, the North American ice hockey championship, with the Pittsburgh Penguins team.
His partner, tennis champion Aryna Sabalenka, world No.2 and double Australian Open title holder, aged 25, did not immediately make a statement. She must compete this week in the Masters 1000 in Miami.