Russian-Born Figure Skater Dies After Fall From Moscow Window

Olympic figure skater Yekaterina Alexandrovskaya, a 20-year-old Australian national who was born in Russia, has died after falling out of a window in Moscow, her coach said.

Russian officials did not immediately comment on the cause of death, but coach Andrei Khekalo told AFP news agency that she had fallen from a sixth-floor window in central Moscow.

Russian media said she had left a note reading "I love" in Russian, suggesting it could have been a suicide.

The coach said Aexandrovskaya missed a training session in January and was later diagnosed with epilepsy, leading her to quit the sport.

He said she had earlier suffered from depression.

The Australian Olympic Committee confirmed her death.

[link to www.rferl.org (secure)]

Usually in Russia when someone dies falling out of the window it means a hit, murder.