Twist in the cause of Koltsov’s death: they investigate the possible suicide of Aryna Sabalenka’s boyfriend

The world of sport woke up to sad news: yesterday evening, at the last minute, the former ice hockey player Konstantin Kolstov, who was in a relationship with the number two ranked tennis player in the world, the Russian Aryna Sabalenka, died . announced.

The former player, 43, was in Florida to accompany his girlfriend, one of the stars of women’s tennis, the double winner of Australia and number two in the world ranking, Aryna Sabalenka. The Russian was preparing for the Miami Masters 1000, which began on March 17.

At the moment, Koltsov was the coach of the Salavat Yulaev clubwho confirmed his death: “It is with deep regret that we inform you that the coach of Salavat Yulaev, Konstantin Koltsov, has passed away. He was a strong and cheerful person, loved and respected by players, teammates and fans. Konstantin yes is forever written in the history of our club. Koltsov won the Russian championship and the Gagarin Cup as a member of Salavat Yulaev, and did an excellent job in the team’s coaching staff. The Salavat Yulaev club expresses its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Konstantin Evgenievich Koltsov”.

The Belarusian federation also mourned Koltsov’s death, although it barely spoke of “sudden death” citing Salavat Yulaev as the source.

The Belarusian athlete was an outstanding hockey player who reached the pinnacle of the sport: he played for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the US NHL (National Hockey League).

He had been a partner of Sabalenka, a two-time winner of the Australian Open, since 2021. Various reports that emerged after his death claim that Koltsov had three children with his previous partner and had been with the world number two since July last year.

It was initially reported that the former hockey player had died due to a blood clot that had reached a vital organ.

However, a few hours after his death other versions became known. One of these comes from the New York Post: which supports the theory of a possible suicide: “The cause of Koltsov’s death is an “apparent suicide”.

“The Miami-Dade Police Department Homicide Bureau responded to and took over the investigation into the apparent suicide of Mr. Konstantin Koltsov (04/17/1981). No crime is suspected,” the police report reads. police. Letter.

Following this clue, one of the versions claims that Koltsov jumped from a balcony.

The investigation was conducted by the Homicide Division of the Miami Police Department and, in principle, everything indicates that he took his own life.

For now his girlfriend and his family have not commented on the matter. And it is expected that the autopsy will reveal the true cause of Koltsov’s death.

Sabalenka’s resilience

The situation initially shocked the tennis world, which was quick to recall the illness Sabalenka had suffered five years ago with the death of her father, also a hockey player.

This is another blow for the charismatic tennis player. In November 2019, Sergey, his father and former ice hockey player, died at the age of 43.

“It was unexpected because I was young, I was 43. I didn’t want to tell it but I think people should know,” the Minsk-born explained about those days of anguish.

Resilient, Sabalenka used all that pain to focus on her career and try to keep the promise she made to her father.

Which was? The goal they had set with their father was to reach number one and win a couple of Grand Slam tournaments by the age of 25.

And he did: since then he has won nine of his fourteen titles, two Slams in Australia and the number one last season. All this served as a tribute to Sergey’s memory.