“The IBU and the entire biathlon family mourns the loss of Igor Malinovsky, five-time World Junior Champion and World Cup competitor.
He will always be remembered as a great biathlete, we express our condolences to his family, ”TASS quotes Dalina.
Recall that on July 16, a helicopter piloted by a biathlete that took off from the Uzon Valley did not get in touch.
On July 17, the vehicle was found burnt out by Kamchatka rescuers.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed that none of the passengers survived.
25-year-old Malinovsky was a qualified pilot and successfully completed training at the Omsk Flight Technical College.
Igor's father is a helicopter pilot.
Earlier, the former head coach of the Russian national team Valery Polkhovsky commented on the death of Malinovsky.