“Multiple junior world champion Igor Malinovsky died.
He loved biathlon and aviation.
After completing his sports career, Igor became a pilot and worked in his native Kamchatka.
The whole biathlon family mourns.
The Russian Biathlon Union expresses its deepest condolences to Igor's family and friends," the RBU Telegram channel says.
Recall that on July 16, a helicopter piloted by a biathlete that took off from the Uzon Valley did not get in touch.
Malinovsky was a qualified pilot and successfully completed training at the Omsk Flight Technical College.
The athlete was a multiple world and European champion among juniors, but could not prove himself at the adult level.
Igor's father is a helicopter pilot.
Earlier, four-time Olympic biathlon champion Alexander Tikhonov reacted to the death of Malinovsky.