| Former Olympic champion skier Prokurorov dies By DAVID NOWAK Associated Press Writer MOSCOW (AP) -- Alexi Prokurorov, a Russian cross country skier who won a gold medal at the 1988 Olympics, died Friday after he was hit by a car while crossing a road. He was 44. He was heading toward a train station in Vladimir, 100 miles east of Moscow, and died at the scene, police said. The Russian Cross Country Ski Federation said Prokurorov was about to board a train to Moscow to have a medical exam for insurance coverage. Federation secretary Yuri Garmash said Prokurorov was a 13-time national champion and received state honors for his services to the sport. Prokurorov competed in five Winter Games, winning the 30-kilometer freestyle in Calgary, Alberta. His last Olympics was in 2002 at Nagano, Japan, where he was the Russian team's flag bearer, the International Ski Federation said. Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. Neither these AP material nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use. AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing. Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
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