Russian colleagues of Tena are shocked by the death of a friend and are urged to find and punish his killers. So, skater Maxim Kovtun hopes that "the bastards will be found and they will answer for it". He said this in a story in Instagram, expressing sincere condolences to Tena's family and friends. He placed on his page a black square, symbolizing his sorrow for a deceased friend. Unreal tragedy, which can not be described, called the death of the athlete Olympic champion in 2002 Alexei Yagudin, RIA Novosti reports.. He remembered that he had talked with Ten a few days ago, and now he is not. According to him, he knew well not only the young man, but his parents. "It's impossible for me, this is akin to the loss of a very close person, a member of the family," said the famous figure skater, stressing that the whole world of figure skating from terrible news is "in some wild prostration". Three-time Olympic champion in figure skating Irina Rodnina drew attention to the fact that Ten was a very promising young athlete.

"One of the very first who showed himself this way in figure skating won a medal in Sochi," the star of Soviet sport said, adding that his death is a great loss, RIA Novosti writes.. The death of a talented skater is mourned not only in Russia and Kazakhstan. "I am overwhelmed by the news of the death of Denis Tena. This is an incredible loss and tragedy," wrote the three-time US champion and bronze medalist of the World Figure Skating Championships, Johnny Weir, in his Twitter.