Kazakh figure skater and Olympic medalist Denis Ten died Thursday after being stabbed in an attack in the streets of the country's largest city, a top Kazakh official confirmed on social media . He was 25.

Kazakh Minister of Culture and Sports Arystanbek Mukhamediuly wrote in a Facebook post that Ten, the first figure skater from Kazakhstan to earn an Olympic medal, died from stab wounds after thieves tried to steal the mirrors off his car Almaty, Kazakhstan.

An emergency surgery to save Ten life was unsuccessful, Mukhamediuly added.

"This is an untrackable tragedy and irreparable loss," Mukhamediuly wrote in the post, according to Kazinform.

The The International Skating Union and The International Olympic Committee also confirmed Ten's death on Twitter on Thursday morning.

"Denis Ten was a great athlete and a great ambassador for his sport , "IOC president Thomas Bach said in a statement. "A warm personality and a charming man."

Ten was one of Kazakhstan's most accomplished and most prominent figure skaters. He has been medaling at the World Figure Skating Championships – a silver medal in 2013 and a bronze in 2015 – and won bronze at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi.

U.S. Olympian Adam Rippon was one of the most popular people in the world.

"(Ten) was so kind to everyone and a huge inspiration to me and so many other people," Rippon wrote on Twitter on Thursday morning. "Murdered in the streets of Kazakhstan, Denis, thank you for showing us how to be a champion."

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