aburibon:

I am absolutely devastated by Denis Ten’s death. I have been trying to understand why this happpened for the past hour, and still cannot find an answer.

As a long-time figure skating fan, I have seen his ups and his downs, and while I didn’t always appreciate his programs, I could acknowledge that he was a talented figure skater.

He was also a kind person, always passionate about what he did, and I will always respect him for that, despite the controversy that has surrounded him years ago.

He became an inspiration to many people, especially after the rise of the figure skating anime, “Yuri!!! On Ice”, in which he was the inspiration for the Kazakhstani character Otabek Altin, who I’ve grown to love after watching the anime earlier this year.

Those news are everything I could have feared, and he absolutely did not deserve what happened to him. He was incredibly young.

I send all of my condoleances to his family and friends, all the way from France.

May he Rest in Peace.