The key facts
- Maria Shurochkina has undergone surgery and is in the intensive care unit of the Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine
- The FVWSR contacted the hospital and the athlete's relatives and expressed readiness to provide support
- The fire broke out in a four-room apartment on the 17th floor of a building on Bagritsky Street
Federation announces support
The Russian Aquatic Sports Federation (FVWSR) said it is aware of the hospitalization of two-time Olympic synchronized swimming champion Maria Shurochkina, who suffered burns in an incident. According to the organization, its representatives contacted the hospital and the athlete's relatives and expressed their readiness to provide the necessary support; the federation will continue to monitor the champion's condition and will help her if needed. The statement was published on the FVWSR Telegram channel, and is quoted by Life.ru and Gazeta.Ru.
What is known about the fire and the athlete's condition
As became known on November 9, a fire broke out in a four-room apartment on the 17th floor of a business-class residential complex on Bagritsky Street in Moscow. Witnesses said that smoke spread through the stairwell, flames were visible from the street, and during the evacuation residents heard cries for help and found Shurochkina on the stairs. At the hospital, she was diagnosed with first- and second-degree burns to her chest and face.
Surgery and the course of her condition
According to Life.ru, the athlete underwent surgery after the fire; she is in the intensive care unit of the Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine. It was previously reported that burns covered 32% of her body surface and her condition was assessed as serious. Gazeta.Ru, citing media reports, writes that doctors upgraded her condition from moderate to serious due to a threat to her life; according to these reports, the athlete has no skin on her head, neck, chest, abdomen, arms and hands. Thus, the publications differ in details of the initial assessment of her condition — serious according to Life.ru, or moderate, later worsened, according to Gazeta.Ru.
Who is Maria Shurochkina
Maria Shurochkina is a Russian synchronized swimmer, two-time Olympic champion (2016, 2021), 11-time world champion, and Honored Master of Sports of Russia. She is the daughter of Vladimir Shurochkin, a member of the group Laskovyi Mai, and Oksana Shurochkina, a master of sports in artistic gymnastics, and the younger sister of singer Nyusha. The athlete also won the second season of the reality show The Emperor's Treasures on the TNT television channel.
