Olympic champion Maria Shurochkina hospitalized after burns at her Moscow home

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Maria Shurochkina, who won two Olympic gold medals and 11 world championships in artistic swimming, was seriously burned after her clothes caught fire while she was trying to fill fuel into a fireplace in her Moscow apartment. According to the details, the fire broke out while the fuel was being poured, and Shurochkina was left with burns on her body.

Shurochkina underwent surgery and was hospitalized in intensive care. Her sister, singer Niusha, gave an update on her condition: "Her head and face were not injured, her condition is stable." According to the details released, she needs a skin graft.

The Olympic swimmer is fighting for her life, the Aquatics Federation said in confirming her hospitalization. Details on her full condition are still unclear, and no further update on the course of treatment has been released.