{"id":54487,"date":"2023-12-09T18:21:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T15:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=54487"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"prominent-belarusian-freestyle-killed-in-traffic-accident","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/54487\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian team&#8217;s freestyle coach killed in traffic accident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Huscik_MinistryOfSports_1128x753_20231209.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Huscik_MinistryOfSports_1128x753_20231209.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Huscik_MinistryOfSports_1128x753_20231209-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Huscik_MinistryOfSports_1128x753_20231209-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Huscik_MinistryOfSports_1128x753_20231209-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Maksim Hu\u015bcik\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Belarusian Ministry of Sports and Tourism)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 9, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Maksim Hu\u015bcik, head coach of the Belarusian freestyle ski team, was killed in a traffic accident early on December 9, the National Olympic Committee reported.<br><br>The accident occurred at 1.30 a.m. in Minsk, on Pu\u0161kina Avenue near the Pu\u0161kinskaja metro station. Hu\u015bcik, 35, was hit by a \u0160koda with Brest license plates. Its driver, 33, was heading towards Matusievi\u010da Street, Minsk&#8217;s traffic police said.<br><br>In 2015, Hu\u015bcik won a bronze medal in aerials at the World Championships. He also participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 9, Pozirk. Maksim Hu\u015bcik, head coach of the Belarusian freestyle ski team, was killed in a traffic accident early on December 9, the National Olympic Committee reported. The accident occurred at 1.30 a.m. in Minsk, on Pu\u0161kina Avenue near the Pu\u0161kinskaja metro station. Hu\u015bcik, 35, was hit by a \u0160koda with Brest license plates. 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