Kelly Catlin, 23-Year-Old Three-Time Cycling World Champ, Commits Suicide

American cyclist Kelly Catlin, a three-time world champion and 2016 Rio Olympic runner-up in team pursuit, has died at age 23, USA Cycling confirmed Sunday. Catlin was part of the US team pursuit squads that captured world titles in 2016, 2017 and 2018 but she withdrew from the American team that failed to defend the title February 27-28 at the 2019 worlds in Poland.

Catlin, who also took bronze in individual pursuit at the 2017 and 2018 worlds, was also mourned by her professional team, Rally UHC Cycling. "The news of Kelly's passing has hit the team hard," the team said in a Twitter posting. "Losing an incredible person at such a young age is very difficult.