The Figure Skaters Whose Promising Careers Were Cut Tragically Short on Wednesday
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The Figure Skaters Whose Promising Careers Were Cut Tragically Short on Wednesday

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On Wednesday night, American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a U.S. Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River near Washington. Two days after Sports Illustrated published the cover, Laurence and the entire U.S. figure skating team were tragically killed in a plane crash on their way to the world championships in Prague. Related From Slate Trump’s Plane Crash Press Conference Was Unbelievably Vile, Even for Him The crash of Sabena Flight 548 killed all 18 members of the 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating team and 16 others accompanying them, including family, coaches, and skating officials. Figure Skating created the Memorial Fund, “a living legacy to the lives lost on that fateful day in 1961, which helps skaters reach their skating and academic goals.” During my career, I was a beneficiary of the fund, which helped my family afford the expenses of putting two children through the sport. Olympic Champion Peggy Fleming.” A mere seven years after the 1961 crash, the U.S. regained the gold medal in the women’s event, a testament to the resilience of our skating community.

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Figure skating’s world championships are headed to Boston, another chance to heal after DC crash
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Figure skating’s world championships are headed to Boston, another chance to heal after DC crash

Associated Press  

WICHITA, Kan. — It has been nearly two months since American Airlines Flight 5342 lifted off from a wintry runway in southeast Kansas, destined for Washington, D.C., with dozens of members of the tight-knit figure skating community aboard it. “I’ll always have them in my head and my heart,” said world champion Ilia Malinin, the 20-year-old American wunderkind, who will …

'Legacy on Ice' pays tribute to ice skaters, coaches and others killed in plane crash
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'Legacy on Ice' pays tribute to ice skaters, coaches and others killed in plane crash

NPR  

'Legacy on Ice' pays tribute to ice skaters, coaches and others killed in plane crash A "Legacy on Ice" tribute with performances by Olympians and others honored nearly 30 figure skaters, coaches and family members who were killed in January's plane crash near Washington, D.C. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We humans express our grief in many different ways. The nation's best …

Ice skating community mourns those killed in D.C.-area mid-air collision
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Ice skating community mourns those killed in D.C.-area mid-air collision

NPR  

Ice skating community mourns those killed in D.C.-area mid-air collision SCOTT DETROW, HOST: The figure skating community is still reeling from Wednesday's midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an army helicopter over Washington, D.C. Fourteen people on that aircraft had ties to figure skating - established coaches, rising stars, parents and family members of skaters. You know, it's …

Each of the young figure skaters killed in the DC plane crash had a story waiting to be told
2 months ago

Each of the young figure skaters killed in the DC plane crash had a story waiting to be told

Associated Press  

The young figure skaters whose lives were cut tragically short Wednesday night when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River were just beginning their journeys to stardom. “We’re such a tight-knit community — the skating community — that, you know, everybody knows each other in some way or another, or connected in …

Global figure skating community mourns the loss of athletes, coaches in Washington plane crash
2 months ago

Global figure skating community mourns the loss of athletes, coaches in Washington plane crash

Firstpost  

American Eagle Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, plunged into the Potomac River, with President Donald Trump announcing Thursday there were no survivors Global skating community shocked by the loss of 2 world champions and several stars in the Washington DC plane crash. AP Global figure skating’s tight-knit community was in mourning on Thursday after a passenger jet crash in Washington …

Team USA Mourns Loss Of Figure Skaters On Flight That Collided With Helicopter
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Team USA Mourns Loss Of Figure Skaters On Flight That Collided With Helicopter

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Team USA’s CEO said she is “devastated” by the news that several Olympic figure skating hopefuls were on the passenger flight that crashed in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. “Today we join in mourning the profound loss of the passengers aboard Flight 5342 and all those impacted by this tragedy,” Sarah Hirshland, CEO of the U.S. Olympic and …

World champion Russian skaters on American Airlines jet built a new life as coaches in the US
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World champion Russian skaters on American Airlines jet built a new life as coaches in the US

Associated Press  

▶ Follow the AP’s live coverage of a midair collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter. TALLINN, Estonia — The two Russian figure skating coaches killed in the American Airlines crash were two-time Olympians and former world champions in the pairs event. Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov won a world championship title together in pairs skating in 1994 …

Emotions pour from tight-knit skating community following DC plane crash carrying athletes, coaches
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Emotions pour from tight-knit skating community following DC plane crash carrying athletes, coaches

Associated Press  

The tight-knit figure skating community was rocked Wednesday when an American Airlines flight carrying athletes, parents and coaches from a development camp in Wichita, Kansas, collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River. At a loss for words for my friends Evgenia Shishkova & Vadim Naumov and their son Maxim.” — 1988 Olympic and two-time world champion …

US Figure Skaters, Russian Skating World Champions Among Those Killed In Plane-Helicopter Crash Over Washington
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US Figure Skaters, Russian Skating World Champions Among Those Killed In Plane-Helicopter Crash Over Washington

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US figure skaters and Russian ice skating coaches and world champions of 1990 Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were on board the American Airlines plane that hit a helicopter before crashing into the Potomac River in Washington DC on Wednesday night. The sport's US governing body said in a statement that "several" athletes, coaches and family members, who were involved …

U.S. And Russian Figure Skaters Were Aboard Crashed U.S. Airliner
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U.S. And Russian Figure Skaters Were Aboard Crashed U.S. Airliner

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Elite figure skaters, including two Russian world champions, were among those on board the American Airlines plane that crashed in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, according to local and foreign officials, likely killing everyone on board. Former world figure skating champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were also among those on board, a Kremlin spokesperson said at …

Renowned Russian, U.S. figure skaters were on board jet that crashed into helicopter in Washington
2 months ago

Renowned Russian, U.S. figure skaters were on board jet that crashed into helicopter in Washington

The Hindu  

A former world champion Russian figure skating pair and a team of American skaters, with their families, were reportedly aboard the American Airlines regional passenger plane that crashed near Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, U.S., on Wednesday. Figure Skating, the governing body for figure skating in the United States, said on Thursday that athletes, coaches and family members were …

US figure skaters, former Russian world champions on board plane that crashed into Potomac River
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2 months ago

US figure skaters, former Russian world champions on board plane that crashed into Potomac River

The Hindu  

Figure Skating said on Thursday that several skaters were on an American Airlines regional passenger plane that crashed near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday. Figure Skating, the governing body for figure skating in the United States, said athletes, coaches and family members were returning from the National Development Camp held in conjunction with the U.S. A source told Reuters …

Married world champion figure skaters were on board doomed American Airlines jet that crashed into Black Hawk chopper
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Married world champion figure skaters were on board doomed American Airlines jet that crashed into Black Hawk chopper

Daily Mail  

Former Russian world champion figure skaters were on board the doomed American Airlines plane that crashed into a Black Hawk helicopter over Washington. Russian figure skaters Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov are reported to have been on board the American Airlines plane that crashed into a Black Hawk helicopter The couple's 23-year-old son Maxim, a figure skater for Team USA, …

US figure skaters, former Russian world champions on board crashed plane
2 months ago

US figure skaters, former Russian world champions on board crashed plane

Al Jazeera  

Former world champion couple Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were on the US plane, Russian state media has confirmed. The United States figure skating body has confirmed that several skaters were on an American Airlines regional passenger plane that crashed near Reagan Washington National Airport, located just outside Washington, DC in Virginia. Russian figure skaters including world champion couple Evgenia …

World champion figure skaters Shishkova and Naumov, along with young athletes, killed in plane crash in a tragic case of déjà vu
2 months ago

World champion figure skaters Shishkova and Naumov, along with young athletes, killed in plane crash in a tragic case of déjà vu

CNN  

CNN — Once again, figure skaters representing the past, present and future of the sport perished in a catastrophic plane crash – devastating a global community far too familiar with tragedy. We are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the victims’ families closely in our hearts.” US Figure Skating has not confirmed the total number of skaters killed. The …

Washington DC plane crash: World Champion coaches, rising stars among the victims
2 months ago

Washington DC plane crash: World Champion coaches, rising stars among the victims

India Today  

– The figure skating world is mourning after an American Airlines flight collided with a U.S. Army helicopter on Wednesday night, crashing into the icy Potomac River and killing all on board. A tight-knit skating community in mourning Skating Club of Boston CEO Doug Zeghibe confirmed that teenage skaters Jinna Han and Spencer Lane, along with 1994 world pairs champions …

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