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 also important to say that The Figure Skating Club of Boston - in 1961, there was a terrible plane crash on the way to the world championship, and the entire world figure skating team was lost at that point. I'm wondering, are you having conversations with people that you saw in a much different setting a few days before, reporting on a competition, reporting - you know, I was reading your stories - and it's just about the competition, the energy of these skaters, and then a few days later, it's just, like, a wildly different story? And the jubilation of older skaters who went to see young talents, like Ilia Malinin, who's from the D.C. area, land quadruple axels, Amber Glenn, the American champion, landing triple axels - those were the conversations we had about just how strong the American figure skating program was.

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World championships pause to remember young figure skaters and supporters who died in plane crash
21 hours, 53 minutes ago

World championships pause to remember young figure skaters and supporters who died in plane crash

The Hindu  

Before the skaters took the ice at the world figure skating championships on Wednesday night, a choir dressed all in black sang a solemn hymn for those who died in a plane crash on their way back from a camp for up-and-coming skaters this winter. “Tonight we honour those members of our skating community who are no longer with us,” …

Figure skating’s world championships are headed to Boston, another chance to heal after DC crash
4 days, 6 hours ago

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
3 weeks, 4 days ago

'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 …

Tears flow at a poignant figure skating event in Washington benefiting victims of the DC plane crash
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Tears flow at a poignant figure skating event in Washington benefiting victims of the DC plane crash

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Maxim Naumov wept on his knees at the end of his performance honoring his parents, wiped away tears as he skated off the ice and held an electric candle in the air as applause rained down. “I think coming together today and doing something tangible like a show will give people, hopefully, a little glimmer of hope and …

Chen and Kerrigan are added to cast of a figure skating event benefiting victims of DC plane crash
1 month ago

Chen and Kerrigan are added to cast of a figure skating event benefiting victims of DC plane crash

Hindustan Times  

Nathan Chen, Nancy Kerrigan and Peggy Fleming are among a bevy of figure skaters added to the cast of a benefit event this weekend in Washington, D.C., for victims of the midair collision and crash outside Ronald Reagan International Airport. Chen and Kerrigan are added to cast of a figure skating event benefiting victims of DC plane crash Olympic hopeful …

Chen and Kerrigan are added to cast of a figure skating event benefiting victims of DC plane crash
1 month ago

Chen and Kerrigan are added to cast of a figure skating event benefiting victims of DC plane crash

Associated Press  

Nathan Chen, Nancy Kerrigan and Peggy Fleming are among a bevy of figure skaters added to the cast of a benefit event this weekend in Washington, D.C., for victims of the midair collision and crash outside Ronald Reagan International Airport. I think it will be an inspiring evening to definitely support the people who have lost loved ones — but …

Figure skating event benefiting victims of DC plane crash to take place in Washington in March
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Figure skating event benefiting victims of DC plane crash to take place in Washington in March

Associated Press  

ARLINGTON, Va. — A figure skating tribute will take place in Washington, D.C., in early March to support victims of the midair collision and crash outside Ronald Reagan International Airport. “It certainly focuses our entire skating community on the recovery process, and this will be a real highlight of getting this moving forward.” The event is set to be co-hosted …

Each of the young figure skaters killed in the DC plane crash had a story waiting to be told
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

DC plane crash: What we know about the 67 victims so far – Teen skaters and Indian immigrants’ daughter among dead
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DC plane crash: What we know about the 67 victims so far – Teen skaters and Indian immigrants’ daughter among dead

Live Mint  

A catastrophic midair collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines Flight 5342 at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC, claimed the lives of 67 people on Wednesday night. The tragic midair collision left no survivors and took the lives of passengers from diverse backgrounds, including teen figure skaters, military personnel, and families traveling home. Victims details …

DC plane crash: Everything about world champion Russian skating couple who died in tragic incident
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DC plane crash: Everything about world champion Russian skating couple who died in tragic incident

Firstpost  

Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, both former world champions and two-time Olympians in pairs figure skating, also worked as skating coaches. Shishkova and Naumov’s glittering career Shishkova and Naumov won a world championship title together in pairs skating in 1994 and narrowly missed out on Olympic medals that year at the Lillehammer Games before moving to the US and coaching …

Boston skating club trained Olympic champions. It has also shared in the sport’s pain
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Boston skating club trained Olympic champions. It has also shared in the sport’s pain

Associated Press  

— The history of the Skating Club of Boston is the history of American figure skating – in good times and in bad. Even as skaters and their families mourned, news came that alumnus Dick Button – a two-time Olympic gold medalist for whom the club’s trophy room is named – had died at the age of 95. … I …

Teenage ice skater, 14, shares ambitious dreams for future in heartbreaking video before dying alongside sister, 11, and parents in DC plane crash
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Teenage ice skater, 14, shares ambitious dreams for future in heartbreaking video before dying alongside sister, 11, and parents in DC plane crash

Daily Mail  

A 14-year-old figure skater shared her ambitious dreams for her bright future before she was killed alongside her little sister and parents in the DC plane crash. Everly Livingston, 14, of Ashburn, Virginia, was tragically killed in the DC plane crash alongside her little sister and her parents just a year after she shared her goals in figure skating to …

Father who lost skater son, 16, and wife in DC plane crash fights back tears in heartbreaking footage
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Father who lost skater son, 16, and wife in DC plane crash fights back tears in heartbreaking footage

Daily Mail  

Less than a day after Doug Lane's eldest son, Spencer Lane, and his wife, Christine Lane, tragically died aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed in Washington DC, he has revealed his child's ice-skating journey. Spencer had only taken up ice skating about three years ago after watching Team USA's Nathan Chen win gold at the Beijing Olympics. Doug Lane's …

Rising Korean-American ice skater, 13, killed in D.C. plane crash; shines in newly surfaced competition video
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rising Korean-American ice skater, 13, killed in D.C. plane crash; shines in newly surfaced competition video

Hindustan Times  

Jinna Han, a 13-year-old promising figure skater, was among the 64 passengers aboard American Airlines Flight 5342, which collided midair with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers. Jinna Han, a talented 13-year-old skater from the Skating Club of Boston, died in a plane crash with her mother. Korean figure skater dies in American Airlines crash Jinna Han, …

Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding addresses 'devastating' American Airlines collision
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding addresses 'devastating' American Airlines collision

Daily Mail  

Two-time US Olympian Tonya Harding was among those mourning the losses from a Washington DC plane crash, which she called 'absolutely devastating.' Tonya Harding, two-time US Olympian, joined voices in the figure skating community to address the DC plane crash that claimed several lives of fellow members of US Figure Skating Harding's post came just hours after Nancy Kerrigan, her …

Global figure skating community mourns the loss of athletes, coaches in Washington plane crash
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Washington midair collision kills all 67 onboard; teen figure skaters, group of hunters and students among victims
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Washington midair collision kills all 67 onboard; teen figure skaters, group of hunters and students among victims

The Hindu  

The victims of a crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter included teen figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches, an Ohio college student coming from her grandfather's funeral and a group of hunters headed back from a guided trip in Kansas. Wichita Skating Center manager Sean O’Reilly said the championships brought …

DC plane collision: A ‘bright star’ helicopter pilot, a daughter of immigrants and figure skating champions are among victims
1 month, 4 weeks ago

DC plane collision: A ‘bright star’ helicopter pilot, a daughter of immigrants and figure skating champions are among victims

CNN  

CNN — All 67 people on board the American Airlines regional jet and US Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair Wednesday night are presumed dead in the deadliest aviation disaster in the US since 2001. “Originally it was just skating, because we’d see each other at the rink and then it just turned into sharing our lives together,” Longerbeam …

DC plane collision: A ‘bright star’ helicopter pilot, a daughter of immigrants and figure skating champions are among victims
1 month, 4 weeks ago

DC plane collision: A ‘bright star’ helicopter pilot, a daughter of immigrants and figure skating champions are among victims

CNN  

CNN — All 67 people on board the American Airlines regional jet and US Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair Wednesday night are presumed dead in the deadliest aviation disaster in the US since 2001. “Originally it was just skating, because we’d see each other at the rink and then it just turned into sharing our lives together,” Longerbeam …

US plane crash victims included teen figure skaters and Russian coaches
1 month, 4 weeks ago

US plane crash victims included teen figure skaters and Russian coaches

ABC  

A pair of 16-year-old figure skaters, their mothers and two Russian coaches were among the victims of the Washington DC plane disaster. Skating Club of Boston CEO Doug Zeghibe said the group was returning from a national development camp for promising young skaters, after the US Championships in Wichita, Kansas. "We are heartbroken to learn that figure skaters, along with …

The Figure Skaters Whose Promising Careers Were Cut Tragically Short on Wednesday
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

Slate  

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 …

Team USA Mourns Loss Of Figure Skaters On Flight That Collided With Helicopter
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

Huff Post  

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
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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. Emotions pour from tight-knit skating community following DC plane crash carrying athletes, coaches Sixty passengers and four crew members on the flight, along with …

Emotions pour from tight-knit skating community following DC plane crash carrying athletes, coaches
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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 …

Six members of figure skating group on doomed Washington DC flight are named... with 14 on the plane in total
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Six members of figure skating group on doomed Washington DC flight are named... with 14 on the plane in total

Daily Mail  

Six members of the figure skating group who were on board the American Airlines flight that crashed in Washington DC have been named. Figure skater, Spencer Lane, 26, alongside Russian couple Evgenia Shishkova, 53, and Vadim Naumov, 56, have been confirmed as passengers Spencer Lane, 26, also shared this photo from inside the doomed American Airlines plane Shishkova and Vadim …

Boston skating club says 2 teens among 6 members killed in Washington DC plane crash
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Boston skating club says 2 teens among 6 members killed in Washington DC plane crash

Hindustan Times  

Two young figure skaters, two of their parents and two highly regarded Russian figure skating coaches were among those killed after an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River, news agency Associated Press reported. Doug Zeghibe, the chief executive at the Skating Club of Boston, said on …

US Figure Skaters, Russian Skating World Champions Among Those Killed In Plane-Helicopter Crash Over Washington
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

ABP News  

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
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

Huff Post  

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 …

14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them from Boston club
1 month, 3 weeks ago

14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them from Boston club

Associated Press  

▶ Follow the AP’s live coverage of a midair collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter. — Two teenage figure skaters, their mothers, and two former world champions who were coaching at a historic Boston club were among the 14 members of the skating community killed when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night …

American figure skater Anton Spiridonov rubbishes Russian report he was on plane that crashed in Washington
1 month, 3 weeks ago

American figure skater Anton Spiridonov rubbishes Russian report he was on plane that crashed in Washington

Daily Mail  

An American figure skater who was said to be among the victims of the Washington plane disaster has revealed he was never on board the flight in the first place. Anton Spiridonov posted on Instagram he was not on the plane that crashed in Washington Spiridonov cited 'Russian news outlets' who included him on a presumed passenger list He captioned …

Renowned Russian, U.S. figure skaters were on board jet that crashed into helicopter in Washington
1 month, 3 weeks 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
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Washington DC plane crash: World Champion coaches, rising stars among the victims
1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

Six members of Boston skating club are among those killed in D.C. plane crash
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Six members of Boston skating club are among those killed in D.C. plane crash

LA Times  

Photographs of aircraft crash victims from The Skating Club are displayed rink side on Thursday in Norwood, Mass. Skating Club of Boston chief executive Doug Zeghibe said Thursday that skaters Jinna Han and Spencer Lane were among those killed, along with 1994 pairs world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov of Russia. “Figure skating is more than a sport — …

World champion figure skaters Shishkova and Naumov, along with young athletes, killed in plane crash in a tragic case of déjà vu
1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

World champion figure skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov among victims in US plane-helicopter crash
1 month, 4 weeks ago

World champion figure skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov among victims in US plane-helicopter crash

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River included figure skaters returning from the U.S. Figure Skating said in a statement that several skaters, coaches and their family members were on the commercial flight after attending a development camp that followed the championships that wrapped …

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