Tears flow at a poignant figure skating event in Washington benefiting victims of the DC plane crash
Hindustan TimesWASHINGTON — A star-studded group of some of the best U.S. figure skaters of the past and present took the ice Sunday in the nation’s capital to remember and raise money for the victims of the midair collision outside Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Tears flow at a poignant figure skating event in Washington benefiting victims of the DC plane crash American icons of the sport Kristi Yamaguchi and Brian Boitano emceed the Legacy on Ice benefit event, which included performances by the likes of Johnny Weir, two-time U.S. champion Amber Glenn and reigning men's world champion Ilia Malinin, along with poignant tributes to the 67 people who died when an Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines flight and crashed into the Potomac River on Jan. 29. Weir, whose family moved to Newark, Delaware, when he was 12 for him to pursue his skating career, dedicated his performance to the members of the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club who were on American Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, following a national development camp there coinciding with the U.S. Peggy Fleming, 1968 Olympic champion, said she hopes the event “will heal and give strength to our skaters in the future.” Alysa Liu wants to try to honor the memory of those lost so she “can keep going.” “It’s still a struggle and was a struggle,” said Liu, who performed to “Hero” by Mariah Carey. “We’re all here to support one another, whether it was our friends that were on that plane, family members, coaches, teammates, loved ones,” said 2014 Olympic team bronze medalist Jason Brown, who skated to “The Impossible Dream” by Josh Groban. “We’ve heard from the families about things like college tuition for young children who are in elementary school today but also things like therapy and health care that they need,” Monumental president of external affairs and chief administrative officer Monica Dixon said.
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