US and Russian figure skaters among passengers on plane that crashed in Washington
- A regional passenger plane with 64 people collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
- The American Airlines flight had 60 passengers and four crew members, while the Black Hawk helicopter carried three soldiers.
- Fire Chief John Donnelly stated that rescue teams shifted from rescue to recovery operations following the crash.
- US and Russian figure skaters, coaches, and family members were among those killed in the crash after attending a skating camp.
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Bangkok PostElite figure skaters and coaches on crashed US flight
WASHINGTON: Global figure skating’s tight-knit community was in mourning on Thursday after a passenger jet crash in Washington killed two former world champion coaches and stars from the next generation of top US talent. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Cleveland restaurant to host benefit dinner for figure skating clubs in crash aftermath
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Edwins Too in Cleveland is hosting a three-course fundraising dinner in light of Wednesday’s horrific crash of a helicopter and plane near Washington, D.C.
'How to process it?' Nancy Kerrigan sobs as she mourns skating colleagues on doomed plane
Olympic silver medalist Nancy Kerrigan cried openly as she remembered her ice skating colleagues who were aboard the doomed American Airlines passenger jet that collided mid-air with an army helicopter Wednesday, killing all 67 people on board both aircrafts. Kerrigan is an alumna of the Skating Club of Boston, which lost two teenage students, two coaches, and two parents in the crash. The Associated Press reported, "Skating Club of Boston CEO …
Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding calls loss in airline collision ‘absolutely devastating’
Two-time U.S. Olympian Tonya Harding joined many others in the figure skating community to speak out after it was revealed that several members of U.S. Figure Skating were among the victims feared dead following an American Airlines collision with an Army helicopter late Wednesday night. Harding, who had joined X just a day earlier, posted a message in response to the “devastating” news that 67 people on board American Airlines Flight 5342 and …
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