Plane crash kills world champion figure skaters and the ‘future’ of the sport in a tragic case of déjà vu
Once again, figure skaters representing the past, present and future of the sport perished in a catastrophic plane crash.
Local U.S Figure Skating leader remembers athletes lost in DC plane crash
"I call them my kids, my babies, but they're gone, and I'll never get to see them again," said Toni Miller-Lowry, who lost three team members in the crash.
'Several Members' of U.S. Figure Skating Community Onboard American Airlines Plane That Crashed Over Washington, D.C.
Several members' of the U.S. Figure Skating community were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter over Washington, D.C., the governing body said in a statement.
U.S. and Russian figure skaters are among the victims of the D.C.-area plane crash
At least a dozen figure skaters, coaches and their family members were on the plane that crashed near Washington, D.C., including two teenage competitors and a Russian husband-and-wife coaching duo.
Funeral to be held Saturday for Delaware skaters, mothers and coach killed in plane crash
Weeks after two Delaware ice skaters, their mothers and their coach were killed when an American Airlines jet collided with a U.S. Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., their bodies are returning to Delaware.
‘We are devastated’: Members of US Figure Skating community were on Wichita plane in crash
Several coaches and skaters with the United States figure skating team were on the flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C., that crashed Wednesday night, according to U.S. Figure Skating. The flight is not believed to have any survivors.
Figure skating mom starts Skates of Hope to honor DC plane crash victims
A North Carolina mom is honoring those who died in the American Airlines flight that crashed into an Army helicopter by helping the skating community.
Deseret News archives: Dreams died in 1961 figure skating team plane crash
On Feb. 15, 1961, a commercial flight carrying all 18 members of the U.S. Figure Skating team to the world championships in Prague crashed near the Brussels airport, killing everyone one board. Six coaches were also on the plane, along with four team officials and six of the group’s family members, as 73 people died in total.
Illinois skaters to honor victims of DC plane crash with memorial performance
Three weeks after a devastating plane crash killed 28 members of the U.S. figure skating community, skaters in Illinois are coming together to honor their fallen friends and coaches.
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14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them from Boston club
“Figure skating is more than a sport — it’s a close-knit family ... For the Boston club, the accident was an eerie reminder of a 1961 plane crash that killed the entire U.S. delegation en ...
In figure skating community, grief of plane crash spans geography and generations
Yet as the figure skating community continued to grapple with the deaths of more than 15 skaters, coaches and parents in a fatal plane crash Wednesday night, the grief was not limited to the ...
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D.C. Plane Crash: NPR Host Adrian Ma Details “Emotional Hell” Nearly One Month After Girlfriend’s Death
NPR Host Adrian Ma, whose girlfriend Kiah Duggins died in the D.C. plane crash late last month, detailed the emotional aftermath of her death.
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‘Coated with jet fuel’: How first responders dealt with hazardous conditions at the site of Potomac River plane crash
Even for first responders who routinely encounter traumatic situations, the plane crash outside Reagan National Airport ...