United States, Russian figure skaters among the passengers aboard plane involved in Washington D.C. crash
Several figure skaters, along with their coaches and families, were traveling on an American Airlines plane that crashed into an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C.
After plane crash, Leawood skating coach grieves champions she grew up with in Russia
We skated together. We grew up in Saint Petersburg and we skated on the same ice,” said Marina Eltsova, of Leawood. “It’s surreal. ... I know there are videos of what happened. I just did not want to see it.
'Hearts are heavy': 14 members of figure skating community among victims of DC plane crash
Figure skaters and coaches returning from the U.S. national championships were aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday.
‘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.
In figure skating community, grief of plane crash spans geography and generations
As the figure skating community grappled with the deaths of more than 15 skaters, coaches and parents, the grief was felt across the world.
The names of Russian figure skaters who died in a plane crash in the United States have become known
World figure skating champions in pairs as part of the Russian national team Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov was on board a passenger plane that crashed in the skies of Washington.
Olympic figure skaters to honor DC plane crash victims in tribute show
Champion figure skaters are coming together for a tribute show called "Legacy on Ice" to honor the victims of the American Airlines plane crash.
Figure skating champions to perform at benefit for D.C. plane crash
The March 2 event at Capital One Arena will feature current U.S. figure skating champions as well as retired gold medalists.
Figure skating event benefiting victims of DC plane crash to take place in March
Organizers on Wednesday announced the “Legacy on Ice” benefit event scheduled for March 2 at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington.
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