US figure skating treads an unfortunately familiar ground: Rebuilding after aviation tragedy
There are no words to comfort anybody who’s been affected by a plane crash. In an instant, many lives can be violently cut ...
As D.C. plane crash victims are identified, stories emerge of a new dad, a law professor, champion skating coaches and rising stars
We are learning more about some of the 67 victims aboard the American Eagle plane and Black Hawk helicopter that collided ...
I Was Supposed to Be on the 1961 Flight That Crashed, Killing the U.S. Skating Team
Witnessing American Airlines Flight 5342 explode into the Potomac Wednesday night brought back visions of Sabena Flight 548 ...
A Plane Crash Devastates The Figure Skating Community—Again
Sarah Hughes explains how the plane crash near Washington DC has impacted the tight-knit figure skating community.
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 ...
'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 ...
Remembering 28 U.S. figure skating community members who died on flight 5342
The 28 U.S. figure skating community members who died included athletes, parents and coaches across five clubs.
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 ...
During this time of tragedy, figure skating community knows the best place to be is together
This is no sport for the faint of heart, but one, in the words of Skating Club of Boston executive director Doug Zeghibe, ...
'The Ice Skating Sisters' were rising stars beloved at their home rink before tragedy struck
Everly, 14, and Alydia, 11, died in a midair collision over the Potomac River, along with their parents, Donna and Peter ...
Skating Club of Boston looks to memorialize DC plane crash victims permanently
The Skating Club of Boston is “taking it one day at a time” in grieving the deaths of six of its members in the tragic plane ...
Figure skating coaches who died in plane crash remembered in Connecticut: ‘You will never be forgotten and forever loved’
About 150 people gathered Monday afternoon at the International Skating Center of Connecticut for a national moment of ...