Here are some of the victims of the tragedy identified so far. A little girl who just celebrated her 12th birthday and her mom Just weeks ago, young figure skater Brielle Beyer celebrated her birthday with a sleepover party her mom,
The plane that crashed near Washington, D.C., was carrying an unknown number of passengers from the figure skating community, including Russian husband-and-wife world champions. Wichita, Kansas, had hosted several high-profile skating events in recent days.
Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano reflected on the tragic plane crash that killed multiple American figure skaters after spending a special week alongside them in Wichita, Kansas. “My heart breaks for my skating family today and my thoughts and prayers go out to all those impacted by this horrible tragedy,
U.S. Figure Skating announced that 'several members of our skating community' were on the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River
The U.S. figure skating community is devastated after learning that several members were aboard the ill-fated American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River.
Officials believe there are no survivors after a plane with 64 people aboard crashed into a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport.
The midair collision and plane crash into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., is hitting close to home on ice skating rinks across the country, including the Orlando Ice Den in Maitland. “I think the whole world is sad. It’s a terrible, unimaginable situation,” said BJ Shue-Chapman, the rink’s skating director.
The DC plane crash that killed members of the figure skating community near Reagan National Airport hit very close to home for one Arizona coach.
The midair collision Wednesday night between the plane and an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., has left Wichita grieving. The worst U.S. air disaster in a generation killed 67 people, including young figure skaters who had attended a national development camp in Wichita following the championships. No one survived.
The Skating Club of Boston lost two coaches, two young skaters and their two mothers in the deadly crash of American Airlines Flight 5342 in Washington, D.C.
An Instagram post from Maxim Naumov shows the family visiting Lake Placid, NY in June 2019 with a caption that reads "Good to be back."