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.
Passenger Jet That Crashed Near Washington D.C. Carried Champion Figure Skaters
“Our coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were on board the crashed plane,” a source is quoted as telling the news outlet. The couple, who competed for Russia and are believed to have married in 1995, moved to the U.S. in 1998 and now coach figure skating at the Skating Club of Boston.
Figure skaters from US, Russia among those aboard doomed plane that crashed near DC
Several figure skaters, their coaches and family members had been on a flight to Washington after the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas.
Elite Teenage Figure Skaters and Former World Champion Coaches Were Among D.C. Plane Crash Victims
Nancy Kerrigan cried throughout her comments about the victims, whom she knew through the Skating Club of Boston.
US Figure Skating Championship contestants and coaches on plane that crashed in DC
Some skaters, their families, and coaches were on American Airlines Flight 5342 that crashed with a military helicopter on Wednesday night.
Figure skating coaches with CT connection listed as victims in American Airlines crash in DC
Two of those coaches were identified by the Kremlin as Russian figure skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov.
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US figure skaters, married champions were aboard American Airlines flight that collided with military helicopter — as athlete shares pic of doomed plane before tak…
Several US figure skaters and coaches — including two world champions — were onboard American Airlines Flight 5342 when it ...