Students, Olympic skaters, families and more. A tribute to lives lost in the DC plane crash
Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The deaths came after the passenger jet was preparing to land shortly before 9 p.m. at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after flying from Wichita,
Each of the young figure skaters killed in the DC plane crash had a story waiting to be told
The young figure skaters whose lives were cut tragically short when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night were just beginning their journeys to stardom.
Wife of Delaware skating coach killed in DC plane crash left devastated by tragedy: ‘I lost everything’
Alexandr "Sasha" Kirsanov, a figure skating coach from Delaware, and two of his young students were among the victims from Wednesday's deadly plane crash in Washington D.C.
Washington DC Plane Crash: 14 Figure Skaters, From US And Russia, Found To Be Amongst Victims
Skating Club of Boston CEO Doug Zeghibe confirmed that skaters Jinna Han and Spencer Lane and their mothers were among those killed, along with 1994 pairs world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim N
Arizona figure skating coach mourns 'family' lost in DC plane crash
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.
Here are the victims of the Washington, DC plane crash
Army helicopter. There were 64 people on American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas to DCA — including 60 passengers and four crew members. The Blackhawk Army helicopter had three soldiers on board.
Emotions pour from tight-knit skating community following DC plane crash carrying athletes, coaches
The tight-knit figure skating community was rocked when an American Airlines flight carrying athletes, parents and coaches from a development camp in Wichita, Kansas, collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River.
‘My heart just breaks’: Maryland figure skaters mourn victims of DC plane crash
The ties to Boston conjured up painful memories for Nathan Birch, a Baltimore skater who grew up training at that very same club. He remembered seeing memorials from the 1961 crash, which killed several Boston club members, on the walls and in an upstairs lounge.
Who was Evgenia Shishkova? Massachusetts figure skating coach among DC plane crash victims
Evgenia Shishkova and her husband Vadim Naumov were from Russia but lived in Norwood, Massachusetts, close to where they coached.
Pa. native, family among those killed in DC plane crash
The American Airlines plane collided with a Blackhawk helicopter, near Reagan National Airport, just before 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Olympian Brian Boitano talks about D.C. plane crash and its impact on figure skating community
The deadly midair collision over D.C. killed 67 people, including 14 members of the U.S. figure skating community. Athletes and coaches were returning home from a prestigious national development camp in Wichita,
Figure skaters 'horrified, heartbroken' over D.C. plane crash: Reactions from across sport
John Donnelly, the chief of Washington's fire department, said at a news conference Thursday that 28 bodies have been found ...
A groom-to-be pilot, daughter of Indian immigrants and figure skating champions are among DC air collision victims
Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, the 1994 world figure skating champions in pairs, lost their lives in the crash. They ...
Divers returning to the Potomac River for DC plane crash recovery and investigation
Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States’ ...