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.
Family, friends and community mourn skaters, mothers and coach killed in plane crash
A funeral for five of the victims of a January plane crash near Washington, D.C., was held at UD's ice arena Saturday morning.
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.
Local U.S Figure Skating leader remembers athletes lost in DC plane crash
"I call them my kids, my babies, but they're gone, and I'll never get to see them again," said Toni Miller-Lowry, who lost three team members in the crash.
U.S. and Russian figure skaters are among the victims of the D.C.-area plane crash
At least a dozen figure skaters, coaches and their family members were on the plane that crashed near Washington, D.C., including two teenage competitors and a Russian husband-and-wife coaching duo.
Deseret News archives: Dreams died in 1961 figure skating team plane crash
On Feb. 15, 1961, a commercial flight carrying all 18 members of the U.S. Figure Skating team to the world championships in Prague crashed near the Brussels airport, killing everyone one board. Six coaches were also on the plane, along with four team officials and six of the group’s family members, as 73 people died in total.
Figure skating mom starts Skates of Hope to honor DC plane crash victims
A North Carolina mom is honoring those who died in the American Airlines flight that crashed into an Army helicopter by helping the skating community.
Funeral to be held Saturday for Delaware skaters, mothers and coach killed in plane crash
Weeks after two Delaware ice skaters, their mothers and their coach were killed when an American Airlines jet collided with a U.S. Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., their bodies are returning to Delaware.
Illinois skaters to honor victims of DC plane crash
Three weeks after a devastating plane crash killed 28 members of the U.S. figure skating community, skaters in Illinois are coming together to honor their fallen friends and coaches.
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In figure skating community, grief of plane crash spans geography and generations
Yet as the figure skating community continued to grapple with the deaths of more than 15 skaters, coaches and parents in a fatal plane crash Wednesday night, the grief was not limited to the ...
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14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them from Boston club
“Figure skating is more than a sport — it’s a close-knit family ... For the Boston club, the accident was an eerie reminder of a 1961 plane crash that killed the entire U.S. delegation en route ...
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Who are the DC plane crash victims? American figure skaters among presumed dead
U.S. Figure Skating said in a statement that ... lost those of our fellow citizens who died in the plane crash.” The International Skating Union sent a statement saying it was deeply shocked ...
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Plane crash near DC resurfaces memories of 1961 tragedy that killed US skating team
Wednesday night's plane crash outside Washington, D.C., that killed a yet-unknown number of U.S. figure skaters, coaches and family members was devastating news for the skating community.
Documentary remembers 1961 Figure Skating team
U.S. Figure Skating was hit with a horrific loss as the entire team — athletes, seconds, thirds and coaches, perished in a plane crash in Belgium en route to the World Figure Skating Championships. On ...