American figure skaters were on plane that crashed
Members of the United States figure skating community were on board an aeroplane that crashed near Washington DC, the country's governing organisation for the sport says.
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'Hearts are heavy': 14 figure skaters among victims of DC plane crash
Figure skaters and coaches returning from the U.S. national championships were aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday.ABC News - 18m -
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14 linked to figure skating were on crashed plane
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US and Russian figure skaters were on board crashed plane
A number of figure skaters were among the passengers on board an aeroplane that hit a helicopter above Washington DC on Wednesday.BBC News - 4h -
World champion Russian pair and US skaters were onboard crashed plane
Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were on American Airlines plane that crashed near Washington DC, among six members of the Skating Club of Boston. Officials say there are no survivors – latest ...The Guardian - 4h -
Doomed American Eagle flight was carrying elite figure skaters going home from a training camp
Elite American figure skaters were onboard the flight that suffered a midair collision with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River.NBC News - 4h -
'Everyone is like family': Figure skating community devastated by D.C. plane crash
There is no telling what the young figure skaters and their coaches and parents who perished in the crash of Flight 5342 were set to achieve on or off the ice.Yahoo Sports - 5h -
DC plane crash: United States, Russian figure skaters among passengers involved in collision with helicopter
The American Airlines plane collided with an Army helicopter on Wednesday nightCBS Sports - 6h -
U.S. and Russian figure skaters were on plane that crashed in D.C.
Top figure skaters from the United States and Russia were on board the plane that crashed in Washington, D.C., after colliding with a military helicopter.CBS News - 7h
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