Figure Skaters Among Passengers on Plane That Crashed Outside Washington D.C.

Members of the U.S. figure skating community were traveling on the commercial jet that collided with a military helicopter outside Washington. They were returning from a skate camp in Kansas.

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Married Russian Figure-Skating Stars Are Among Victims of Plane Crash Near Washington, D.C.

A Boston skating club confirmed that Yevgeniya Shishkova, 52, and Vadim Naumov, 55, were on the plane that crashed after colliding with a military helicopter.
The New York Times - 1d
Boston figure skating community mourning 6 killed in D.C. plane crash

Boston is mourning the loss of six members of its ice skating community in Wednesday's Washington, D.C., plane crash. CBS News Boston reporter Laura Haefeli has more.
CBS News - 15h
US and Russian figure skaters were on plane

They include two teenage athletes, their mothers and two former Russian stars, according to their club in Boston.
BBC News - 1d
'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.
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6 members of Boston figure skating club among D.C. plane crash victims

Six members of the Skating Club of Boston, an elite figure skating community, were killed aboard the American Airlines flight which collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night near Reagan ...
CBS News - 1d
Figure skaters in plane crash had been pursuing dreams at national event

It's an invitation every young American figure skater dreams of receiving. The National Development Camp marks both a career milestone for athletes as well as a hope that even bigger goals are ...
CBS News - 1d
'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 - 1d
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 night
CBS Sports - 1d
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 - 1d
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.
BBC News - 1d

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