What Happened to the 1961 Flight That Killed A Figure Skating Team?
Wednesday's D.C. plane crash took the lives of several young figure skaters, a tragic echo of a crash that occurred in 1961.
At least 14 members of US Figure Skating team were on American Airlines flight that crashed in DC
At least 14 members of the US Figure Skating team were on the American Airlines flight that collided mid-air with a military helicopter over Washington, DC, Wednesday night, according to a report.
Ice skating community mourns figure skaters in deadly plane crash
Sober filled the ice rink- not just for the crash itself but also for the 67 lives lost, including well-known figure skaters aboard.
Triangle figure skating community in mourning following fatal plane crash in DC
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Central North Carolina has a close knit figure skating community that was rocked by a horrific tragedy on Wednesday. A Triangle figure skating coach told ABC11 that Thursday has been a day of grieving.
‘We are devastated’: Members of US Figure Skating community were on Wichita plane in crash
After the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, some young athletes stayed a couple of additional days for further development.
US Figure Skating has seen tragedy before: All about the 1961 world team plane crash
In 1961, the entire U.S. national team lost their lives in a plane crash en route to the world championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Plano’s Amber Glenn, figure skating community ‘heartbroken’ by Washington plane crash
Amber Glenn, a 25-year-old from Plano who defended her U.S. figure skating championship last week in Wichita, was also among the community within the sport devastated by the news. “I’m in complete shock. I’m sorry I don’t even know what to say,” Glenn posted to Instagram on Thursday morning.
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 beginni
Plane crash near DC resurfaces memories of 1961 tragedy that killed US skating team
Wednesday's plane crash that killed a yet-unknown number of U.S. figure skating team members recalls memories of another tragedy nearly 64 years ago.
Russia reacts to figure skater deaths in plane crash
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed condolences on Jan. 30 to families of Russian citizens aboard the U.S. plane that crashed in Washington.
Emotions Pour From Tight-Knit Skating Community Following DC Plane Crash Carrying Athletes, Coaches
The tight-knit figure skating community was rocked Wednesday when an American Airlines flight carrying athletes, parents and coaches from a development camp in Wichita, Kansas, collided with an Army h
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Meet the 14 Young Skaters from the U.S. Figure Skating Team on the American Airlines Flight
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2 figure skaters from The Skating Club of Boston, their mothers and coaches among D.C. plane crash victims
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Northeast Ohio figure skating community mourns fellow athletes after American Airlines jet crash
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Figure skating community reels from losses of athletes, coaches and family
Former world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were aboard the flight from Wichita, which hosted last week’s U.S.championships.
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Dick Button, Postwar Figure Skating Star and Longtime Commentator, Dies at 95
Dick Button, an American figure skating icon who went on to a long career as a face of his sport on television, died Thursday. He was 95. Button's son, Edward, announced his death without giving a ...