U.S. Figure Skating confirmed that several of its members were aboard a flight that crashed near Washington D.C. on Wednesday.
The two Olympic medalists arrived at The Skating Club of Boston in Norwood on Thursday to offer support to the skaters' teammates and friends.
News of the plane crash that claimed the lives of 67 people Wednesday night near Washington, D.C. hit close to home for Nancy Kerrigan. Kerrigan, the former U.S. figure skating champion, is an alumna of the Skating Club of Boston.
Former Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan spoke alongside the Boston skating community, following the deadly plane crash over the Potomac River. At least 14 figure skaters are among the victims of the crash between an American Airlines commercial flight and a U.S. Army Black… pic.twitter.com/f81JPjsW9J
Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan got emotional in a new interview with CNN as she joined members of the The Skating Club of Boston to offer support to families of the skaters and coaches killed in the Washington D.
U.S. Olympic figure skating icon Nancy Kerrigan spoke through tears as she remembered members of the skating community who are believed to be dead after the devastating crash of a military helicopter and American Airlines f light 5342.
The figure skating legend broke down in tears over the talented local skaters whose lives were lost in the tragic collision of an American Airlines plane and military helicopter.
Six people associated with Zeghibe’s club in Norwood, Massachusetts, were killed in the plane crash: skater Spencer Lane and his mother, Molly, skater Jinna Han and her mother, Jin, and coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, a married couple who were world champion pairs figure skaters from Russia in the 1990s.
All eyes are on Washington, D.C. after a military black hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers collided with a passenger plane carrying 64 people on Jan. 29. It is the worst air disaster in nearly two decades and among the many lives lost were young members on board were Team USA’s figure skating program.
Nancy Kerrigan visited the Skating Club of Boston after six of its athletes died in a Wednesday, January 29, plane crash
Tara Lipinski, Nancy Kerrigan and more figure skaters are sharing statements of shock and grief after the American Airlines flight crashed Wednesday evening.