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.
‘We are devastated’: Members of US Figure Skating community were on Wichita plane in crash
Several coaches and skaters with the United States figure skating team were on the flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C., that crashed Wednesday night, according to U.S. Figure Skating. The flight ...
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Plane crash kills world champion figure skaters and the ‘future’ of the sport in a tragic case of déjà vu
US Figure Skating has not confirmed the total number ... skating team headed to the world figure skating championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. That disaster killed not just elite ...
In figure skating community, grief of plane crash spans geography and generations
As the figure skating community grappled with the deaths of more than 15 skaters, coaches and parents, the grief was felt across the world.
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.
Deseret News archives: Dreams died in 1961 figure skating team plane crash
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 15, 1961, a commercial flight carrying all 18 members of the U.S. Figure Skating team to the world championships ...
Skating legend Peggy Fleming taking part in show to honor victims of D.C. plane crash
Peggy Fleming recalls 1961 plane crash that killed U.S. figure skating delegation. Sunday, she'll participate in show ...
Former Olympians building ice dancing dynasty in CT. Two of their teams are favorites at worlds.
The couple, who is based in Newington, are coaching the U.S. and Italy national ice dancing champions at the World Junior ...