AP β Two teenage figure skaters, their mothers, and two former world champions who were coaching at a historic Boston club were among the 14 members of the skating community killed when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River. In all, 14 of the victims were coming back from a national development camp for promising young skaters following the U.
Championships in Wichita, Kansas, Zeghibe said. Clubs in Philadelphia and the Washington area also expressed condolences for members of their community. And we just feel we need to be together. The Kremlin also confirmed that Shishkova and Naumov were aboard.
Among their students was their year-old son, Maxim, a former U. Maxim Naumov flew home Monday. Sixty passengers and four crew members on the American Airlines plane and three soldiers aboard a training flight on the Black Hawk helicopter are presumed dead after the collision in Washington on Wednesday night. There was no immediate cause identified, but officials said flight conditions were clear as the jet coming from Wichita was making a routine landing when the helicopter flew into its path.
Washington Fire Chief John Donnelly said officials do not believe anyone survived. Figure Skating said in a statement. The U. Flower deliveries arrived at the reception desk, while visitors were greeted with long and tearful hugs. A table that had been filled with messages wishing all of the skaters luck in Wichita was replaced midday by one with framed pictures of Lane, Han and the coaches. In front of the photos were lit candles; behind them, six white roses stood in six simple vases.
Lane, 16, was a sectionals champion who had become popular among the skating community on social media, where he has thousands of TikTok followers. On Wednesday, he posted a video showing him doing a triple toe loop to wrap up the development camp. I learned so much new information that I can apply to my everyday life, and met so many amazing people. He later posted a photo of him aboard the plane just before it departed from Wichita. Naumov and Shishkova moved to the U. They competed together in pairs events at two Olympics, in and Han was only 13, but already showing Olympic potential, Zeghibe said.
