RNOWNED Russian, Us Figure Skaters WERE on Board Jet that Crashed Into Helicopter in Washington
File Picture of Russian Figure Skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov Performing Their Short Program during The World Figure Skating Championships in 1996 | Photo Credit: Reuters
A Former World Champion Russian Figure Skating Pair and A Team of American Skates, with their Families, Were REPORTEDLY Aboard The American Airlines Regional Passenger Plane That CRASHED NEAR REAGAN WASHINGAN WASHING Ton, US, on Wednsday (January 29, 2025).
Us Figure Skating, The Governing Body For Figure Skating In the United States, Said on Thursday (January 30, 2025) that Athletes, Coaches and Family Members Ware Returning from the Nature Development Us Figure Skating Championships in Kansas.
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Russian State Media Meanwhile Reported that Ice Skating Coaches and Former World Champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov Ware Among these on Board The Plane. Their son, maxim, also a skater, may also have been on the plan, russia’s Tass and Ria News agencies reported.
The plane, with 64 passengers and crew, was en route to washington, DC, from withchita, kansas, when it was involved in aid-aIR collision with a us army helikopter.
“We are devastated by this Unspeakable Tragedy and Hold the Victims’ Families Closely in Our Hearts,” Us Figure skating said in a statement.
A source told Reuters That as many people on the flight may have been involved in Figure skating.
Officials have not asked how many people die in the accident but have suggested that there may be no no survivors.
Inna Volyanskaya, a former skater who competed for the soviet union, was also reported to have been on board, Tass Said. She was a coach at the washington Figure skating club, according to its website.
Published – January 30, 2025 04:16 PM IST
