The United States and Russian Figure Councils were aboard an American Airlines flight that collided with an army helicopter while landing in Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, Wednesday night.
American art skating said athletes, coaches and family members returned from a camp held in Wichita, Kansas.
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Organs are on the ground next to emergency vehicles, near the site of the crash, after American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with a black Hawk helicopter as he approached Reagan Washington National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River, outside Washington, DC, January 30, January 30, January 30, January 30, on January 30. 2025. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
“The US Art Skating can confirm that several members of our skating were unfortunately aboard the American Airlines Flight 5342, which collided by a helicopter last night in Washington, DC,” the organization said. “These athletes, coaches and family members returned from the national development camp held in connection with the US art skating races in Wichita, Kansas
“We are destroyed by this indescribable tragedy and keep the victims’ families closely in our hearts. We will continue to monitor the situation and will release more information when it becomes available.”
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Russian figurine cathers Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, who won a couple of title at the 1994 World Cup and competed at winter -ol twice, were also on board the plane, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Thursday.
“Unfortunately we see that this sad information is confirmed. There were other citizens there. Bad news today from Washington. We are sorry,” he said.
The international skating said it was “deeply shocked” over the incident.
Emergency vehicles phase in Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Wednesday night, January 29, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia. (Kevin Wolf/AP)
“Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this tragedy. Figure skating is more than a sport-it is a close-up family and we stand together,” the organization said.
