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Plane crash near DC resurfaces memories of 1961 tragedy that killed US skating team
On Feb. 15, 1961, the entire U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash in Belgium on its way to the that year's world championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Among the 72 passengers killed ...
U.S. and Russian figure skaters are among the victims of the D.C.-area plane crash
At least a dozen figure skaters, coaches and their family members were on the plane that crashed near Washington, D.C., ...
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.
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What Happened to the 1961 Flight That Killed A Figure Skating Team?
Wednesday's D.C. plane crash took the lives of several young figure skaters, a tragic echo of a crash that occurred in 1961.
'Hearts are heavy': 14 members of figure skating community among victims of DC plane crash
Figure skaters and coaches returning from the U.S. national championships were aboard the American Airlines flight that ...
‘We are devastated’: Members of U.S. Figure Skating community on plane that crashed
In 1961, the plane carrying the U.S. team to the World Figure Skating Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia crashed, ...
US figure skating treads an unfortunately familiar ground: Rebuilding after aviation tragedy
There are no words to comfort anybody who’s been affected by a plane crash. In an instant, many lives can be violently cut ...
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Meet the 14 Young Skaters from the U.S. Figure Skating Team on the American Airlines Flight
Two teenage skaters, their moms, and two former world champions who trained at a historic Boston club were among the 14 ...
2 figure skaters from The Skating Club of Boston, their mothers and coaches among D.C. plane crash victims
The Skating Club of Boston lost two coaches, two young skaters and their two mothers in the deadly crash of American Airlines ...
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 ...
Figure skating coaches with CT connection victims in American Airlines crash in DC
Two of those coaches were identified by the Kremlin as Russian figure skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov.
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In figure skating community, grief of plane crash spans geography and generations
The figure skating community in the United States is ... which was en route to the world championships in Prague. She was 12 years old at the time. "Our community's been through this before ...