Some of the victims names of last nights American Airlines crash into the Potomac River have been released, and they include American and Russian figure skaters..
American and Russian figure skaters were on board a passenger jet that crashed in Washington DC.
The Figure Skating Club of Boston confirmed that six of their athletes were on board, including world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov. pic.twitter.com/yum1FZeQsn
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) January 30, 2025
BREAKING: U.S. Figure Skaters, Russian Coaches Among Victims in Deadly Plane Crash
Tragedy strikes the figure skating world as six athletes, coaches, and family members aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk are identified. The… pic.twitter.com/oVpb5RZEuZ
— Kristy Tallman (@KristyTallman) January 30, 2025
More info on the Russian skaters/coaches and their 23 year old son. pic.twitter.com/wdWNufOKeG
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"There were at least 14 figure skaters on board the plane that crashed in the US, excluding coaches."
World champions in pair figure skating as part of the Russian national team, Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, were on board
Russian #planecrash pic.twitter.com/rQJNLXWDGg
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