The US Farter Skating Community underwent serious losses on Wednesday evening while six people with the Boston skating club were aboard a passenger plane when it collided with an army helicopter American.
The officials said Thursday that there were no survivors of the accident and that the mission went from a rescue operation to a recovery operation. Nearly 30 bodies were taken from the Potomac river.
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A American park police helicopter flies over the Potomac river near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Carolyn Kaster / AP Photo)
The CEO of the Boston skating club, Doug Zeghibe, identified those who have links with the club like athletes, Jinna Han and Spencer Lane, two coaches, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, and Jin Han, Jinna’s mother, And Molly Lane, Spencer’s mother. , were identified as victims with links with the skateboard club.
“Our sport and this club have suffered a horrible loss with this tragedy,” Zeghibe said in a statement published on social networks. “Skating is a united community where parents and children meet 6 over 7 days a week to train and work together. Everyone is like the family. Skaters, coaches and parents on the plane, We believe that six came from the Boston skating club.
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The bodies are on the ground next to emergency vehicles, near the accident site after the American Eagle 5342 flight collided with a Black Hawk Army Black helicopter while approaching Reagan National Airport Washington and crashed into the Potomac river, outside Washington, DC, in January. 30, 2025. (Carlos Barria / Reuters)
“These athletes, coaches, parents returned from the US Fix Skating National Development Camp, after last week’s American championships in Wichita. This camp is for young competition skaters of tomorrow with the promise of being a champion of tomorrow.
Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for the Kremlin, confirmed earlier Thursday that Numov and Shishkova were one of those aboard the plane.
Naunov and Shishkova contributed in two during their careers. They won a title of pairs at the 1994 world championships and participated twice in the Winter Olympic Games.
American figure skating said there were also members of its organization on board.
“American figure skating can confirm that several members of our skating community were unfortunately aboard the American Airlines 5342 flight, which collided with a helicopter last night at Washington, DC“Said the organization earlier Thursday.” These athletes, coaches and family members returned home from the national development camp held in collaboration with the American craft skating championships in Wichita, Kansas.
“We are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the families of the victims closely in our hearts. We will continue to monitor the situation and publish more information as it will be available.”
The international skating union said that it was “deeply shocked” by the incident.
The rescuers on the boats operate while the sun rises on the accident site after a Black Hawk helicopter collided with American Eagle Flight 5342, which approached the national airport of Reagan Washington, and S ‘ is crushed in the Potomac river, outside Washington, DC, January 30. , 2025. (Kevin Lamarque / Reuters)
“Our thoughts are with all the people affected by this tragedy. Figure skating is more than a sport – it is a very united family – and we hold together,” said the organization.
