A tragic plane crash involving an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter occurred over the Potomac River, with 60 passengers and four crew members on board the plane and three soldiers on the helicopter. Among the passengers were figure skaters returning from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and their Russian coaches, including former world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov. The Skating Club of Boston confirmed that some passengers had ties to their club. The crash resulted in no survivors, prompting a shift from a rescue to a recovery operation.
U.S. Figure Skating expressed devastation over the tragedy, with the International Skating Union also sending condolences. The Kremlin confirmed the deaths of Shishkova and Naumov, expressing sorrow for the loss of fellow citizens. The figure skating community mourns the loss of those involved in the crash, with the skating world deeply shocked and heartbroken by the tragic event.
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