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.
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 across the world.
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U.S. and Russian figure skaters are among the victims of the D.C.-area plane crash
killing 72 people on board — including the entire U.S. figure skating team, which was en route to a competition in Prague. That crash had long-reaching implications for figure skating in the ...
Deseret News archives: Dreams died in 1961 figure skating team plane crash
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 15, 1961, a commercial flight carrying all 18 members of the U.S. Figure Skating team to the world championships ...
Skating legend Peggy Fleming taking part in show to honor victims of D.C. plane crash
Peggy Fleming recalls 1961 plane crash that killed U.S. figure skating delegation. Sunday, she'll participate in show ...
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 Flight 5342 in Washington, D.C.
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Figure skaters to be memorialized at worlds in Boston
In February 1961, the 18-member U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash en route to the world championships in Prague. Also killed were six U.S. coaches and four skating officials ...