U.S. Figure Skaters, Coaches Involved in D.C. Plane Crash
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U.S. Figure Skaters, Coaches Involved in D.C. Plane Crash: Reports
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Renowned Russian figure skating couple were on board U.S. plane that crashed, TASS reports
‘Several members of our skating community' on crashed plane, U.S. Figure Skating says
U.S. Figure Skating told NBC News early Thursday morning several athletes, coaches, and family members were on an American Eagle jet that crashed into the Potomac River Wednesday night.
The world of competitive figure skating is back, The U.S. Figure Skating Championships will take place this weekend in Wichita, Kansas, and will be carried on NBC, Peacock, and USA Network.
The U.S. worlds team was chosen during the U.S. national championships in Wichita over the weekend, and skaters are starting to put together their resume for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics next February.
Among those athletes competing in Wichita are former and hopefully future Olympians, many of whom are also defending national champions.
Starr Andrews — 185.97 7. Josephine Lee — 182.69 8. Elyce Lin-Gracey — 179.229. Sonja Hilmer — 178.54 10. Logan Higase-Chen — 175.8211. Mia Kalin — 168.4312. Lindsay Thorngren — 159.8813. Alexa Gasparotto — 151.
The Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships air live this week from Wichita, Kansas, on NBC Sports, USA Network and Peacock. The field includes every national champion from last January: Ilia Malinin, Amber Glenn, ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates and the pairs’ team of Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea.
Ilia Malinin finished with a total score of 333.31 on Sunday to secure his third straight national title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kan. Malinin put together a stunning free skate,
World champion Ilia Malinin leads by the largest margin in U.S. Figure Skating Championships history after the men’s short program, seeking a third consecutive national title.
On Jan. 25, his position in U.S. skating history was formally recognized when Wilson was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame.
The country's best skaters are competing in Kansas this week with spots to the World Championships on the line
Sixty passengers were on the flight which collided with an Army helicopter with searches underway in the Potomac River
The American Airlines flight was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members when it crashed into a Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night. Three soldiers are reported to have been in the military vehicle. The plane was on its final approach, with suggestions that it was just one minute away from landing.
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