Passengers on downed flight included American and Russian figure skaters
U.S. Figure Skating said several skaters, coaches and their family members were on the American Airlines flight that crashed near Washington.
Crime and Public Safety
An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a ...
Figure skating community in shock after D.C. plane crash claims lives of coaches, athletes
Two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches whose son recently finished fourth at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships were among those feared dead after an American Airlines flight collided ...
Passenger Jet That Crashed Near Washington D.C. Carried Champion Figure Skaters
“Our coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were on board the crashed plane,” a source is quoted as telling the news outlet. The couple, who competed for Russia and are believed to have married in ...
FIRST ALERT DESK: Learning more about the midair collision in DC
More information about the passenger jet collision with the Army helicopter has come into the newsroom.