The American determine skating group suffered extreme losses on Wednesday night time as six individuals with ties to the Skating Membership of Boston have been on board a passenger airplane when it collided with a U.S. Military helicopter.
Officers stated Thursday there have been no survivors of the crash and that the mission went from a rescue operation to a restoration operation. Almost 30 our bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River.
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A U.S. Park Police helicopter flies over the Potomac River close to Ronald Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photograph)
The Skating Membership of Boston CEO Doug Zeghibe recognized these with ties to the membership as athletes, Jinna Han and Spencer Lane, two coaches, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, and Jin Han, the mom of Jinna, and Molly Lane, the mom of Spencer, have been recognized because the victims with ties to the skate membership.
“Our sport and this Membership have suffered a horrible loss with this tragedy,” Zeghibe stated in an announcement posted to social media. “Skating is a tight-knit group the place dad and mom and youngsters come collectively 6 of seven days every week to coach and work collectively. Everyone seems to be like household. Of the skaters, coaches and fogeys on the airplane, we imagine six have been from The Skating Membership of Boston. We’re devastated and fully confused.
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Our bodies lie on the bottom subsequent to emergency autos, close to the positioning of the crash after American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with an Military Black Hawk helicopter whereas approaching Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport and crashed into the Potomac River, outdoors of Washington, D.C., on Jan. 30, 2025. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
“These athletes, coaches, dad and mom have been getting back from U.S. Determine Skating’s Nationwide Growth Camp, following final week’s U.S. Championships in Wichita. This camp is for younger aggressive skaters of tomorrow with the promise to be a champion of tomorrow. The membership despatched 18 athletes to compete on the U.S. Championships. It despatched 12 athletes to the Nationwide Growth Camp.”
Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, confirmed earlier Thursday that Naumov and Shishkova have been amongst these on board the airplane.
Naumov and Shishkova competed in pairs throughout their careers. They gained a pairs title on the 1994 world championships and competed on the Winter Olympics twice.
U.S. Determine Skating stated there have been members of its group on board as properly.
“U.S. Determine Skating can affirm that a number of members of our skating group have been sadly aboard American Airways Flight 5342, which collided with a helicopter yesterday night in Washington, D.C.,” the group stated earlier Thursday. “These athletes, coaches, and members of the family have been returning house from the Nationwide Growth Camp held together with the U.S. Determine Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas.
“We’re devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and maintain the victims’ households carefully in our hearts. We’ll proceed to watch the scenario and can launch extra info because it turns into obtainable.”
The Worldwide Skating Union stated it was “deeply shocked” over the incident.
Rescuers on boats work because the solar rises on the web site of the crash after a Black Hawk helicopter collided with American Eagle Flight 5342, which was approaching Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport, and crashed into the Potomac River, outdoors Washington, D.C., on Jan. 30, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
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“Our ideas are with everybody affected by this tragedy. Determine skating is greater than a sport — it’s a close-knit household — and we stand collectively,” the group stated.
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