How the D.C. Plane Crash Shattered Wichita’s Big Dreams of Skating and Flight
The city had tried for years to host the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, and to get a direct flight to the northeast.
'Hearts are heavy': 14 members of figure skating community among victims of DC plane crash
Figure skaters and coaches returning from the U.S. national championships were aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday.
Tight-Knit U.S. Figure Skating Community Deeply Shaken by Washington, D.C. Plane Crash
Former Olympian Charlie White is among those trying to help young skaters through the loss of more than a dozen members of the U.S. figure-skating community.
Ilia Malinin, who won U.S. men's skating title in Wichita, says crash 'doesn't seem real'
Ilia Malinin flew to D.C. on Monday after the national championships in Wichita and knew that young skaters were on the plane that crashed Wednesday.
N.J. native and son killed in D.C. plane crash, skating club says
A Union County native was among those killed in the D.C. plane crash, officials said while offering condolences.
Fellow skaters mourn victims of D.C. plane crash
Teammates, friends and fellow skaters dropped off flowers and balloons at a skating rink in Ashburn, Virginia, on Jan. 30, the home of several crash victims.
Figure skaters 'horrified, heartbroken' over D.C. plane crash: Reactions from across sport
John Donnelly, the chief of Washington's fire department, said at a news conference Thursday that 28 bodies have been found and efforts had shifted from "a search-and-rescue operation to a recovery operation.
'When it happens, it breaks you' - Ice skaters reel from US plane crash
Even at a club that has produced countless elite-level skaters - where the competition is as tough as it gets - the two stood out. "They had been sought out and identified as the future of the sport," the club's CEO Doug Zeghibe told me while standing alongside the rink where the two athletes trained day in and day out.
Russia reacts to figure skater deaths in plane crash
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed condolences on Jan. 30 to families of Russian citizens aboard the U.S. plane that crashed in Washington.
DC plane crash: Who was Spencer Lane? 16-year-old RI skater was 'so talented'
Spencer Lane, a 16-year-old figure skater from Barrington, Rhode Island, was among the victims of a plane crash near Ronald Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. He was traveling with his mother,
Figure skaters remember friends who were killed in DC plane crash
Figure skaters remember their friends who were among 67 people killed after an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and plunged into the Potomac River.
Figure skating might loom large on the international stage, but at its heart, it's a small family of competitors
The skating community is reeling from loss as many young, up-and-coming athletes–and coaches–tragically died in the crash.
After plane crash, Leawood skating coach grieves champions she grew up with in Russia
We skated together. We grew up in Saint Petersburg and we skated on the same ice,” said Marina Eltsova, of Leawood. “It’s ...
'Unimaginable grief': A tight-knit skating community reels after plane crash kills five
The collision that claimed the lives of 67 people Wednesday bore a hole in the heart of the tight-knit skating community in a ...
As Boston-area figure skating club grieves, athletes return to the ice
The Skating Club of Boston was dark Thursday, as friends and teammates grieved six people who died in Wednesday's D.C. plane ...
‘Still in a state of shock’: Figure skating community mourning deaths of those lost in crash
Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society President Laura Mitchell joins José Díaz-Balart to share more on her community’s ...
Dick Button, daredevil ‘godfather’ of figure skating and Emmy-winning commentator, dies at 95
Dick Button, the two-time Olympic champion who revolutionized figure skating and literally took the sport to new heights, ...
Dick Button, first U.S. Olympic figure skating gold medalist, dies at 95
Dick Button, the legendary figure skater who became the first American to win Olympic gold in the sport, died Thursday at age ...
As D.C. plane crash victims are identified, stories emerge of a new dad, a professor, skating coaches and rising stars
We are learning more about some of the 67 victims aboard the American Eagle plane and Black Hawk helicopter that collided ...