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.
'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.
14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them from Boston club
Two young figure skaters, two of their parents and two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches were among those killed after an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River.
Members of U.S. figure skating community were on flight that collided with Army helicopter
"Several members" of the U.S. figure skating community were on American Airlines Flight 5342, according to U.S. Figure Skating.
14 linked to figure skating were on crashed airplane in D.C.
Fourteen members of the figure skating community were among the passengers on a jet that collided with an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., according to the Skating Club of Boston's executive director.
‘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 reaction to the tragedy of the plane crash near Washington, DC, saying they are still not ready to release the names of all those lost.
During this time of tragedy, figure skating community knows the best place to be is together
This is no sport for the faint of heart, but one, in the words of Skating Club of Boston executive director Doug Zeghibe, that “takes a singular passion.” It’s a sport that can take your breath away,
The role of dedication and community in figure skating
Washington Post figure skating analyst Robert Samuels spoke about the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and the larger figure skating community on Jan. 30 following a midair collision between American Eagle Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport.
Figure skaters to be memorialized at worlds in Boston
Figure skaters and others killed in the midair collision near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday will be honored when the world championships are staged in Boston in March.
Close-knit Massachusetts figure skating world shares a bond, and now a tragedy
Several skaters, parents, coaches, and officials had just wrapped up an elite training camp in Wichita, Kan., including Kathaleen Cutone, a US Figure Skating official who had just arrived home in Middleton when she got a text asking if she was OK.
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, ...
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.
Dick Button, US figure skating pioneer, will always be 'godfather of this sport'
Dick Button, a two-time Olympic champion in figure skating, embodied the sport. He is the 'godfather of this sport,' Tara ...
Mothers and their children, figure skating champions and a flight attendant living her dream are among DC plane crash victims
Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, the 1994 world figure skating champions in pairs, lost their lives in the crash. They ...
Petrokina wins a surprise European figure skating gold and Guignard and Fabbri lead ice dance
Georgian skater Gubanova, the 2023 European champion, took silver for the second year running on 198.61 and Belgium's Nina ...
'The Ice Skating Sisters' were rising stars beloved at their home rink before tragedy struck
Known online as "The Ice Skating Sisters," Alydia and Everly died with their parents in the mid-air collision over the ...
Hamilton: Long road ahead for figure skating, but it can persevere
The close-knit community of figure skating will be tested to endure the tragedy in Washington, D.C.. But, as after the ...
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Capitals and MedStar Capitals Iceplex Extend Support to Figure Skating Community
The team’s official practice facility to host a private (closed to media) vigil for figure skaters of the Washington Figure ...