Figure skating community mourns Washington D.C. plane crash victims: Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir, Nancy Kerrigan give emotional tributes
U.S. Figure Skating announced on Thursday morning that "several members of our skating community" were aboard American Airlines Flight 5342 when it collided with a helicopter Wednesday night in Washington D.C.
There were 60 passengers and four crew members on the flight, including young skaters Spencer Lane, Jinna Han, their mothers, Molly Lane and Jin Han, and along their coaches, former world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov.
Athletes, coaches and family members were returning home from a National Development Camp held after the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas.
Former figure skaters Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir opened their broadcast of the European Figure Skating Championships, with an emotional tribute to those lost.
Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir open the European Figure Skating Championships today with a very emotional tribute to the victims of the plane crash in Washington D.C. last night(h/t @sportswithben1) pic.twitter.com/Uu91q9cYX7
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 30, 2025
The European Figure Skating Championships are currently running through Feb. 2 in Tallinn, Estonia.
Ilia Malinin, who was the men's U.S. figure skating champion in Wichita last weekend, posted a statement on his Instagram story:
"I'm heartbroken by the tragic loss of my fellow skaters in this devastating accident," he wrote. "The figure skating community is a family, and this loss is beyond words. My thoughts are with their families, friends and everyone affected. We will never forget them."
Former Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan gave a tearful interview from the Skating Club of Boston, where Lane and Han skated.
'Skating is a very close and tight-knit community"Former figure skater, Nancy Kerrigan talks to the media at the Skating Club of Boston, whose members have died in the Washington DC plane crashLatest ➡️ https://t.co/ulZrZCpNgx📺 Sky 501, Freeview 233 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/jxjks8O6k6
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