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14 figure skaters among victims of DC plane crash

The Associated Press on MSN · 1h

Each of the young figure skaters killed in the D.C. plane crash had a story waiting to be told

The young figure skaters whose lives were cut tragically short Wednesday night when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River were just

'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.

HuffPost on MSN · 4h

Nancy Kerrigan Openly Weeps Over DC Plane Collision That Killed Figure Skaters

Olympic silver medalist Nancy Kerrigan says she couldn’t just sit at home after learning that several members of the figure skating community had died in the devastating aircraft collision near Washington, D.C., earlier this week.

Figure skating legend Dick Button dies

USA Today · 9h

Iconic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is from MA. Here's what to know about her.

One person who took the tragedy to heart was legendary figure skater, Massachusetts resident and two-time Olympian Nancy Kerrigan, who hails from Stoneham. USA Today reported on Thursday that Kerrigan "revealed that she knew at least two skaters on the plane: Spencer Lane and Jinna Hahn."

Wall Street Journal · 14h

Dick Button, Skating’s Titanic Figure, Dead at 95

The two-time Olympic champion who pushed his sport to new physical heights went on to become its television voice for generations of viewers.

NBC Sports on MSN · 16h

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 95 of natural causes, according to U.S. Figure Skating. In 1948, Button, then 18,

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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.

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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Niina Petrokina wins surprise European figure skating gold

Estonia's Niina Petrokina overcame a fall to win surprise gold in figure skating at the European Championships.

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A groom-to-be pilot, a daughter of Indian immigrants and figure skating champions are among DC air collision victims

Here are some of the victims of the tragedy identified so far. A mother and her young son Julia Kay and her son, 11-year-old ...

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