Nancy Kerrigan, others speak about figure skaters killed in DC plane crash

Two teenage figure skaters, their mothers, and two former world champions who were coaching at a historic Boston club were among the 14 members of the skating community killed when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River. Skating Club of Boston CEO Doug Zeghibe said Thursday that skaters Jinna Han and Spencer Lane were among those killed, along with 1994 pairs world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov of Russia. In all, 14 of the victims were coming back from a national development camp for promising young skaters following the U.S. Championships in Wichita, Kansas, Zeghibe said. “Skating is a very close and tight-knit community. These kids and their parents, they’re here at our facility in Norwood, six, sometimes seven days a week. It’s a close, tight bond,” Zeghibe said. “This will have long-reaching impacts for our skating community.” Sixty passengers and four crew members on the American Airlines plane and three soldiers aboard a training flight on the Blackhawk helicopter are presumed dead after the collision in Washington on Wednesday night. There was no immediate cause identified, but officials said flight conditions were clear as the jet coming from Wichita was making a routine landing when the helicopter flew into its path. Considered one of the most prestigious clubs in the world, the Skating Club of Boston produced Olympic and world champions Dick Button and Tenley Albright, Olympic medalists Nancy Kerrigan and Paul Wylie, and scores of U.S. champions. Among the visitors on Thursday were Albright and Kerrigan, a two-time Olympic medalist and Skating Club of Boston alum. On the club’s two practice rinks, young skaters practiced their routines in silence. “Skaters are resilient, and they want to skate,” Zeghibe said. “I think also they come to the club and will come to the club as an opportunity to come together and to grieve together.” Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/wvectv/?... Download the 13News Now app: https://bit.ly/13NewsNowApp Watch 13News Now+ for free on streaming: https://www.13newsnow.com/13NewsNowPlus Check out our website: https://www.13newsnow.com/ Like us on Facebook:   / 13newsnow   Follow us on X/Twitter: https://x.com/13newsnow Follow us on Instagram:   / 13newsnow