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Teens from a Boston skating club, their mothers, and coaches among passengers killed in air crash

Jan. 30, 2025 14:36 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter has killed teen figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches, as well as a group of union steamfitters from the Washington, D.C. area. They were among 60 travelers and...

World champion Russian skaters on American Airlines jet built a new life as coaches in the US

Jan. 30, 2025 13:04 PM EST

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The two Russian figure skating coaches killed in the American Airlines crash were two-time Olympians and former world champions in the pairs event. They were also a married couple with a son who finished fourth last week at the U.S. national championships in...

14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them from Boston club

Jan. 30, 2025 13:02 PM EST

NORWOOD, Mass. (AP) — 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...

Emotions pour from tight-knit skating community following DC plane crash carrying athletes, coaches

Jan. 30, 2025 12:49 PM EST

The tight-knit figure skating community was rocked Wednesday when an American Airlines flight carrying athletes, parents and coaches from a development camp in Wichita, Kansas, collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River. Sixty passengers and four crew members...

Figure skating club says 6 members or associates were killed in a plane crash near DC, including 2 teenagers

Jan. 30, 2025 09:30 AM EST
NORWOOD, Mass. (AP) — Figure skating club says 6 members or associates were killed in a plane crash near DC, including 2 teenagers.

Anastasiia Gubanova takes a narrow lead at European figure skating championships

Jan. 29, 2025 14:43 PM EST

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Anastasiia Gubanova took a narrow lead in the short program as she aims to regain her title at the European figure skating championships on Wednesday. With defending champion Loena Hendrickx ruled out by an ankle injury, the competition was wide open, and...

World champ Ilia Malinin lands 6 quad jumps, cruises to his third straight US Figure Skating title

Jan. 26, 2025 18:23 PM EST

Ilia Malinin laid in the middle of the ice at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday as everyone else stood in ovation. He has that effect on people. In another stunning display of athleticism, the reigning world champion landed six of his seven planned quad...

Madison Chock and Evan Bates match the U.S. record by winning their sixth ice dance national title

Jan. 25, 2025 22:23 PM EST

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Madison Chock and Evan Bates have been the best American ice dancers for years. Best in the world, too. They only served to underscore that fact on Saturday, when they won their fourth consecutive title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships...

Amber Glenn defends her title at the US Figure Skating Championships as Alysa Liu falters late

Jan. 25, 2025 00:11 AM EST

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Amber Glenn was disappointed but not defeated after her short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the reigning champion defiantly vowing to “go on the attack” when she returned to the ice for the free skate on Friday night. She did exactly...

Alysa Liu returns from 2-year absence and leads after short program at US Championships

Jan. 23, 2025 23:38 PM EST

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Alysa Liu wore the smudge of blood on her dress at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Thursday night like a poignant badge of honor, symbolic of everything she has gone through over the past few years. The 19-year-old has been through some battles. ...