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An entire U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash on Feb. 15, 1961. The plane, Sabena Flight 548, was carrying the team to the World Figure Skating Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
The exact number of victims with figure skating ties is still unknown, but the entire sport was already grieving a loss that had echoes to the 1961 plane crash that killed the U.S. figure skating ...
A Virginia family of four who dedicated their lives to figure skating and each other were among the victims who died in Wednesday's devastating plane crash near Reagan National Airport.. Business ...
In February 1961, Sabena Flight 548 was transporting the U.S. team to the World Figure Skating Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Among the people who died in the crash included 16 family ...
Within days of the tragedy, the U.S. Figure Skating Executive Committee established the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Memorial Fund to honor the 18 team members and their entourage who died in the crash. [22] The fund's mission was to help rebuild the U.S. figure skating program [4] by providing financial support for promising young skaters. [5]
For many in the skating world, Wednesday's crash bears an upsetting resemblance to another fatal accident: the 1961 plane crash that saw the 18-person US figure skating team killed on their way to ...
Wednesday night's plane crash outside Washington, D.C., that killed a yet-unknown number of U.S. figure skaters, coaches and family members was devastating news for the skating community.It also ...
Figure skater Spencer Lane, who competes with the Skating Club of Boston, shared an Instagram post from the aircraft prior to the crash. He uploaded a photo of the runway at the Wichita Dwight D ...