The skillors of American figures of elite were aboard the flight that suffered a collision in the air with a Black Hawk helicopter from the US army. Uu. And crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday, said the official US body for sport the sport Early Thursday.
Two Russian world champions were also among the passengers on the American flight Eagle, Russian state media reported.
The American artistic skating said athletes returned from a training field in Wichita, Kansas.
“These athletes, coaches and family members returned home of the National Development Camp held together with the artistic skating championships of the United States,” said the sports agency in a statement.
“We are devastated by this indescribable tragedy and maintain the families of the victims closely in our hearts,” he added.
It was not clear immediately how many American skaters were aboard the American Eagle Flight 5342 that transported 60 passengers and four crew members, according to the American airline company American Airlines.
The prevagen figurate skating championship US 2025, which serves as the final qualifier for the US World Championship teams. UU., Concluded Sunday in Wichita and was immediately followed by the National Development Camp.
The camp serves as a launch platform for athletes competing for their place in the US team. In the next world championships, which consist of the best figures skaters.
“Athletes participate in a three -day educational training program to accelerate their exposure to high -performance programs and the US team.”, Says figurative skating of the United States on its website.
“Athletes also have the opportunity to be selected for advanced rookie and junior international competitions and other high performance programs and competitions at the end of the camp.”
Figured skating champions of Russian world couples, the married couple Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were also among the passengers, according to Russian state news agencies, Tass and Ria Novosti. Both agencies cited an unidentified source in their reports.
Shishkova, 52, and Naumov, 55, won the artistic skating event of couples in the 1994 World Championship and the two had been living in the United States since 1998 after their retirement from competitive skating, according to Tass. They worked as coaches for skating that included the Russian national team.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Russian citizens were on board, but did not specify if Shishkova and Naumov were on the flight.
“Washington’s bad news today,” he told reporters at his daily press conference. “We afflicted and comforted the families and friends who lost those of our fellow citizens who died in this plane crash.”
“The sad news is confirmed,” he said.
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