The horrific mid-air crash above Washington, D.C., which killed 67 people, including several young figure skaters, their coaches, and their families, has left the sports community in shock. There were no survivors of the collision between an American Airlines airplane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk chopper.
Members of the Skating Club of Boston, including married skating coaches Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, athletes Jinna Han and Spencer Lane, and their mothers, were among the victims.
Angel Reese, a forward with the Chicago Sky, shared her sadness on social media. She wrote in one Instagram story: “Leaving your home and coming back safely is such an underrated blessing that most of us take for granted.”
To show her support for the victims and their families, she posted a picture of the young skaters along with the headline of the collision and emoticons of people crying and praying.
