The tragic midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter took the lives of notable figures within the figure skating community, including two young skaters, their parents, and their esteemed coaches. Jinna Han and Spencer Lane were returning from a national skating camp when the incident occurred. The Skating Club of Boston's CEO expressed profound grief over the loss, articulating how the figure skating community is a tightly woven family. The tragedy also affected many connected to the sport, highlighting the emotional toll on all involved.
Our sport and this club have suffered a horrible loss with this tragedy, said Doug Zeghibe, the CEO and director of the Skating Club of Boston.
We are devastated and completely at a loss for words. Skating is a tight-knit community where parents and kids come together six or seven days a week to train and work together.
We are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the victims' families closely in our hearts.
The Russian-born ice skating coaches and former world champions Shishkova and Naumov, who were married, won the 1994 world championships in pairs figure skating.
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