WASHINGTON (Reuters): Scores of people were feared dead after an American Airlines regional passenger jet carrying 64 people collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the frigid Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport.
FILE PHOTO: Russia's Vadim Naumov lifts up his partner Evgenia Shishkova during the free skating to win the pairs event of the NHK Trophy figure skating grand prix in Nagoya, central Japan December 9, 1995. REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayama/File PhotoST.
U.S. Figure Skating, the governing body for the sport in the United States, said Shishkova and Naumov were reported to have been returning from a National Development Camp held in conjunction with the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Kansas, and travelling with a group of young skaters. She said she was devastated by the loss of Shishkova and Naumov, but relieved that their son Maxim, who had competed in Kansas, had not been on the same plane."They were my favourite sports people. They were part of my first attempt at the world championships and became champions in 1994. They were talented and beautiful people," said Velikova, visibly distraught.
The Kremlin expressed its condolences to the families of Russian citizens who lost their lives in the crash and said the news that Shishkova and Naumov had been on board appeared to be confirmed. "We are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the victims' families closely in our hearts," U.S. Figure Skating said in a statement.More than 180 athletes competed in the Jan. 20-26 championships in Kansas, the organisation said. The development camp was held Jan. 27-28 for nearly 150 up-and-coming skaters across performance levels, the U.S. Figure Skating website said.
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