NEW YORK (PIX11) – Among the victims of the plane accident on Wednesday in the Washington plane, there were two figure skaters, their parents and coaches, according to the Boston Skating Club.
The club, which athletes had sent to the American figure skating championships in Wichita, released the names of his skaters on the plane. Everyone on board was feared dead, officials said on Thursday.
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Among the victims are athlete Jinna Han and her mother Jin Han, athlete Spencer Lane and his mother Christine Lane and former championships of Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, according to the club.
“Our sport and this club have suffered a terrible loss with this tragedy. Skating is a close community where parents and children come together 6 or 7 days a week to train together and work together, ”the club said in a statement. “Everyone is as a family.”
Shishkova and Naumov were married and won a world championship from 1994 in couples of figure skating. They both have been coaching since the end of the 90s.
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