14 From Figure Skating Community Killed in Plane Crash, 6 of Them From Boston Club

14 From Figure Skating Community Killed in Plane Crash, 6 of Them From Boston Club
Photographs of skaters Jinna Han and Spencer Lane, and coaches Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, all of whom died in the crash of American Eagle flight 5342 in Washington, are displayed at the Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, Mass., on Jan. 30, 2025. Brian Snyder/Reuters
The Associated Press
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NORWOOD, Mass.—Two teenage figure skaters, their mothers, and two former world champions who were coaching at a historic Boston club were among the 14 members of the skating community killed when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River.

Skating Club of Boston CEO Doug Zeghibe said Thursday that skaters Jinna Han and Spencer Lane were among those killed, along with 1994 pairs world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov of Russia. In all, 14 of the victims were coming back from a national development camp for promising young skaters following the U.S. Championships in Wichita, Kansas, Zeghibe said.