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'Hearts are heavy': 14 members of figure skating community among victims of DC plane crash

Figure skaters and coaches returning from the U.S. national championships were aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday.

The New York Times · 23h

What we know about the figure skaters who were on the airplane that crashed in Washington, D.C.

They were returning home from a camp for young figure skaters identified as having promise.

CBS Pittsburgh on MSN · 8h

Pittsburgh area figure skaters remember those lost in DC plane crash, "Just sadness."

Pittsburgh's figure skating community has been hit hard by the midair DC plane crash which killed a number of up-and-coming ice skaters from across the country. That includes Sara Sebring, a 16-year-old figure skater who trains at the ice rink at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Center.

Figure skating legend Dick Button dies

USA Today · 13h

Iconic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is from MA. Here's what to know about her.

One person who took the tragedy to heart was legendary figure skater, Massachusetts resident and two-time Olympian Nancy Kerrigan, who hails from Stoneham. USA Today reported on Thursday that Kerrigan "revealed that she knew at least two skaters on the plane: Spencer Lane and Jinna Hahn."

Wall Street Journal · 17h

Dick Button, Skating’s Titanic Figure, Dead at 95

The two-time Olympic champion who pushed his sport to new physical heights went on to become its television voice for generations of viewers.

NBC Sports on MSN · 20h

Dick Button, first U.S. Olympic figure skating gold medalist, dies at 95

Dick Button, the legendary figure skater who became the first American to win Olympic gold in the sport, died Thursday at age 95 of natural causes, according to U.S. Figure Skating. In 1948, Button, then 18,

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Each of the young figure skaters killed in the D.C. plane crash had a story waiting to be told

The young figure skaters whose lives were cut tragically short Wednesday night when an American Airlines flight collided with ...

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Dick Button, daredevil ‘godfather’ of figure skating and Emmy-winning commentator, dies at 95

Dick Button, the two-time Olympic champion who revolutionized figure skating and literally took the sport to new heights, ...

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Figure skating might loom large on the international stage, but at its heart, it's a small family of competitors

The skating community is reeling from loss as many young, up-and-coming athletes–and coaches–tragically died in the crash.

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As Boston-area figure skating club grieves, athletes return to the ice

The Skating Club of Boston was dark Thursday, as friends and teammates grieved six people who died in Wednesday's D.C. plane ...

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Niina Petrokina wins surprise European figure skating gold

Estonia's Niina Petrokina overcame a fall to win surprise gold in figure skating at the European Championships.

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