U.S. figure skating icon Dick Button, who won consecutive Olympic gold medals on the ice before he became the voice of the sport on television, died Thursday, U.S. Figure Skating said.He was 95.The Associated Press first reported Button's death,
The U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place Jan. 21-26 in Wichita, Kansas. U.S. Figure Skating did not identify any of the members of its team that were on board. Doug Zeghib
U.S. Figure Skating, which is based in Colorado Springs, is mourning the loss of several members, who were aboard the American Airlines passenger jet that collided with an Army helicopter near Washington,
Just days after figure skaters, family and coaches from across the United States came together in Wichita, a tragic plane crash has left the U.S. Figure Skating community reeling.
Some skaters, their families, and coaches were on American Airlines Flight 5342 that crashed with a military helicopter on Wednesday night.
Several members' of the U.S. Figure Skating community were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter over Washington, D.C., the governing body said in a statement.
Amber Glenn, a 25-year-old from Plano who defended her U.S. figure skating championship last week in Wichita, was also among the community within the sport devastated by the news. “I’m in complete shock. I’m sorry I don’t even know what to say,” Glenn posted to Instagram on Thursday morning.
A airplane and military helicopter collided in Washington, D.C., before plunging into the Potomac River. Here's who was on board, flight path and more.
"It just seemed that it was the most natural thing in the world to go on and compete in the next championship."Button converted his medals into a belt buckle for his mom and a paper weight for his dad.
Members of the U.S. figure skating community were traveling on the commercial jet that collided with a military helicopter outside Washington. They were returning from a training camp in Kansas.
Multiple figure skaters and coaches who took part in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships were reportedly aboard an airplane that crashed above Washington D.C.