Washington: Couple Russian world champions inside the aircraft

The US Figure Skating Federation has confirmed that “several” members of its community were on the river, in the worst air crash in the country in the country.

The administrative body of the competition said athletes, coaches and relatives were traveling home from a development camp, which was held in parallel with the USA artistic skating championship in Kansas.

“We are overwhelmed by this untold tragedy and keep the families of the victims in our hearts. We will continue to monitor the situation and publicize more information as soon as it is available, “the federation added.

Skring athlete, Luke Wang, wrote on the X platform: “I pray for all those who were on the flight from Witsita to Washington.

❗️ Kremlin media reports that Russian national pairs div skating champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were on board the plane that crashed near Washington, DC

Shishkova and Naumov won the world pairs div skating title in 1994. In 1998, they ended their athletic…

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Two of the occupants of the American Airlines flight were named by Russian state media as Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Siskova.

Androgynous from Russia had won the 1994 World Art Championships. After the end of their career, Siskova and Naumov turned to coaching, living in the US since 1998. Skatting, it may have been on the plane, Russian news agencies TASS and RIA reported.

Fiber Voliankaya, a former artistic skating athlete, who was fighting for the Soviet Union, is still allegedly on the plane, Tass said. He was a coach of the Washington artistic skating club, according to the club’s website.