On board the aircraft that collided in Washington with a helicopter were found American figure skaters with their coaches as well as Former Russian representatives and world champions Yevgenya Šiškovová († 52) and Vadim Naumov († 55). Shortly before the tragedy, they addressed touching words, the daily said.
According to the first messages he was supposed to be on board and their Son Maxim (23), who starts for the US, but later it turned out that the young man traveled on Monday. Šiškovová and Naumov were supposed to stay because their men had their performances ahead. But they donated an emotional contribution to their child.
He tied to how Maxim acted in the competition. “Once again. We are very proud of the maximum, which after 7th place in a short race reached the podium at the National Championship. This beautiful and emotional performance is the result of teamwork. Huge thanks go to Serhij and Irine Vajpanova and of course Adam Blake for his beautiful choreography of classics! Maxim earned its place in the team of 4 continents, ” was the legacy of enthusiastic parents.
Complete a medal collection
Aircraft Bombardier Crj700 with 60 passengers and four crew members It went to Washington from Wichita, Kansas, USA. With a helicopter Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk collided shortly before 21:00. Local Time (Thursday at 03:00 h CET) The moment Ronald Reagan’s airport near Washington was approaching. Russian agencies TASS and RIA Novosti reported that Šiškovová and Naumov were in a commercial plane.
Between 1991 and 1996, Šiškovová and Naumov presented themselves at six World Cup, they had a gold, silver and bronze medal in the collection. The highlight of their career was Working the title in the sports couple competition at the World Championship in the Japanese Chiba in 1994. After starting a professional career in Russia, they moved to the US, where they went to coaching. In 1998, the local media reported that they had moved to the American State of Connecticut.
The agencies also informed that the passengers were also a former figure skater Inna Voľanská, who competed for the Soviet Union and in the US she worked as a coach. The Kremlin confirmed on Thursday that Russian citizens were on board a crashed plane and expressed their condolences to the families of the victims and their friends. Figure skaters returned from the training camp that took place after the US Championship, which took place in Wichit from 20 to 26 January.
According to The New York Post, the aircraft broke into two parts, which are located at a depth of about two meters. There were three people on board the helicopter. The accident is the first major tragedy of a commercial aircraft in the United States in more than 15 years. In February 2009, all 45 passengers and four crew members died in the Buffalo, New York, after the crash of the plane.
