{"id":2396801,"date":"2025-01-30T03:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T08:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-figure-skating-championship-contestants-and-coaches-on-plane-crash-in-dc-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T03:56:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T08:56:57","slug":"us-figure-skating-championship-contestants-and-coaches-on-plane-crash-in-dc-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-figure-skating-championship-contestants-and-coaches-on-plane-crash-in-dc-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"US Figure Skating Championship contestants and coaches on plane crash in DC &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-figure-skating-championship-contestants-and-coaches-on-plane-crash-in-dc-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2396801&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A tragic plane crash\u2062 occurred near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia,\u2062 involving American Airlines Flight 5342, which was carrying\u200b contestants and coaches from the U.S. figure Skating Championships. The flight had departed from Wichita, Kansas\u2062 after the championships and was headed to Washington, D.C. reports indicate that the plane collided with a military Black hawk helicopter shortly \u2064before \u200d9 p.m., resulting in both aircraft falling into the Potomac \u2064River. <\/p>\n<p>Among the victims were several prominent figure skaters,including\u2063 Russian champions Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova. U.S. figure skaters Luke Wang and Ethan Peal expressed their profound shock and grief on social media, sending prayers and condolences to the families affected. <\/p>\n<p>Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser \u200cconfirmed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-search-and-rescue-efforts-paused-due-to-concerns-over-possible-second-collapse\/\" title=\"Officials: Search and rescue efforts paused due to concerns over possible second collapse\">ongoing rescue efforts<\/a> but did not provide immediate details about the tragedy. The incident has \u2064deeply impacted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/counting-down-the-biggest-cheating-scandals-in-sports-history\/\" title=\"Counting Down The Biggest Cheating Scandals In Sports History\">figure skating<\/a> community, with many leaders and athletes mourning the loss \u2064of their friends and colleagues. The next press briefing regarding the accident is scheduled for the following morning.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US Figure Skating Championship contestants and coaches on plane crash in DC<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1959926\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Victims of the plane crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virginia<\/a>, on Wednesday night were contestants in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, held from January 20 to January 26 in Wichita, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kansas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kansas<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">figure skating organization&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s National Development Camp was held after the competition, and many stayed to participate, remaining in the city until January 29. Some skaters, their families, and coaches were on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/americanair\/status\/1884798791854747869?s=46&amp;t=DZfHmZ9RYj2IBXl0_dptLw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Airlines<\/a> Flight 5342. The commercial flight departed Wichita Wednesday evening and headed for Washington, D.C. The plane <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3305147\/potomac-plane-crash-rescue-operation-underway-near-reagan-airport-apparent-helicopter-collision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">collided<\/a> with a military Black Hawk Sikorsky H-60 helicopter shortly before 9 p.m.&nbsp;Both the plane and helicopter fell into the Potomac River after the crash.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/timothy-leduc-set-to-become-first-non-binary-winter-olympian\/\" title=\"Timothy LeDuc Set to Become First \u2018Non-Binary\u2019 Winter Olympian\u00a0\">figure skater<\/a> Luke Wang posted about the tragic news on X late Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">praying for all those on the flight from wichita to dc. among the passengers were skaters and coaches. absolutely heartbreaking. &#128148;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LUKE WANG (@lukeawang) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lukeawang\/status\/1884828497463419018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&#8203;&#8203;&rdquo;Praying for all those on the flight from wichita to dc,&rdquo; Wang <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lukeawang\/status\/1884828497463419018?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a>. &ldquo;Among the passengers were skaters and coaches. absolutely heartbreaking.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another U.S. figure skater, Ethan Peal, posted about the crash on his X account.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am in shock,&rdquo; he <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ethanpeal_ice\/status\/1884812547037041020?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;Praying for families and my skating community.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am in shock. Praying for families and my skating community. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wBJmEIkkPI\">https:\/\/t.co\/wBJmEIkkPI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ethan Peal (@ethanpeal_ice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ethanpeal_ice\/status\/1884812547037041020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Dear God I can&rsquo;t take this,&rdquo; Peal added in a separate <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ethanpeal_ice\/status\/1884845278282301627?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a> early Wednesday morning. &ldquo;Hug your loved ones. I&rsquo;m sorry.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dear God I can&rsquo;t take this. Hug your loved ones. I&rsquo;m sorry &hearts;&#65039;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ethan Peal (@ethanpeal_ice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ethanpeal_ice\/status\/1884845278282301627?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Wang, Peal, and others involved with U.S. Figure Skating were notified about the plane crash through a text message, <em>The Wichita Eagle<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amp.kansas.com\/news\/local\/article299420529.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, Russian figure skaters who won the 1994 World Figure Skating Championship pairs competition, were among the victims, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/several-victims-washington-dc-plane-073305866.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>U.S. figure skater John Maravilla told a Russian news agency that he believed approximately 14 figure skaters were on the plane, not including their parents and some coaches.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>American Airlines previously announced that 64 people were on the flight, including four crew members. The Army said three soldiers were on the helicopter, which was reportedly on a training flight.<\/p>\n<p>Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser could not provide comment after the crash.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t say anything about the rescue operation right now,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bowser later posted an update on X, stating that the next press conference about the accident will be held at 7:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tonight, as our first responders continue their efforts, we are sending our love and prayers to the families, loved ones, and communities who are experiencing loss during this terrible tragedy,&rdquo; she <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MayorBowser\/status\/1884877054660780429\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a>. &ldquo;We will provide our next briefing at 7:30AM at DCA. It will be live on this account.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1959926\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1959926\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Figure Skating Championship participants were victims in a plane crash near D.C<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2707,"featured_media":2396802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DC-Plane-crash-1024x685.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49470,37450,38143,49469,49468],"class_list":["post-2396801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-athlete-safety","tag-dc-news","tag-plane-crash","tag-sports-tragedy","tag-us-figure-skating"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DC-Plane-crash-1024x685.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2707"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2396801"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396805,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396801\/revisions\/2396805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}