The Associated Press reports none of the plane’s 60 passengers and four crew members survived. Among them were 14 members of the U.S. Figure Skating community including two teen athletes from Boston and two 1994 Russian world champions.
Skaters Jinna Han, 13, and Spencer Lane, 16, were among those killed, along with their coaches, 1994 pairs world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov of Russia.
Team USA said the athletes, coaches and family members were returning home from the National Development Camp after the U.S. Championships in Wichita, Kansas, when the plane crashed.
The team said in a statement, “These Olympic hopefuls represented the bright figure of Team USA, embodying the very essence of what it means to represent our country – perseverance, resilience and hope.”
As for the military helicopter, three soldiers were on board when it crashed into the icy Potomac River. All three, who had previously flown the route, were killed in the midair collision.
Multiple federal agencies are investigating what led to the crash.
