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Scott Hamilton emotionally responded to the recent Airline aircraft crash This killed 14 young skaters.
“It was stunning,” said Hamilton, 66 years, through tears during Friday 31 January, episode Today show. “It’s beyond the skating community.” So many people see this tragedy and the loss of these brilliant young skaters who poured their lives into building identity in our sport. To take their lives … is just devastating (a) shocking. It just doesn’t make sense. ”
He added: “Here the community is connected. It is very tight, very tight, very amazing, caring and supporting community. We are not strange tragedy, but this is just above devastation. ”
On Wednesday 29. January broke messages commercial flight When Kansas traveled from Wichita and crashed into Washington after a collision with a military helicopter. The American figure skating organization later confirmed that there were 14 young athletes on board.
The world of figure skating deals with the main loss after American Airlines Flight 5342 crashed with more community members on board. On Thursday, January 30, the press conference, CEO of Skating Boston, Doug Zeghibe, “to our best knowledge, 14 skaters who return home” from the American figure skating National (…)
“American figure skating can confirm that several members of our skating were unfortunately on board the American Airlines Flight 5342, which collided with a helicopter in Washington last evening,” a skating statement that he read on Thursday. “These athletes, coaches and family members were returning home from the National Development Camp, which took place in conjunction with the American figure skating championship in Wichita, Kansas.”
The statement added: “We are destroyed by this unspeakable tragedy and carefully hold the families of victims in our hearts. We will continue to monitor the situation and release further information as soon as it is available. ”
Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov.
Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP through Getty ImagesThe young skaters joined parents, coaches and approximately 40 other passengers and four crew members. There was skating in Boston between the victims coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim NaumovWho Hamilton met during the 1994 Olympics.
Several figure skaters spoke after the American Airlines Flight 5342 crashed into the Potchác River. On Wednesday, January 29, the news broke that the aircraft leaving Kansas crashed into an army helicopter near the National Airport Ronald Reagan in Washington, DC the plane fell into the Poterac river, with emergency crews responding to (…)
“When you are in skating, there are no national boundaries,” said Hamilton, who won one Olympic gold medal in sports. “We all have a shared experience and understand what it means to get to this level.” Shishkova and Naumov were amazing champion skaters (who wanted) to build their professional life in America. ”
He continued, “Thinking that they are gone. … I can’t wrap my head around the last 36 hours. It was just devastating. The loss is just beyond the description and my heart is broken. ”
Shishkova and Numov shared their son Maxim, aspirating skater itself, but wasn’t on board the American Airlines flight.
“Maxi, it’s an extraordinary talent.” A few years ago, at one of our SK8 events on elimin8 cancer events, he put on a wig on the skin and “walk me like this”, “Hamilton said with a legacy his battle for cancer. “He has a great sense of humor.” Actually, I was sitting with him for a nice visit to Wichita. … It’s just unthinkable what happened. ”
