Figure Skating Community will gather on Sunday in Washington, DC, to remember the victims of January 29 Airplane collision that killed 67 people, including 11 young riders and members of their families.
The event “Legacy on Ice” will host Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano (1988) and Kristi Yamaguchi (1992). More than three dozen riders, including one who is who of Olympians, has undertaken to participate in the exhibition, which will raise money to support the victim’s families, first respondents and aviation professionals who worked on the site. Funds will be distributed to US Figure Skating Family Support Fund, Greater Washington Community Foundation’s “DCA Together Relief Fund” and DC Fire & EMS Foundation.
Nearly half of the passengers aboard the American Airlines plane that collided with a military helicopter on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last month had links to the figure skating community. In total, 11 riders between the ages of 11 and 16, four coaches and 13 others – all family members were killed to the riders – according to American figure skating.
The victims returned to their homes from Wichita, can., Where the American national championships were held last week, followed by a development camp for the young riders. They were among the 60 passengers and four crew members on the plane, of which no one survived the crash. The three military crew members aboard the helicopter also died.
The exhibition will be held at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC DE planned to show up includes Olympic Master Peggy Fleming (1968), Nathan Chen (2022), Scott Hamilton (1984), Ilia Kulik (1998) and the team of Madison (202 Others include silver medalist Nancy Kerrigan (1994) and Paul Wylie (1992).
Johnny Weir, a three times national champion, is retiring for the event.
“It’s important for me to show solidarity with the rest of our society,” Weir told NBC4 Washington. “We will have to rebuild from this generation that we have lost. I left public performances a couple of years ago, and coming out of retirement would have taken something big. I think I owe it to the people we have dropped to celebrate their inheritance and to make sure people do not forget everything, especially the young skates, that we remember, that we continue to remember, that we continue to remember to remember, that we continue to remember, that we continue to remember, that we continue to remember.
“Legacy on Ice” will stream live on peacocks from 15 to 17 on Sunday. NBC is scheduled to air it at 13 on March 30.
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