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Where Is Peggy Fleming Now? Is the Olympic Figure Skating Icon Still Alive?
Peggy Fleming made history in figure skating, but where is she now? Here’s an update on her life and what she’s been doing ...
In figure skating community, grief of plane crash spans geography and generations
As the figure skating community grappled with the deaths of more than 15 skaters, coaches and parents, the grief was felt ...
Nearly half of passengers on fatal flight were members of figure skating community
In a tribute video posted on social media, U.S. Figure Skating identified 11 skaters as being among the victims along with ...
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In figure skating community, grief of plane crash spans geography and generations
Yet as the figure skating community continued to grapple with ... “We're all grieving this," 1968 Olympic gold medalist Peggy Fleming said, "on all kinds of levels." The president of the ...
Dick Button, 2-Time Olympic Champion, Dies at 95, Less Than 24 Hours After Figure Skating Community Mourns D.C. Plane Crash Deaths
Dick Button, the two-time Olympic gold medalist in men's figure skating (1948 and 1952), has died at age 95. He was also ...
'Everyone is like family': Figure skating community devastated by D.C. plane crash
There is no telling what the figure skaters and their coaches and parents who perished in the crash of Flight 5342 were set ...
Circles of life
When a week of jubilation turned tragic, generations of figure skaters discovered something new about the nature of their ...
Hamilton: Long road ahead for figure skating, but it can persevere
The close-knit community of figure skating will be tested to endure the tragedy in Washington, D.C.. But, as after the ...
US Figure Skating has seen tragedy before: All about the 1961 world team plane crash
In 1961, the entire U.S. national team lost their lives in a plane crash en route to the world championships in Prague, ...