In 1961, the entire U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash. Losing a generation of top-level athletes and their coaches hobbled the U.S. The DCA crash and brought back difficult memories.
As the figure skating community grappled with the deaths of more than 15 skaters, coaches and parents, the grief was felt ...
SULLIVAN: Peggy Fleming was only 12 then but already a promising ... the shadow hung over the world of figure skating. Younger kids born after the crash grew up feeling like it was something ...
There is no telling what the figure skaters and their coaches and parents who perished in the crash of Flight 5342 were set ...
“We're all grieving this," 1968 Olympic gold medalist Peggy Fleming said ... "My heart goes out to all those families that lost their kids and lost their mothers and coaches.
In 1961, the entire U.S. national team lost their lives in a plane crash en route to the world championships in Prague, ...