Skat in the United States and the Russians on a US flight hit a helicopter of the army while landing at Ronald Reagan National AirR near Washington, DC, Wednesday night.
Ski in the United States Athletes, coaches and family members said to the house from a camp in Witchita, Kansas.
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The bodies on the ground lie next to the emergency vehicles, near the site of the American Eagle Flight 5342 with a Black Hawk helicopter while approaching the Reagan Washington National Airport and crashed into the Botomac River, outside Washington, DC, on January 30, 2025. (Carlos Baria/Reuters)
“Ski skating in the United States can confirm that many of our ski community members were on the American Airlines Flight 5342, which collided with a helicopter yesterday evening at Washington, DC“The organization said.” These athletes, coaches and family members were returning to their homes from the National Development Camp, which is held with the American Ski Championship in Whitchta, Kansas
“We have destroyed this indescribable tragedy and hold the families of the victims closely in our hearts. We will continue to monitor the situation and we will launch more information with its availability.”
Live updates: The military helicopter collides with aircraft near Reagan National Airport
Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Kremlin, told reporters on Thursday that the Russian skiers, Evjnia Shishkova and Vadim Nomov, who won the title of husbands in the 1994 World Championship and competed in the winter Olympics twice, on the plane.
Unfortunately, we see that this sad information is confirmed. There were other citizens there. Bad news today from Washington. We regret and send condolences to families and friends who lost our citizens who died in the crash of the plane.
The International Ski Federation said it was “severely shocked” the accident.
Emergency cars stage at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, January 29, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia. (Kevin Wolf/AP)
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The organization said: “Our thoughts with everyone affected by this tragedy. Skipping on the ice is more than just a sport-it is a coherent family-and we stand together.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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