twice Olympia Tonia Harding He joined many others in the ice skating community to speak publicly after it was revealed that many of the United States ski members were among the victims who were afraid of dead after American lines collided with a helicopter late Wednesday night.
Harding, who joined X just one day, published a message in response to the “devastating” news that 67 people are on board US Airways flight 5342 The Black Hawk helicopter was killed in UH-60 during a collision near the Rigan Washington National Airport, near the capital, at approximately 9 pm local time.
Tonya Harding from the United States is competing in the ice skating competition around 1992. (Focus on sports)
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“The events that took place last night in Washington, DC, are very destructive,” Harding's reading.
“I was told that several Skat professional personalities They were on the trip as well. Send my love and prayers to all the victims and their families. ”
The first respondents regained at least 28 bodies of the ice water of the Botomac River on Thursday. Officials said that there are 64 people on the commercial trip, including four members of the crew. Three soldiers were on board the helicopter.
The ice ski community grieves the victims of the deadly crash of the plane: “confused for words”
A US police helicopter flying over the Botomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, on Thursday, January 30, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia. (Carolyn throw/AP image)
“We do not think that there are any survivors,” said John Donllele, the firefighter head of the country's capital. “We are now at the point where we turn from a rescue process to a recovery process.”
Ski in the United States It issued a statement confirming that “many members of our ski community” were on the trip. The organization said they were returning to their homes from a development camp held after the ice skating championship in the United States in Whitchita, Kansas, which concluded on Sunday.
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File – Skat in the United States, Tonia Harding (L) and Nancy Kerigan, they avoid each other during a training session in Hamar, Norway, during the 1994 Winter Olympics. (Vincent Amalvy/AFP via Getty Images)
The Harding Publication comes a day after joining the famous social media platform, a step that received some controversy. Harding's profession was significantly young with her relationship with 1994 attack On her rival, Nancy Kerigan, who was drawn by the former Harding husband, Jeff Gilloli.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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