Scott Hamilton It was an emotional reaction to the modern US Airways crash That killed 14 young skiers.
“It was overwhelming,” said Hamilton, 66, on Friday, January 31. today Show. “It is outside the ski community. Many people see this tragedy and the loss of these brilliant young skiers who poured their lives to build an identity in our sport. To take their lives … just destroyed (and) shock. It is just meaningless.”
He added: “This is the place where society comes together. It is a very coherent, very coherent, very wonderful, care, supportive. We are not strange to the tragedy, but this goes beyond the destruction.”
News on Wednesday, January 29, that Journey He traveled from Whitchita, Kansas crashed in Washington, the Botomac River in Washington, DC, after colliding with a military helicopter. The U.S. ski organization later confirmed that 14 young athletes were on board.
The ski world deals with a great loss after the 5342 US Airways crash with many members of the community on board. On Thursday, January 30, the press conference, the skiing club, the CEO of Boston, Doug Zigabi, said, “We knew, 14 ski returning to the homeland” from the ski ski ski figure (…)
“Skipping in the United States could confirm that many of our ski community members were on the American Airlines Flight 5342, which collided with a helicopter yesterday evening in Washington, DC” read a statement from the Ski Organization on Thursday. “These athletes, coaches and family members were returning to their homes from the National Development Camp, which was held in conjunction with the ice skating championship in Whitchta, Kansas.”
“We have destroyed this indescribable tragedy and the families of the victims closely in our hearts. We will continue to monitor the situation and we will launch more information when it is available.”
Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov.
Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP via Getty ImagesYoung people joined by parents, coaches, about 40 other travelers and four crew members. Among the victims was the ski club in Boston Coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim NomovHe met Hillton during the 1994 Olympics.
Many American Airlines Flight 5342 skiers occur in the Potomac River. The news broke out on Wednesday, January 29, that the plane, which left Kansas, was crashed into the army's helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC, the plane crashed into the Botomac River, with the emergency crews that respond to (…)
“When you are in skiing, there are no national borders,” Hamilton, who won a Olympic gold medal in this sport, called from the “wonderful and kind” spouses. “We all have a common experience and understand what is necessary to reach this level. Shishkova and Numov were amazing skirts (who wanted) to build their career in America.”
He continued, “I think they went. … I cannot wrap my head in the last 36 hours. It was just a devastation. The loss exceeds the description and my heart is shattered.”
Shaishakova and Nomov, son of Maxim, shared an ambitious skiing of himself It was not on the US Airways flight.
“Max, it is an extraordinary talent. A few years ago in one of the SK8 cancer events to get rid of 8 cancer events, a pseudonym for the main Cancer battle. “He has a great sense of humor. I actually sat with him on a nice visit in Witchita. It is unimaginable what happened.”
