D.C. Aircraft Crash
Rising Teen Ice Skating Star
… Recognized Among the many Late Victims
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We have solely scratched the floor of the impression the Washington, D.C. aircraft crash has had on the determine skating neighborhood … particularly as new victims are recognized within the wake of the disaster.
Jinna Han, a 13-year-old determine skater from Mansfield, Mass., has been recognized among the many 67 folks tragically killed in Wednesday evening’s midair collision between an American Airways flight and a navy helicopter.
Jinna had been touring with 16-year-old Spencer Lane, a fellow skater from the distinguished Skating Membership of Boston, in addition to their respective moms, Jin Han and Christine Lane.
The membership says they misplaced 6 folks with ties to their neighborhood within the crash … together with Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova — 1994 World Pairs Champions-turned-coaches.
The skating membership had participated within the developmental camp in Wichita, Kansas … having despatched 12 college students, together with their mother and father and coaches, to the talents camp held at the side of the U.S. Determine Skating Championships. The aircraft was touring from Wichita to D.C. when it was destroyed.
Jinna, who had been a member of TSCOB since 2020, has been remembered as a wildly gifted younger determine skater … together with her final main competitors on the 2025 Japanese Sectionals going viral within the aftermath of her loss of life.
Watch the video … Jinna seems to be a grasp of her sport, performing many spectacular methods — together with 6 triple jumps. She finally positioned fourth within the competitors, elevating her prominence throughout the skating neighborhood.
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The loss is insurmountable … so you possibly can perceive why Olympian Nancy Kerrigan, whose house membership is The Skating Membership of Boston, had a tearful response to Wednesday’s deadly collision.
The story is predicted to solely get extra heartbreaking as restoration operations proceed and our bodies are faraway from the Potomac River … with President Donald Trump confirming Thursday there aren’t any survivors within the crash.
Different determine skaters recognized within the crash embrace Olivia Ter, Brielle Beyer, Cory Haynos, Angela Yang and Sean Kay. A younger pilot, a number of flight attendants, and a Howard College professor additionally perished within the collision.
The reason for the crash continues to be unknown … the Nationwide Transportation Security Board and Federal Aviation Administration are at present investigating.
