Figure skaters to honor those lost in DC plane crash at World Championships in Boston
BOSTON (WWLP) – It's been nearly two months since the deadly mid-air collision in Washington, D.C that killed 67 people on board, including six members of the Boston Skating Club.
Twenty-eight of the passengers on American Airlines Flight 5342 were members of U.S. Figure Skating. They traveling back from the national development camp in Wichita, Kansas.
Six members of the skating club of Boston tragically lost their lives: Jinna Han, Jin Hee Han, Spencer Lane, Christine Lane, Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov.
Members of Massachusetts figure skating club onboard during American Airlines crash
This week, the figure skating community will come together once again to carry on their legacy. The ISU World Figure Skating Championships will take place at TD Garden in Boston from March 25 to 30.
The Skating Club of Boston is hosting the competition and the 2025 National Champion Pairs Team from the club will compete for the gold. Governor Maura Healy is set to attend for a tribute and remembrance on Wednesday evening before the start of the Pairs Short Program Competition.
Each year at the conclusion of the championship, a figure skating gala is held where the medalist in each discipline performs one last time. Top athletes are also invited to take part, and this year Maxim Naumov and the Haydenettes are among those performing.
Max lost his both his parents, Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, in the deadly mid-air collision. The couple were 1994 World Pair Champions and Olympians. They both coached several young-talented skaters including their son at the Skating Club of Boston.
Max is also the 2025 U.S. Men's National Pewter Medalist. To witness the world's best figure skaters take the ice for the last time this season, click here for ticket information.
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