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Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
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Canada Improving, But USA's Collegiate Team Remains Too Much
Canada looked like they were set to take game two of the Summer Select Series between USA's Collegiate Select team and Canada's National Development team. Despite improvements in game two, USA remained too much for Canada.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jake Boguniecki Commits To Boston College
United States National Development Team defenseman Jake Boguniecki has committed to Boston College, it was announced earlier this month.
Boston Globe
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
‘Celebration of life' ceremony to be held Sunday for R.I. mother, figure skater son killed in plane crash
Related : A member of US Figure Skating's National Development Team, Spencer was returning home with his mother from a prestigious development camp in Wichita, Kan., on Jan. 29 when their American Airlines flight Get Rhode Map A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that matter most in the Ocean State. Enter Email Sign Up Also onboard the plane were four others, who, like Spencer and Christine, Advertisement Spencer and Christine are survived by father and husband, Douglas, and brother and son, Milo, 12. Spencer was considered a rising star in the tight-knit world of figure skating, a sport he mastered and quickly excelled in after he was inspired by Olympic skater Nathan Chen, his father, Douglas, recalled in an interview last month. 'His fascination quickly turned into unrelenting pleas for his parents to take him to the outdoor skating rink in Providence, R.I.,' his obituary says. 'On one such occasion, his skating time was cut short due to a scheduled performance. Disappointed but curious, he stayed to watch. While the show featured elite Olympic and U.S. champion skaters, Spencer was particularly drawn to a skater his age named Patrick Blackwell, whose grace and skill left a lasting impression. From that moment, snow pants and rental skates would no longer suffice.' Advertisement Douglas Lane told the Globe last month his son, who he and his wife adopted as an infant from South Korea, had 'amazing athletic abilities and just was someone who, you couldn't make him do something, but if he was like, 'Hey, that's interesting to me,' you couldn't stop him.' Christine, 49, meanwhile, was a 'creative powerhouse,' and was known as an 'outstanding quilter' who spent her time volunteering at a local animal rescue organization, Douglas said. 'As she transitioned into motherhood, her creative pursuits also diversified and blossomed,' her obituary states. 'These creative chapters are too many to list, but her photography, quilting, knitting, and home decor talents brought particular joy to everyone in her life.' Late last year, Christine earned her real estate license and had joined Residential Properties as a sales agent only weeks before her death, according to her obituary. The Lane family asks in lieu of flowers or donations that people subscribe to an email newsletter at 'As my younger son Milo and I grieve and navigate our 'new normal' day by day, I will use this email list to share stories, photos, and videos of Christine, Spencer, and the people who shaped their individual and shared journeys,' the website reads. With the post, Douglas shared a photo of the family of four, each of them making a funny face. 'Life was chaotic and messy at times,' he wrote. 'Maybe even most of the time. But it was also beautiful.' Advertisement Material from a previous Globe story was used in this report. Christopher Gavin can be reached at
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
‘We are devastated': Members of U.S. Figure Skating community on plane that crashed
Several coaches and skaters with the United States figure skating team were on the flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C., that crashed Wednesday night, according to U.S. Figure Skating. The skaters were part of the National Development Team, a training program for top juvenile figure skaters. 'These athletes, coaches, and family members were returning home from the National Development Camp held in conjunction with the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas,' a statement by U.S. Figure Skating said. The U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held in Wichita from Jan. 20 to Jan. 26. Some young athletes stayed in the city through Jan. 28 for the advanced training program. Team USA pair skater Luke Wang told McClatchy News that skaters who qualified for the elite division stayed an extra day, after which Wang said several boarded American Airlines Flight 5342. Wang and others were notified by U.S. Figure Skating via text after the crash. 'Praying for all those on the flight from wichita to dc,' Wang wrote on X on Wednesday night. 'among the passengers were skaters and coaches. absolutely heartbreaking.' Another skater, Team USA ice dancer, Ethan Peal tweeted, 'I am in shock. Praying for families and my skating community,' in response to the news. U.S. Figure Skating did not immediately provide details about who from the skating community, or how many, were on the flight. 'We are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the victims' families closely in our hearts,' the statement reads. 'We will continue to monitor the situation and will release more information as it becomes available.' This is not the first plane crash that the U.S. Figure Skating organization has experienced. In 1961, the plane carrying the U.S. team to the World Figure Skating Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia crashed, killing all passengers, including the team members, officials, and family members on board.
Russia Today
30-01-2025
- Sport
- Russia Today
Russian skating stars on board crashed American plane
Several prominent figure skaters and coaches were reportedly on board the passenger plane which crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, DC following a mid-air collision with a military helicopter. The list of victims reportedly includes Russian world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov. Flight 5342 was carrying 60 passengers and four crewmembers from Wichita, Kansas to the American capital when it hit a US Army Black Hawk helicopter. There were reportedly no survivors. The passengers included athletes, coaches and family members from the National Development Team, a training program for top juvenile figure skaters, The Wichita Eagle reported, citing US Figure Skating. The city hosted the national championships for the sport last week, and some elite young athletes attended advanced classes there, the outlet explained. READ MORE: US military helicopter collides with passenger jet in Washington DC (VIDEOS) Some of the skaters have connections with Russia, according to media reports. Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, a married couple who won the 1994 world championship pair event, were on board the flight, according to TASS. So, reportedly, was Inna Volyanskaya, who won medals at several Soviet and international skating events with her partner and husband Valery Spiridonov. Some outlets claimed that most of the young athletes came from the Russian-American figure skating community. There were fears that American skater Ilia Malinin, whose family came to the US from the USSR, was among the victims, but he confirmed that was not the case. Prominent athletes have expressed their shock in the wake of the tragedy, including Malinin, Luke Wang and Ethan Peal.
