Wichita, US Figure Skating

How the D.C. Plane Crash Shattered Wichita’s Big Dreams of Skating and Flight
The city had tried for years to host the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, and to get a direct flight to the northeast.
‘We are devastated’: Members of US Figure Skating community were on Wichita plane in crash
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 flight is not believed to have any survivors.
Wichita skaters and coaches grieve after deadly DC crash impacts US figure skating future
The Wichita skating community is reeling after several figure skaters, along with their coaches and parents, were among those killed in a midair collision.
Wichita skating community devastated by plane crash
Sean O'Reilly, general manager of the Wichita Ice Center, said his team got to know numerous athletes who had been in Wichita for a development camp after the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
At least 2 skaters, 1 coach from UD Figure Skating Club killed in plane, helicopter collision
Coach Alexandr Kirsanov and skaters Angela Yang and Sean Kay were on the plane, Kirsanov's wife, Natalia Gudin confirmed.
'Hearts are heavy': 14 members of figure skating community among victims of DC plane crash
Figure skaters and coaches returning from the U.S. national championships were aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday.
Tight-Knit U.S. Figure Skating Community Deeply Shaken by Washington, D.C. Plane Crash
Former Olympian Charlie White is among those trying to help young skaters through the loss of more than a dozen members of the U.S. figure-skating community.
Figure Skating Icon Brian Boitano Reflects on ‘Horrible’ Plane Crash After Being in Wichita All Week
Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano reflected on the tragic plane crash that killed multiple American figure skaters after spending a special week alongside them in Wichita, Kansas. “My heart breaks for my skating family today and my thoughts and prayers go out to all those impacted by this horrible tragedy,
Arizona figure skating coach mourns 'family' lost in DC plane crash
The DC plane crash that killed members of the figure skating community near Reagan National Airport hit very close to home for one Arizona coach.
Metro Atlanta law and figure skating communities remember plane crash victims
International and national figure skaters, their parents, and coaches were all aboard the ill-fated American Airlines flight on Wednesday night.
Young figure skaters, coaches were reportedly on plane from Wichita that crashed in DC
After the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, some young athletes stayed a couple of additional days for further development.
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Youth figure skaters Angela Yang and Sean Kay identified as plane crash victims
(Gray News) – Two of the victims of the American Airlines plane crash in Washington were youth figure skaters. The Delaware ...
A groom-to-be pilot, a daughter of Indian immigrants and figure skating champions are among DC air collision victims
Here are some of the victims of the tragedy identified so far. A mother and her young son Julia Kay and her son, 11-year-old ...
Figure skating coaches, Olympians killed in American Airlines crash had ties to the North Country
Two of the victims of a deadly plane crash between an American Airlines commercial airliner and a Blackhawk Army Helicopter ...
Figure skaters to be memorialized at worlds in Boston
Figure skaters and others killed in the midair collision near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday will be honored when the world ...
Boston skating club trained Olympic champions. It has also shared in the sport's pain
For the next eight decades, the utilitarian barn on the banks of the Charles River was one of the centers of American figure ...
Champion figure skaters confirmed as passengers aboard crashed flight
World figure skating champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were aboard the flight from Wichita, the Kremlin said. The city recently hosted the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.