American Eagle flight was carrying figure skaters home from a training camp before crash


American Eagle flight was carrying figure skaters home from a training camp before crash

Jan. 30, 2025, 4:03 PM GMT+5 Elite American figure skaters were onboard the flight that suffered a midair collision with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday, the official American body for the sport said early Thursday. Two Russian world champions were also among the passengers on the American Eagle flight, Russian state media reported. U.S. Figure Skating said the athletes were returning from a training camp in Wichita, Kansas.