The 1961 crash killed all 18 members of the team along with 16 officials, judges, coaches and family members. "It had long-reaching implications for the Skating Club and for the sport in this ...

U.S. Figure Skating team suffered plane crash in 1961 On Feb. 15, 1961, a plane with all 18 members of the U.S. Figure Skating Team heading from New York to the World Championships in Prague ...

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The entire U.S. national ice-skating team was killed in a plane crash in 1961 while on their way to the World Championships in Prague. Vinson-Owen Elementary School in Winchester, Massachusetts ...

The CEO of a Boston skating club said the sport was “coming out of the shadow” of that crash “just now.” News Reporter News Reporter emell.adolphus@thedailybeast.com Got a tip? Send it to ...

For some in the ice skating community, the plane crash Wednesday outside of Washington D.C. brings back painful memories. Doug Zeghibe, CEO of The Skating Club of Boston, said the mid-air collision, ...

On Feb. 15, 1961, the entire U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash in Belgium on its way to the that year's world championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Among the 72 passengers killed ...

“It’s now a ways back, but in 1961, the entire world team of U.S. figure skating en route to the World Championships in Prague was lost in a plane crash in Belgium.” Zeghibe explained that ...

In 1961, the entire U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash. Losing a generation of top-level athletes and their coaches hobbled the U.S. The DCA crash and brought back difficult memories.