Skaters and coaches among victims in DC plane crash

[yelyoh]

US Figure Skating Tribute Video



Today Show Piece and interview with USFS CEO (2/3/25)
The piece ends with Jimmy Ma saying, "None of us wanna hear music today. But because we have that job we have to. We cannot just let this break us." (the last sentence has resolute emphasis)

That skate was great. Unison, proximity, edges, twizzles, lifts, his reaction when their scores and placments were announced.
They will never have the future they should have had but they and we have this. I cannot stop crying. These were kids. This just continues to be awful!

 

[labgoat]

That skate was great. Unison, proximity, edges, twizzles, lifts, his reaction when their scores and placments were announced.
They will never have the future they should have had but they and we have this. I cannot stop crying. These were kids. This just continues to be awful!

 

[TheChimster]

ESPN article: https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/43664774/the-triumphant-final-days-skaters-killed-dc-crash

There's lots of stories, and mention of all the people supporting Maxim.

This was a good read, but a tough one. I could not stop crying. Thanks for posting.

 

[ramurphy2005]

This was a good read, but a tough one. I could not stop crying. Thanks for posting.

It made me cry, too, so I've been spacing out what articles and tributes I read or watch.

 

[cailuj365]

ESPN article: https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/43664774/the-triumphant-final-days-skaters-killed-dc-crash

There's lots of stories, and mention of all the people supporting Maxim.

Thank you for sharing this. That was tough to read but also perhaps one of the more uplifting articles with personal glimpses of the skaters and families and friends, depicting how much they loved each other and the sport and how much they are supporting each other during times of tragedy.

I share everyone's grief and heartbreak, and like many others, I've had to take breaks from the tribute articles and videos. On Tuesday night, I was texting a non-skating friend about Max and his world champion parents and how elite skating seems to run in so many families. The next night, I texted her again to say that Max's parents were on that plane and were dead. It felt surreal and horrible. I couldn't believe it. I still don't quite believe it.

This is going to impact US Figure Skating for a very long time. I hope for a very beautiful memorial at Worlds this year.

 

[Anna K.]

Please note: This video is *not* of Spencer Lane -- a big mistake on the part of the Instagram account (which presumably had good intentions, but missed the mark).

I am 99.99% sure that the video shows 2025 U.S. Junior Men's champion Lorenzo Elano at the Skating Spectacular (performing in his SP costume).
(Spencer Lane did not perform in the Skating Spectacular.)

RIP, Spencer.

Sadly, Spencer Lane passed away before the figure skating community got used to how he looked like.

Here are the official videos of his Intermediate programs (2025 Eastern Sectional Singles Final):

 

[skatingfan4ever]

This article was brought to Max's Fan Fest and I'm bringing it here too. It is about him specifically and the close family friends looking after him right now. As told by Katia Gordeeva.

Skater Maxim Naumov, 23, Who Lost Both Parents in D.C. Plane Crash, Now with Family Friends ‘24 Hours’ a Day (Exclusive)

In an interview with PEOPLE, Olympic gold medalist Ekaterina 'Katia' Gordeeva mourned her late teammates Evgenia Shiskova and Vadim Naumov, killed in the Jan. 29 crash. She revealed their son Maxim Naumov, 23, is being supported by a close family friend around the clock.

people.com

 

[moonvine]

"Hi, everybody. Thank you for your stuffies."

That broke me.

 

[moonvine]

This was a good read, but a tough one. I could not stop crying. Thanks for posting.

Jimmy looks really bad. I am concerned for SCOB. So hard hit.

 

[elbkup]

🌟𝑠𝑘𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠🌟 on Instagram: "NBC10 Boston shared an old interview with Jinna today and I would like to share her adorable sweet voice; a bright soul full of excitement, dreams and joy which were reflected in her skating too. This is how we should

6,634 likes, 245 comments - skating_talents_ on January 31, 2025: "NBC10 Boston shared an old interview with Jinna today and I would like to share her adorable sweet voice; a bright soul full of excitement, dreams and joy which were reflected in her skating too. This is how we should all...

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U.S. Figure Skating on Instagram: "The love and support of the skating world is strong. ❤️⛸️ The Colorado Springs community came together to honor the 28 athletes, coaches and family members we lost in the tragic crash on Jan. 29. Thank you to the

17K likes, 82 comments - usfigureskating on February 3, 2025: "The love and support of the skating world is strong. ❤️⛸️ The Colorado Springs community came together to honor the 28 athletes, coaches and family members we lost in the tragic crash on Jan. 29. Thank you to the @usopmuseum for...

www.instagram.com

These are so heart wrenching

Interview piece with Jinna in 2022;

Danny O’Shea comforting Amber Glenn; Neset & Markelov sign condolence books (I think- among several memorial photos)

 

[macy]

Sadly, Spencer Lane passed away before the figure skating community got used to how he looked like.

Here are the official videos of his Intermediate programs (2025 Eastern Sectional Singles Final):

he was so incredibly talented. I still can't believe he only started skating after Nathan Chen's 2022 win, his progress was unheard of. what a talent we lost.

how heartbreaking to see him with Maxim's parents, and then see Cory's name in the standings below Spencer's...

 

[CoyoteChris]

It made me cry, too, so I've been spacing out what articles and tributes I read or watch.

I think you are wise. When a rock is thrown into a pond, the ripples go out in all directions and then eventually dissapate. Everyone of us and the families and close friends and skaters everywhere are grieving...we start in the morning when we wake up...we still are in shock to some point and have to deal with grief in our own way. Like you, I have to throttle back on my exposure to the news and the skating world reactions. At night, I watch current skates to take my mind off of things...we all have to deal with grief in our own way. I am watching the Japanese skaters having fun and supporting each other at their winter festival....thanks to some kind forum members who posted the day long vids of the events.
This forum is also helpful in sharing grief....peace and love to all....

 

[moonvine]

My Queen has weighed in.

 

[BlissfulSynergy]

Such thoughtful words from the medical examiner about the grace and gratitude of grieving family members.

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[ramurphy2005]

Just announced, USFS is having a benefit show on March 2nd at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.

“Legacy on Ice” Benefit at Capital One Arena to Support Victims of the Tragedy at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport | U.S. Figure Skating

www.usfigureskating.org

 

[lariko]

Thank you for providing the verified link to support the families who lost the loved ones.

 

[Skater Boy]

First of all this is tragic for everyone touched by this crash - not just the skating community. Second, all the lives matter on this plane and each one have great value and meaning to so many. It is unfortunate that we truly do not perhaps recognize or acknowledge their sigificance until they are gone. I am reminded if you have something nice to say -- say it while the person is alive (I think of my mom and dad) because once they are gone it is too late. In many ways the wonderful tributes make me think of we need to encourage them when they are here and alive and yet we do it after they can appreciate it. I wish I had done something sooner when they were alive.

I cannot compare lives. I know some say they especially feel sorrow for the young ones who lost their lives and showed such potential. I was told about the 1961 crash and those were the very elite. I don't think it should matter what level skaters these were ; their lives count and they had the "right" to live up to their dreams. I have a soft spot for Shishkova and Naumov. They may not be getting the recognition because they are now living in the US and not their native RUssia. I am not sure how I would word it but they were unfortunate, unlucky, whatever the words that they competed at the time of some real great teams - Gordeeva and Grinkov, B/S, Artur and his two partners - we are talking outstanding skaters forget Eisler and Brasseur, the Czeh team and other Russian teams - including world champs Eltsova and Bushkov??. They probably should have won at least another world title and it did not seem the skating world really respected them (they were the defending world champions and skated a clean, technically demanding program in the freeskate in 1995 after their 54 world title and lost). They always seemed overlooked. But what is really sad is they raised their only child to be a top US men's skater and they will never see if he goes to the olympics or worlds. Naumov's dad recently had a stroke and now Max must decide to return the remains to Russia or bury them in the States.

Seeing the stories of those lost shows the human side of these people who lost their lives. It is also so so sad. RIP

 

[el henry]

According to this Russian source, Maxim has decided to have services in Boston and to have his parents laid to rest in the US. I do not know how reliable the source is (although they quote Vadim's mother), and I am relying on Google translate:

Rescuers find body of figure skater Naumov killed in plane crash in Washington, D.C.

Rescuers found the body of world champion in pairs figure skating Vadim Naumov, who died in a plane crash in Washington. This was reported by his mother Iya Naumova on February 1.

en.iz.ru

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

According to this Russian source, Maxim has decided to have services in Boston and to have his parents laid to rest in the US. I do not know how reliable the source is (although they quote Vadim's mother), and I am relying on Google translate:

Rescuers find body of figure skater Naumov killed in plane crash in Washington, D.C.

Rescuers found the body of world champion in pairs figure skating Vadim Naumov, who died in a plane crash in Washington. This was reported by his mother Iya Naumova on February 1.

en.iz.ru

Something's not right about that article, as the crash was on Wednesday, Jan 29, 2025 and this article says Jan 30th.

 

[FlossieH]

Something's not right about that article, as the crash was on Wednesday, Jan 29, 2025 and this article says Jan 30th.

It may just be a time zone and translation issue. It was the 29th Jan in the USA but 30th January in Russia. A lot of UK reports have been giving both dates, showing the US date and time followed by the UK equivalents in brackets. Some have done it the other way round. I have also seen some just say the 30th, though.

We may not hear anything until after the funeral - they may not want a media circus surrounding it.