Iriar Marinin, the current champion of men’s figure skating and nationwide champions, is a figure to express pathetic DOL to those who were affected by a fatal clash between airplanes and military helicopters on Wednesday. I joined other famous members of the skate community.
“I am sorry for the tragic loss of my fellow skaters in this catastrophic accident,” Marinin wrote on Instagram. “The figure skating community is a family, and this loss is beyond words. My thoughts are all about family, friends, and all affected people. We will never forget them.”
The US figure skating states in a statement that “several members” in the community were on a flight. This was an inbound from Wichita, Kansas, a location for last week’s National Figure Skating Championship. 20 -year -old Marinin lives in northern Virginia and lives on a train, but is not on flight.
He won three consecutive national titles on a weekend, and decided to win by landing a 6 -double jump in a long Sunday program. It is unknown when he returned to the Washington area.
The Washington Figure Skate Club, a member of Marinin, has stated in a statement that the news is “devastated”.
“Detailed information will be posted as needed,” the club said.
In the early morning of Thursday, details of the victims of the crash drop have still appeared. There, 64 passengers collided with the Army helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport. Authorities said on Thursday that they collected 28 bodies from the scene and did not think there were survivors.
Doug Zigibe, the highest executive officer of the Boston skate club, stated in a statement that the six people belonging to his club were on a flight, including two teenage skater, mother, and two coaches. Ta. Couples of couples, VADIM NAUMOV and EVGENIA SHISHKOVA coaches, won the Russian figure skater at the 1994 World Championships before moving to the United States.
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