The figure skating community is reeling after several members were killed in a plane crash near Washington D.C. American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a helicopter Wednesday night, killing all onboard. Many of the victims were returning home from a National Development Camp in Wichita, Kansas. Laura Patterson, a US Figure Skating official, shared her grief and spoke to the close-knit nature of the sport.
As we learn more about the lives lost on the passenger plane that crashed with a military helicopter over the Potomac River in the Washington D.C. area Wednesday night, many of them on that flight were part of the figure skating community heading back from a National Competition.”When I opened my phone up, it was everywhere,” said Laura Patterson.When she’s not coaching at AZ Ice in Gilbert, Laura Patterson is an official for US Figure Skating.She sat rink-side for the U.S.
Patterson says she left on Sunday following the competition, but some skaters stayed for a camp and were on that flight.”When we talk about 'this is a family,' we spent so much time with our athletes. Hours, every day, 6-7 times a week. We travel with them. It’s more than our normal families. It’s heartbreaking when a piece of this is now missing,” she said.Despite the grief, Patterson was back on the ice, teaching just hours after she heard the news.
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