Olympian Nancy Kerrigan expresses her condolences following a plane crash near Washington, D.C. that killed figure skaters and coaches, including two athletes from the Skating Club of Boston and their parents. Kerrigan knew the deceased coaches, Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, from their shared Olympic experience.
Olympian Nancy Kerrigan is among those mourning the loss of figure skaters and coaches who are presumed dead following a plane crash near Washington, D.C.Kerrigan is a member of the Skating Club of Boston, which announced two athletes, their parents and two coaches were killed in the mid-air collision with a military helicopter on Wednesday. 'I just feel for the athletes, the skaters and their families... it's just such a tragic event,' Kerrigan said.
people presumed dead after collision between military helicopter and planeCoaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov actually competed in the 1994 Olympics in the pairs event while Kerrigan competed in the ladies' singles. 'I've seen them a lot of times here and there over the years, but everything I've heard of them is like maybe being a little tough, but with a smile on their face,' Kerrigan said.
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