Twice American Olympic Tonya Harding He joined many others in the artistic skating community to speak after it was revealed that several members of the artistic skating of the United States were among the victims feared for dead after an American Airlines collision with an army helicopter on Wednesday by The night.
Harding, who had joined X only one day before, published a message in response to the “devastating” news that 67 people on board American Airlines Flight 5342 And a Black Hawk UH-60 helicopter was killed during a collision near the Reagan Washington National Airport, near DC, around 9 pm, local time.
The skateboard Figure Tonya Harding of the United States competes in an artistic skating competition around 1992 (photo by focus on Sport/Getty Images) (Focus on sport)
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“The events that took place last night in Washington, DC, are absolutely devastating,” said Harding’s publication.
“They tell me that several Professional figures skaters They were aboard the flight too. Sending my love and prayers to all victims and their families. ”
The first to respond recovered at least 28 bodies of the frost waters of the Potomac River on Thursday. The authorities said there were 64 people aboard the commercial flight, including four crew members. Three soldiers were aboard the helicopter.
The figurative skating community cries the victims of the deadly collision of the plane crash: “With loss of words”
A United States Police helicopter flies on the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, on Thursday, January 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (Photo by Carolyn Kaster/AP)
“We do not believe there are survivors,” said John Donnelly, the fire chief in the capital of the nation. “Now we are at the point where we are changing a rescue operation to a recovery operation.”
US artistic skating. He issued a statement confirming that “several members of our skating community” were aboard the flight. The organization said they would return home to a development camp arrested after the United States artistic skating championship in Wichita, Kansas, which concluded on Sunday.
Archive: The skaters of American figures Tonya Harding (L) and Nancy Kerrigan are avoided during a training session in Hamar, Norway, during the 1994 Winter Olympic Games. (Vincent Amalvy/AFP through Getty Images)
Harding’s publication arrives a day after joining the popular social media platform, a movement that met some controversy. Harding’s career was markedly tarnished by his connection with The 1994 attack In his rival, Nancy Kerrigan, who was drawn by the ex -husband of Harding, Jeff Gillooly.
