Kim Yuna mourns figure skating community victims of US plane crash

Kim Yuna Mourns Figure Skating Community Victims Of Us Plane Crash

Kim Yuna / Courtesy of tvN

Kim Yuna / Courtesy of tvN

Former determine skating nationwide workforce member Kim Yuna has expressed her condolences for the members of a determine skating workforce who misplaced their lives in a tragic collision between a small passenger aircraft and a navy helicopter close to Washington, D.C.

Kim shared a condolence message on social media, Saturday, reposting a press release initially issued by the Korea Skating Union relating to the victims of the Washington aircraft crash. The assertion stated, „With deep sorrow and condolences, we sincerely mourn the determine skating workforce and all victims who tragically misplaced their lives within the Washington aircraft crash.“ It continued, „We’ll without end bear in mind their ardour, dedication and exquisite performances.“

The assertion additionally prolonged sympathy to the households, fellow athletes, U.S. Determine Skating and all these grieving, saying, „We ship our deepest condolences and want peace for the souls of the victims.“

The accident occurred on Jan. 29 at roughly 8:50 p.m. native time when PSA Airways Flight 5342, operated by American Airways‘ subsidiary, was trying to land at Ronald Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport. The plane collided midair with a Black Hawk navy helicopter earlier than crashing into the Potomac River. U.S. rescue authorities reported that each one 67 folks on board each autos, together with 60 passengers, 4 crew members and three navy personnel, have been killed.

Among the many victims have been round 20 folks from the determine skating neighborhood, together with skaters, coaches and members of the family who had been getting back from a nationwide coaching program in Kansas. 13-year-old Jinna Han and 16-year-old Spencer Lane, each of Korean descent, have been additionally on board. Lane, adopted from Korea at a younger age, received the Jap Sectional competitors within the intermediate division final November.

The crash additionally claimed the lives of former world determine skating champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov of Russia, who have been serving as coaches. Doug Zeghibe, CEO of the Boston Skating Membership the place the victims educated, was additionally reportedly on the ill-fated flight.

This text from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Occasions, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Occasions.

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