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Ashburn Ice House Coach, Local Skaters Killed in Potomac River Plane Crash
Ashburn Ice House Coach, Local Skaters Killed in Potomac River Plane Crash
20 hrs ago
A memorial of flowers and stuffed animals is growing in the lobby of the Ashburn Ice House following the crash of American Eagle Flight 5342 on Jan. 29 at National Airport. At least seven members of the ice rink's skating community, including a coach, skaters and parents, were killed in the crash.
William Timme/Loudoun Now
A mid-air collision between a plane and U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night killed 67 people – including up and coming figure skaters who practiced at Ashburn Ice House and Coach Inna Volyanskaya.
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At least seven members of Loudoun's skating community, including a coach, skaters and parents, were killed in the crash. Among those were Ashburn Ice House figure skating coach Inna Volyanskaya and two junior figure skaters who competed both this and last year. One of them earned 2024 US Figure Skating Juvenile Champion during last year’s competitions. ... Three soldiers aboard the Blackhawk also died in the crash.
Volyanskaya was a pair skater with the Soviet Union National Team, twice placing first in the Soviet Union Cup. She competed internationally achieving gold, silver, and bronze medals in various international competitions, according to the Ashburn Ice House website.
She also earned the leading role in Tatiana Tarasova’s ice theater known as “Russian All-Stars” performing all around the world. Later she was again chosen to skate as Princess Aurora in “Sleeping Beauty”, Cinderella in in the ice show “Cinderella”, Belle in “Beauty and the Beast”, and Ariel in Disney on Ice’s “The Little Mermaid.”
Because multiple victims of the crash were former Loudoun County Public Schools students, the school division has offered mental health support to students who need it.
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20 hrs ago
A memorial of flowers and stuffed animals is growing in the lobby of the Ashburn Ice House following the crash of American Eagle Flight 5342 on Jan. 29 at National Airport. At least seven members of the ice rink's skating community, including a coach, skaters and parents, were killed in the crash.
William Timme/Loudoun Now
A mid-air collision between a plane and U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night killed 67 people – including up and coming figure skaters who practiced at Ashburn Ice House and Coach Inna Volyanskaya.
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At least seven members of Loudoun's skating community, including a coach, skaters and parents, were killed in the crash. Among those were Ashburn Ice House figure skating coach Inna Volyanskaya and two junior figure skaters who competed both this and last year. One of them earned 2024 US Figure Skating Juvenile Champion during last year’s competitions. ... Three soldiers aboard the Blackhawk also died in the crash.
Volyanskaya was a pair skater with the Soviet Union National Team, twice placing first in the Soviet Union Cup. She competed internationally achieving gold, silver, and bronze medals in various international competitions, according to the Ashburn Ice House website.
She also earned the leading role in Tatiana Tarasova’s ice theater known as “Russian All-Stars” performing all around the world. Later she was again chosen to skate as Princess Aurora in “Sleeping Beauty”, Cinderella in in the ice show “Cinderella”, Belle in “Beauty and the Beast”, and Ariel in Disney on Ice’s “The Little Mermaid.”
Because multiple victims of the crash were former Loudoun County Public Schools students, the school division has offered mental health support to students who need it.
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UPDATE: At least a dozen Potomac River plane crash victims from Loudoun, Fairfax counties
BY TREVOR BARATKO AND SEBASTIEN KRAFT / InsideNoVa 16 hrs ago
4 min to read
Police closed Daingerfield Island in Alexandria to the public and continued to patrol the premises Thursday morning following the plane crash in the Potomac Wednesday night.
Cameron Delean | InsideNoVa
Multiple victims in Wednesday night's plane crash over the Potomac River were students from Loudoun and Fairfax counties and their parents, according to various sources and both public school systems.
Neither school system has provided names of the deceased, though various sources have identified some of the victims, many of whom are members of the Northern Virginia figure skating community.
Overall, 67 people died in Wednesday’s crash between a commercial jet and an Army helicopter from Fort Belvoir. The American Airlines flight was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, while the helicopter was carrying three service members.
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BY TREVOR BARATKO AND SEBASTIEN KRAFT / InsideNoVa 16 hrs ago
4 min to read
Police closed Daingerfield Island in Alexandria to the public and continued to patrol the premises Thursday morning following the plane crash in the Potomac Wednesday night.
Cameron Delean | InsideNoVa
Multiple victims in Wednesday night's plane crash over the Potomac River were students from Loudoun and Fairfax counties and their parents, according to various sources and both public school systems.
Neither school system has provided names of the deceased, though various sources have identified some of the victims, many of whom are members of the Northern Virginia figure skating community.
Overall, 67 people died in Wednesday’s crash between a commercial jet and an Army helicopter from Fort Belvoir. The American Airlines flight was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, while the helicopter was carrying three service members.
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