As they returned from the National Development Camp, which was conducted in conjunction with the US Figure Skating Championships in Wichita,
Kansas, the US governing body for figure skating certified that participants, coaches, and family members were on board.
“We hold the families of the victims close in our hearts and are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy,” the statement said. We’ll keep an eye on the issue and provide further details.
As they become available.” Russian official media reports that among those skaters on board were ice skating trainers Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova.
According to reports, their skateboarding son Maxim could have also been on the aircraft since his name was listed as a contestant on the event’s website.
The married couple, who reside in the US and coach young skaters, won the world championships in pairs figure skating back in 1994.
