
Anton Spiridonov with Lorraine McNamara.
Ezra Shaw / Getty ImagesAmerican artistic skater Anton Spiridonov was not on the theft of American Airlines who collided with an army helicopter.
“The Russian media included me on a list of alleged people on the flight of Wichita to Washington DC,” wrote Spiridonov via his Instagram history on Thursday, January 30. “I was Not on this flightThank you for everyone’s concern for my safety. My heart goes to all the families affected by this tragedy. »»
Spiridonov also shared a video of his father, Valeriyplaying next Inna Volumanskaya. “Papa Pasking Partner,” he wrote via his Instagram history on Thursday. “Rest in peace, Inna.”
The news broke out on Wednesday, January 29, that A plane crashed In an army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport and fell into the Potomac river while trying to land. Wusa9 reported that more than “300 emergency teams” had carried out a research and rescue operation. More than a dozen bodies have since been recovered from the water.
There would have been 60 passengers and four crew members on flight 5342 who left Kansas on Wednesday. Although the names of athletes and coaches involved in the accident were not immediately shared, the Boston skating club published names of American skaters associated with the organization, especially married coaches VADIM NAUNOV And Melengeia Shishkova.
“Our sport and this club have undergone horrible loss with this tragedy”, ” Doug ZeghibeSaid the CEO and executive director in a press release. “Skating is a united community where parents and children meet 6 to 7 days a week to train and work together. Everyone is like a family. Among the skaters, coaches and parents on the plane, we believe that six came from the Boston skating club. We are devastated and completely as far as a word. »»
The press release continued: “These athletes, coaches and parents returned from the national figure skating development camp, after last week’s American championships in Wichita. This camp is intended for young competitive skaters of tomorrow with the most promise of being a champion of tomorrow. The club sent 18 athletes to participate in the American championships. He sent 12 athletes to the national development camp. »»
Some of the flight passengers left the US 2025 US figure skating championships, which held in Wichita from January 20 to January 26. The American figure skating website noted that a reception had been held to mark the induction of the class of the fame of the renown temple of the renowned temple of 2025.
The American figure skating team also confirmed that “several members” of the skating community were on board the flight. “These athletes, coaches and family members returned home to the national development camp organized in collaboration with the American craft skating championships in Wichita, Kansas,” the statement said.