World artistic skating champions in Naumov and Shishkov couples died in a plane crash in Washington

According to Zegiba, six victims of the tragedy worked directly at their club: two coaches, two skaters and two women: the mothers of the skaters.

Since 1998, the dead Shishkova and Naumov have lived in the United States, where they trained young skaters, writes The Washington Post. Boston’s figurative skating club defined Shishkov and Naumov as coaches in their state. Naumov was the coach of the US National Team. UU., Trained the winners of the championships and prepared the participants for international competitions, while Shishkova was an assistant coach of many US champions, the publication said.

The plane crash occurred the night before. According to the Washington Post, the American Airlines plane, flying the Kanzas-Washington flight, collided with the US Armed Forces helicopter. Uu. Black Hawk. As a result, both airplanes fell to the Potomak River. The incident occurred near Ronald Reagan National Airport.

According to American Airlines, there were 60 passengers and four crew members on board. There were three American soldiers in a military helicopter, in an interview with WP two unidentified officials of the United States Ministry of Defense. The search and rescue operation continues, according to NBC News, at least 28 passengers were found.

Previously, the Tass source said that on board the airplanes were the worldwide world skating champions in Yevgeny Shishkova and Vadim Naumov couples, as well as the bronze medalist of the USSR championship in Katania matched in Volyanskaya.