Former Russian Olympians, teen U.S. figure skaters among D.C. crash victims

Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Two former Russian Olympians and American teens Jinna Han and Spencer Lane were among 14 members of the ice skating community killed when their plane collided with an Army helicopter in Washington, officials said Thursday.

Skating Club of Boston executive director Doug Zeghibe confirmed that Russians Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, who teamed up for the pairs title at the 1994 World Championship, were killed in the crash, as were Christine Lane and Jin Han, the mothers of 16-year-old Spencer Han and 13-year-old Jinna Han.

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