A couple of days ago a plane crashed with a helicopter over the Potomac river in WA DC. Among the passengers were Russian figure skaters, champions from the 90's who became Coaches. Sadly there were no survivors.
President Trump seems to have stated that the crash happened because of "DEI" lowered standards for Air Traffic controllers. The nation has a shortage of them and there have been a lot of near misses the past year.
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'THEY WERE MY CHILDREN'
"They were my favourite sports people. They were part of my first attempt at the world championships and became champions in 1994. They were talented and beautiful people," said Velikova, visibly distraught.
"Apart from anything else they were my children. Zhenya (Shishkova) trained with me from the age of 11 and Vladik (Naumov) from age 14. They were like my own children. What's happened is awful. The best people have been taken away from us."
Inna Volyanskaya, a former skater who competed for the pre-1991 Soviet Union, was also reported to have been on board the plane, TASS said. She was a coach at the Washington figure skating club, according to its website.
The Kremlin expressed its condolences to the families of Russian citizens who lost their lives in the crash and said the news that Shishkova and Naumov had been on board appeared to be confirmed."
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/renowned-russian-figure-skating-couple-were-board-us-plane-that-crashed-tass-2025-01-30/
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