Magic Johnson, Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir, Scott Hamilton and others from the sports world reacted on social media to the tragic D.C. airplane crash Thursday.
Tara Lipinski and Tonya Harding were among those in mourning after learning figure skaters were in Wednesday's plane crash near Washington D.C.
Figure skating star Nancy Kerrigan was overcome with emotion, revealing that she knew at least two skaters on the plane that crashed Wednesday night.
Tara Lipinski spoke out about the ‘unimaginable’ D.C. plane crash that reportedly killed members of the U.S. Figure Skating organization
US Figure Skating confirmed several members of the skating community were onboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a Blackhawk military helicopter.
Among UD-based skaters who excelled at the highest levels were the 1992 Olympic pairs duo of Calla Urbanski and Rocky Marval and 2006 world champion Kimmie Meissner. Three-time national champion and two-time Olympian Johnny Weir also got his start at UD.
Figure skating clubs in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York are training grounds for many athletes and several team members.