Little more than a month after a tragic air disaster took the lives of 28 members of the US figure skating community, emotions were on full display Sunday in Washington, DC, for the “Legacy on Ice” tribute.
The memorial tables set up at Eisenhower Airport will come down on Monday, with plans for a permanent tribute to honor the victims of Flight 5342 in the works.
Doug Lane's wife, Christine, and their 16-year-old son, Spencer, were among those who died in the crash. Spencer was one of six members of the Skating Club of Boston aboard the plane.
A star-studded group of some of the best U.S. figure skaters of the past and present took the ice in the nation's capital to remember and raise money for the victims of the midair collision outside Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The commemoration featured a star-studded group of some of the best U.S. figure skaters of the past and present taking part to pay tribute to the 67 people who died when an Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines flight and crashed into the Potomac River on Jan.