The Olympic Gold Medal says he is on an aircraft crash to home as an athlete: “I could be me”
Aviation accident near National Airport Reagan Washington on Wednesday night hit the sports world when it was revealed to be members Community of Sliding Figures They were among those on the American Airlines flight.
Six members Boston skating club They were in flight 5342, and US skating said in a statement that “several members of our skating community” was on the plane.
The commercial aircraft collided with a military helicopter, resulting in the assumed death of all 67 people on board two aircraft combined.
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After hearing that the flight worn athletes, potentially those with Olympic dreams, a gold medal shot Putter Ryan Crouser said the news hit her closer to home.
“It’s really hard to spend.” I think it’s really a difficult time, right now as a country, and like an athlete, just thinking about: “Shoot, that’s what I could be.”
For triple gold medalHe was another reminder that you did not take what he had for granted.
“My heart comes out to families, and if nothing else, just to be grateful for every day. There are so many great opportunities ahead of you, but you do not know when it can be taken and in a crazy accident so, definitely a difficult time, and my heart goes to families. “
The first respondents went on to recovery to recovery on the Potomac River after it was believed that there were no survivors. On the American Airlines flight there were 60 passengers and four crew members and three soldiers on the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.
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Two former Olympians, Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, were believed to be among the victims of the collision, Kremlin confirmed.
Fox News’ Paulina Grandpa and Associated Press contributed to this report.
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