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Scott Hamilton penned a poignant statement upon learning that last night's American Airlines crash had claimed the lives of young Olympic hopeful athletes, their coaches and other figure skating ...
Former Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan pauses while addressing the media at The Skating Club of Boston, The Skating Club of Boston, where six members of the club's community, including athletes ...
The multigenerational loss evoked painful memories of the 1961 plane crash that killed 73 people – including all 18 members of the US figure skating team headed to the world figure skating ...
A tragedy that claimed the lives of skaters, coaches, parents and officials. My heart is shattered for our skating community.” — 1984 Olympic and four-time world champion Scott Hamilton. ___ “Just to acknowledge this plane crash in the U.S. last night. A lot of my Team USA figure skating teammates were in the accident as well. ...
Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger was tragically killed in an avalanche on Monday, according to the Swiss-Ski federation. Hediger, 26, got caught in an avalanche at the mountain resort of ...
Edmond Brassart , (30), France – Fencing – 1900, Paris – Brassard was killed alongside three others in the collapse of the Passerelle des Invalides, a temporary bridge built for the Exposition Universelle of 1900. This occurred two months after he participated in the Olympic Games but also two months before the Games concluded. [22] [23]
All cases in the list below are from alpine or downhill skiing activities; no skiers have been known to have died during any cross-country event, or in any major international ski jumping competitions (e.g. FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup, FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and the Olympic Games), though many ski ...
Sometimes, the deaths came during competition or practice, while other times deaths occurred due to road accidents or other non-sports-related reasons. The list does not include athletes who died during World War I or during World War II , when international athletics competitions were largely put on pause.