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Sabena Flight 548 was a Boeing 707-329 [1] flight operated by Sabena that crashed en route from New York City to Brussels, Belgium on 15 February 1961.The flight, which had originated at Idlewild International Airport, [2] crashed on approach to Brussels Airport, killing all 72 people on board and one person on the ground. [3]
On February 15, 1961, the entire United States figure skating team and several family members, coaches, and officials were killed when Sabena Flight 548 crashed in Brussels, Belgium, en route to the World Championships in Prague. The accident caused the cancellation of the 1961 World Championships and necessitated the building of a new American ...
On February 15, 1961, the entire United States figure skating team and several family members, coaches, and officials were killed when Sabena Flight 548 crashed in Brussels, Belgium, en route to the World Championships in Prague. The accident caused the cancellation of the 1961 World Championships and necessitated the building of a new American ...
Laurence Rochon "Laurie" Owen (/ l ɔːr ˈ ɔː n s /; May 9, 1944 – February 15, 1961) was an American figure skater.She was the 1961 U.S. National Champion and represented the United States at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where she placed 6th.
Figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics took place at the Blyth Arena in Squaw Valley, California, United States. Three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies' singles and pair skating. [1] [2] It was the final time that figure skating at the Winter Olympics was conducted in a covered, but not enclosed, rink. [3]
Roles was asked to come out of retirement following the crash of Sabena Flight 548, which killed the entire 1961 U.S. figure skating team. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] She complied and won the gold medal at the 1962 U.S. Championships , making her the first skater [ citation needed ] to win U.S. national titles on the novice, junior and senior levels.
New York, United States: 3: 3 members of the boys' swimming team killed, and 15 others were injured when their bus skidded on ice and overturned on the Southern Tier Expressway. [24] 24 November 1974: Sherbrooke Castors: Ice hockey: Bus: Quebec, Canada: 1: 1 member of team killed, 29 injured: 21 January 1984: Whitefish High School: Wrestling ...
Ladies' singles skater Peggy Fleming built up a huge lead after the compulsory figures and won the first-place votes of all nine judges. [1] Her victory marked the first gold medal won by an American after the death of an entire US figure skating team in an air crash in 1961, and heralded an American figure skating renaissance. [2] Individual