That airplane was taking figure skaters, coaches and their families home from a national training camp. It was full of talented young people just beginning their lives, moms and dads, brothers and sisters. My heart is sick as a mother.
May God bless, comfort, and keep the victims, their loved ones, and the first responders in the wake of this unspeakable tragedy.
🚨BREAKING NEWS UPDATE📰
At least 14 U.S. Figure Skating Championship contestants were on board flight 5342 when it collided with PAT25.
The following skaters and coaches are some of those believed to have been on board AA Flight 5342:
Coach Genia Shishkova
Coach Vadim Naumov
Spencer Lane
Jinna Han
Eddie Zhou
Everly Livingston
Lydia Livingston
Franco Aparicio
Coach Inna Volyanskaya
Sean Kay
Angela Yang
*Maxim Naumov, son of Vadim Naumov and Genia Shishkova, was NOT on flight 5342 and has been confirmed safe! He left Witchita, Kansas on a flight before his parents.
BACK ON TOP! 🥇
The U.S. Women are Olympic Champions!
Congratulations to Simone, Jordan, Jade, Sunisa & Hezly - through it all, you did it TOGETHER.
For the very first time, we proudly introduce the 2024 U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team presented by @Xfinity!
➡️ Hezly Rivera
➡️ Jade Carey
➡️ Simone Biles
➡️ Suni Lee
➡️ Jordan Chiles
Traveling Replacement Athletes: Joscelyn Roberson & Leanne Wong