Nancy Kerrigan Openly Weeps Over DC Plane Collision That Killed Figure Skaters

We’ve been through tragedies before as Americans, as people, and we are strong. And I guess it’s how we respond to it, and so my response is to be with people I care about and I love, and I needed support. … I think it’s a shock.”

She later added

Which is why I’m here,

she said, noting she had

We just wish them well and the families — the courage and the strength to make the next steps,

she said

I miss you Dad, I would do anything to bring you back and tell you that I loved you one more time,

she wrote in a post on Instagram

Théodore Gudinnatalya

I lost everything. I lost my husband. I lost my students. I lost my friends,

Gudin told the station

I’m devastated to hear the news that at least three Delawareans died during last night’s air collision. Sasha Kirsanov, Sean Kay, and Angela Yang went to Wichita to pursue their passion for figure skating. It is a tragedy that none of them returned home to our state,

his post on X read

We are husband and wife,

she told the station

I am incredibly saddened to share the news that several members of the figure skating community connected to the University of Delaware were among those who tragically lost their lives in an aircraft collision last night in Washington, DC,

his statement read

We decided who's going, who's staying home,

she said

I am so happy with our results at our first finals together!

She celebrated the results on Instagram, captioning her post

They were always welcoming and happy to see one another,

she said about the pair

The events that took place last night in Washington, DC are absolutely devastating,

she wrote on Thursday (January 30).

Our sport and this Club have suffered a horrible loss with this tragedy,

Zeghibe said in a statement posted to social media

Much like everyone here has been saying, I’m not sure how to process it,

she said,

Figure skating becomes your life,

says Russian-born Shishkova in the interview

Nancy Kerriganfigure skater

To walk in here and not see them, I think, would be very strange for everybody that comes here, especially those that are here day in and day out,

Kerrigan said

I think a lot are trying to process it...Folks are just stunned by this. My phone is just blowing up with emails and texts."

Doug Zeghibe, executive director of the Skating Club of Boston

Nancy Kerriganfigure skater

I just, I feel for the athletes, the skaters, and their families but anyone who was on that plane, not just the skaters, because it's such a tragic event,

Kerrigan said

Nancy Kerriganfigure skater

I think we all just need to go together,

Kerrigan said during the press conference at the Skating Club of Boston

Robert Isomamerican Airlines CEO

This is a difficult day for all of us at American Airlines, and our efforts now are focused entirely on the needs of our passengers, crew members, partners, first responders, along with their families and loved ones. We understand and appreciate the people are eager for information, please know that we will continue to share accurate and timely information as soon as we can, but anything we must report, must be accurate."

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom, in a video statement