Zhurova: No need to share skaters who died in a plane crash in their own and strangers
The Olympic champion in speed skating and State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova called not to share skaters who died in a plane crash in the United States and strangers. Her words are given by the Shot Telegram channel.
“They are all of ours,” said Zhurova. She added that the Russian side is ready to provide the necessary assistance to the families of dead athletes if relatives turn to her.
Earlier it became known that on board the liner crashed in the United States were world champions in pairing from Russia Evgeny Shishkov and Vadim Naumov, who moved to the United States in the late 1990s. In America, they were engaged in coaching.
Also, according to preliminary information, the winner of the USSR Figure Skating Championship in pairs, a student of Tatyana Tarasova Inna Volyanskaya, died in a plane crash. Recently, she trained Ashburn Ice House from Virginia.
The passenger plane crashed in the United States near the Ronald Reagan airport. The airliner, when landing, collided with a military helicopter and fell into the Potomak River.
Source: Lenta
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