Ovechkin took part in the evening of memory of those who died in a plane crash near Washington
The Russian striker of the National Hockey League Club (NHL) “Washington Capitals” Alexander Ovechkin supported the families of victims in a plane crash near Washington. This was reported on the team page on the social network X.
According to the source, the hockey player took part in the Veche memory of Legacy on Ice. He met with the families of the dead and thanked the employees of the rescue services.
On January 30, when landing at Ronald Reagan Airport in Washington, after a collision with a military helicopter, the passenger aircraft of the American Airlines airline crashed. There were 14 skaters on board, including former Russian and Soviet athletes. In particular, Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, who became 1994 world champions in paired skating in the Russian national team.
Athletes returned home from the National Figure Skating Development camp in Wichito. On board there were 28 people related to figure skating, including 11 active athletes.
Source: Lenta
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