The American skating community came together for a funderizer on Sunday and paid tribute to the victims of the US Army’s Black Hawk Helicopter on 29 January on the American Airlines flight and the Potomac River in Washington.
Sixty -seven people, all people of both aircraft died in an accident, consisting of US Figure Skating Community -11 young figures, four couchs and 28 members of 13 family members, who were beese for the US Figure Skating Championship in Wichita, Kansas.
On Sunday night, one of the most emotional performances was given by Maxim Naomov, who skated for a favorite song by his parents, Evagenia Sheeshkov and Vadimov, who died in an accident.
The two -hour heritage at the ice event was hosted by the Olympic figure skating champions Brian Bitano and Christie Yamaguchi. He and other experienced skates, including Scott Hamilton and Nathan Chains, performed.
A week after the accident, the event started taking shape. Tribute organizers, monumental sports and entertainment stated that they have so far increased $ 1.2 million for the families of the victims and the first response.
Monumental Chairman Ted Leonis said in a statement, “We are amazed and grateful to this community, whose compassion and support was out of force for the ‘Ligi on Ice’ event.”
Hey raised money is to be divided into families affected by the collision, first response and US figure skating.
Associated Press reported that around 500 first reaction and about 150 family members of the victims were in the audience.
NBC is going to broadcast “Legacy on Ice” on 30 March.