INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Union County-based figure skating club issued a statement about the deadly midair collision where a group of figure skaters were among the nearly 70 people killed.
The American Eagle jet arriving at Reagan National Airport departed from Wichita, Kansas, home to the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and the High Development Camp that followed. not only did the Carolinas Figure Skating Club attend those events, but also the 14 skaters and family members killed in the crash.
The club is part of the Elite Training Team NC (ETT).
“Our ETT/CFSC Skaters who attended the camp are all reported safe. Thank you to all who checked in on their well-being,” the club that trains in Indian trail posted on Instagram.
It was joined by a Reel post from ETT:
“Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the plane crash at Reagan National Airport. … In this time of grief we stand with the figure skating community, keeping all those affected in our thoughts and players.”
