The 1961 U.S. National Figure Skating team as they prepared to take off for the World Championships in Prague, on Feb 14, 1961. Their plane crashed just hours later as they attempted a stop in ...

The figure skating community is shaken after a tragic plane crash in D.C. Corinne Martin, who was a figure skater, remembered another deadly plane crash that killed the U.S. Figure Skating Team.

On Feb. 15, 1961, the entire U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash in Belgium on its way to the that year's world championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

For some in the ice skating community, the plane crash Wednesday outside of Washington D.C ... 1961, all 18 members of the U.S. Figure Skating Team were killed on a flight to the world ...

“It’s now a ways back, but in 1961, the entire world team of U.S. figure skating en route to the World Championships in Prague was lost in a plane crash in Belgium.” ...

The 1961 crash killed all 18 members of the team along with 16 officials, judges, coaches and family members. "It had long-reaching implications for the Skating Club and for the sport in this ...

On Feb. 15, 1961, the entire U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash in Belgium on its way to the that year's world championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

Members of the U. S. Figure Skating Team pose before boarding Belgian Sabena airline plane at Idle Wild airport, Feb. 14, 1961, New York. The plane crashed Feb. 15 near the Brussels, Belgium ...

The US figure skating team before boarding the Sabena Flight 548 on 15 February, 1961 (AFP via Getty Images) This is the second time a plane crash has rocked the “close-knit family” of figure ...

Sixty-four years ago, the entire 18-member U.S. Figure Skating team died in a plane crash outside of Brussels, en route to the 1961 world championships in Prague.

In 1961, the entire U.S. national team lost their lives in a plane crash en route to the world championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Skip to content NOWCAST WLWT News 5 at 11:00 ...

In 1961, the entire U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash. Losing a generation of top-level athletes and their coaches hobbled the U.S. The DCA crash and brought back difficult memories.