Media reported that ex-figure skater Volyanskaya was on board the plane that crashed in the United States

Bronze medalist of the USSR championship in pairs figure skating and former figure skater Inna Volyanskaya was on board the plane that crashed near Washington, DC. This was reported by TASS on January 30, citing a source.

"On board the crashed airplane was an ex-Russian figure skating coach Inna Volyanskaya," - stated in the message.

It is noted that the current coach in the team Ashburn Ice House was returning to Washington after the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

It was specified that on board the plane was at least 14 skaters, including world champions in figure skating Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov.

Earlier in the day, the U. S. Figure Skating Association (U. S. Figure Skating) confirmed that several skaters were aboard the plane that crashed near Washington.

Gone under water: in the U.S., an airplane collided with a helicopter near the Potomac River

Extensive work is underway, divers are retrieving bodies

On the night of January 30, an American Airlines passenger plane and a Blackhawk military helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC. So far, at least 18 bodies have been recovered at the scene of the plane crash. The search continues. A total of 60 passengers and four crew members were on board the American Airlines plane. There were three military personnel in the helicopter.

US President Donald Trump called the airplane crash that occurred in Washington terrible. He said that the tragedy could have been avoided if the helicopter crew had changed course.