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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stephen Whyno

Tears flow at a poignant figure skating event in Washington benefiting victims of the DC plane crash

Aircraft Down Legacy on Ice Figure Skating - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Maxim Naumov wept on his knees at the end of his performance honoring his parents, wiped away tears as he skated off the ice and held an electric candle in the air as applause rained down. Amber Glenn broke down when she finished skating, and so did 13-year-old Isabella Aparicio, who was performing in memory of her brother, Franco, and their father Luciano.

“There was not a dry eye to be found anywhere,” pairs skater Madison Chock said.

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