By james art 
“The US Department of State officially confirmed that our compatriots were among the passengers in the plane crash that took place on January 29 in the sky over Washington, when a military helicopter collided with a passenger plane: World Champions Evgeni Shishkova and Vadim Naumov of The Russian National Team in pairs of figure skating and a figured skater Inna Volyanskaya, “the statement said.
The embassy added that Russian citizens “lived in the United States constantly and worked as coaches in American figure skating clubs.”
The Embassy launches a 24-hour hotline for the dead families to provide them with the necessary consular and legal assistance.
Mna/