My husband, a skating coach in Delaware, says her husband “lost everything.” One of the victims The American Airlines airplane was killed when a Washington DC Army helicopter was collided in the air late on Wednesday.
Natalia Goodin I told WPvi Her and her husband, Alexander “Sasha” Kirsanov, were both skating coaches in Delaware. She remembered the sad decision that her and her husband had traveled to Wichita, Kansas for the development camp.
The rescuers of the boat were the US Eagle Flight 5342 and the Black Hawk Helicopter approaching Reagan Washington National Airport, colliding with the Potmax River outside the Washington DC, and then rising in the CRASH drop. The rescuer worked. 30, 2025. (Kevin Ramarc/Reuters)
“We are a couple,” she told the station. “We decided who was going and who was at home,” she said. “We have decided to go to the development camp.”
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The 46-year-old Kirsanov was one of the 67 killed American Airlines 5342 flights and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters killed when they collided near Reagan Washington National Airport around 9:00 pm local time.
What began as a search rescue turned into a recovery operation after saying that the staff believed that there was no survivor.
The victims included several members of the figure skating community. Our figure skating The victim has issued a statement confirming that he is returning from the development camp after the US figure skating championship in Wicita, which ended on Sunday.
“I lost everything. I lost my husband. I lost my student. I lost my friend,” Gdin told the station.
On Thursday, Delaware University President Dennis Assanis issued a statement confirming that Kirsanov, a former university figure skating coach, was one of the victims of the crash drop on Wednesday.
Photos of victims following the collision of American Airlines Jet and US Black Hawk Helicopter. (Getty Image)
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“It's very sad to share the news that several members of the figure skating community connected to the University of Delaware are in the tragic losing life of the Washington DC collision last night.” I read his statement.
“Kirsanov and the skaters use UD ice link facilities, and have been trained at a high -performance training center at a university, which is a training home for competitors for many years. I trained and competed with the students and the coaches.
Assanis also confirmed that Kirsanov was with the “two young skaters” during the flight. He identified them only as members of the UD Figure Skating Club, D-DEL, Representative of the Senator Chris Koons. ,, Later, they were identified as Sean Kay and Angela Yang.
“I heard the news that at least three Delawarians died due to the air collision last night. Sasha Kirsanov, Sean Kay, and Angela Yang went to Wichita to pursue passion for figure skating. I read his home's home.
Part of the wreckage is expected to search for the water of the Potmax River after an airplane approaching Reagan National Airport collides with a river near Washington DC on January 30, 2025. (Via Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP Getty Images)
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“Delaware is a neighbor's state, and tonight we are a little closer to all neighbors. My heart is Natalia, the wife of Sasha, the Figure Skating Club at the Delaware University, and the other three. I am aiming for all the Delaware people.
Kirsanov's daughter, Nicole, also paid tribute to social media after his father died.
“I'm lonely without dad, I'll take you back and do anything to tell you again,” she wrote on Instagram's post.
Kirsanov is an eight nationwide coach, three international junior world coaches, and has gained nearly 10 years of experience.
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