Jinna Han, the 13-year-old skater, identified among victims of DC plane crash

We only have the surface of the impact that the Washington, DC aircraft accident has had in the figure skating community … especially because new victims are identified in the aftermath of the catastrophe.

Jinna HanA 13-year-old figure skater from Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been identified among the 67 people who were tragically killed in the mid-air collision on Wednesday evening between a flight of the American Airlines and a military helicopter.

Jinna had traveled with the 16-year-old Spencer Lanea colleague -Schaater from the prominent skating club of Boston, as well as their respective mothers, Jin Han And Christine Lane.

The club says they have lost 6 people With ties with their community In the crash … including Vadim Naumov And Evgenia Shishkova -1994 World Pairs Champions coaches.

The skating club had participated in the Development Camp in Wichita, Kansas … After they sent 12 students, together with their parents and coaches, to the skills camp in collaboration with the American figure skating championships. The plane traveled from Wichita to DC when it was destroyed.

Jinna, who was a member of TSCOB since 2020, has been remembered as a wild talented young figure skater … with her last major competition on the eastern sectionals of 2025 Viral in the aftermath of her death.

Watch the video … Jinna seems to be a master of her sport and performs many impressive tricks – including 6 triple jumps. She eventually finished fourth in the competition and raised her fame within the skating community.

The loss is insurmountable … so you can understand why Olympianus Nancy Kerriganwhose home club is the skating club of Boston, had A trusty response Until Wednesday’s fatal collision.

The story is expected to only become more heartbreaking as recovery operations continue and bodies are removed from the Potomac River … with President Donald Trump On Thursday confirm that there are no survivors in the crash.

Other figure skaters who have been identified in the crash include Olivia ter” Brielle Beyer“ Corynos” Angela Yang And Sean Kay. A young pilot, various stewardesses and a professor of Howard University also died in the collision.