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The 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating Team

Remembering the 1961 United States World Figure Skating Team

The 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating Team

The 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating Team

Photo Courtesy of U.S. Figure Skating
On February 15, 1961, a tragic plane crash killed all the members of the U.S. Figure Skating Team. Also, friends, family, judges, officials, and coaches were killed. The skaters were traveling to the World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Patty Shelley Bushman wrote a book about the team and also has made a website in the team's memory. This photo gallery includes photos from her book "Indelible Tracings" and from her 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating Team website of some of the people who were killed in that plane crash.

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