"Legacy on Ice" benefit show in D.C. (March 2, 2025) and ways to help those affected by the air tragedy over the Potomac River

[Sylvia]

Thank you to @victorskid and @ice coverage for posting about this show... here's a separate thread.

Press release today (Feb. 5, 2025) - “Legacy on Ice” Benefit at Capital One Arena to Support Victims of the Tragedy at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:

“Legacy on Ice” Benefit at Capital One Arena to Support Victims of the Tragedy at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport - Monumental Sports

Co-Hosted by Olympic Champion Brian Boitano, the event will feature skating superstars Ilia Malinin, Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu, Madison Chock and Evan Bates and more Washington, D.C. (Wednesday, February 5, 2025) – Monumental Sports & Entertainment, Entertainment Gang, and U.S. Figure Skating today...

monumentalsports.com

The event will be co-hosted by 1988 Olympic champion Brian Boitano and will include:
Ilia Malinin ... Amber Glenn ... Madison Chock & Evan Bates ... Alysa Liu ... Tara Lipinski ... Kristi Yamaguchi ... Scott Hamilton ... Johnny Weir … And many more to be announced.

This event is made possible through in-kind contributions. Monumental Sports & Entertainment is donating all services and event costs. For those interested in contributing directly, please visit: www.MonumentalSports.com/LegacyOnIce

Event Details
Date: Sunday, March 2, 2025
Time: 3:00pm – 5:00pm ET
Location: Capital One Arena, 601 F Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Participating groups to honor the families of the fallen and the first responders:

Members of the Men’s, Women’s, Ice Dance and Pairs US National Figure Skating Teams​

Figure Skating Legends and Icons​

Members of DMV Skating Clubs​

Members of the Skating Club of Boston​

NHL’s Washington Capitals​

NBA’s Washington Wizards​

WNBA’s Washington Mystics​

NBA G League’s Capital City Go-Go​

MLB’s Washington Nationals​

MLS’ D.C. United​

NFL’s Washington Commanders​

NWSL’s Washington Spirit​

Additional event dynamics will be announced once confirmed.

Tickets
Tickets will go on sale starting Monday, February 10th at 10:00am ET on the Ticketmaster website for Capital One Arena. Ticketmaster, official partner of Capital One Arena, has agreed to waive all ticketing fees for this event. ...

Supporters will also have the ability to make tax deductible donations directly to a joint fund supporting the participating causes through the Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation.
Proceeds Beneficiaries
All proceeds will be collected by the Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation and equally distributed to the U.S. Figure Skating Family Support Fund, Greater Washington Community Foundation’s “DCA Together Relief Fund,” and DC Fire & EMS Foundation. To contribute, please visit: www.MonumentalSports.com/LegacyOnIce.

ETA:

USFS has published the same press release on their website:

“Legacy on Ice” Benefit at Capital One Arena to Support Victims of the Tragedy at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport | U.S. Figure Skating

www.usfigureskating.org

 

[Sylvia]

U.S. Figure Skating's Family Support Fund: https://ssecure.qgiv.com/for/usfigureskatingfoundation/event/usfigureskatingfund/

About This Fund
On January 29, 2025, our U.S. Figure Skating family suffered an unimaginable loss when several members of our community—athletes, coaches, and family members—perished aboard American Airlines Flight 5342, which tragically collided with a helicopter in Washington, D.C. These individuals were returning home from the National Development Camp in Wichita, Kansas, a place where young skaters take their next steps toward their dreams.

We are devastated by this loss and are holding the victims’ loved ones closely in our hearts. In response, we have established the U.S. Figure Skating Family Support Fund to provide support to those U.S. Figure Skating families directly impacted by the tragedy.

Global Impact, an intermediary organization, is serving as the administrator of this fund.

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On January 29, 2025, many people were killed after a helicopter collided with a passenger plane in Washington, DC. The GoFundMe community is coming together to support those affected. Donate to verified fundraisers today to help the people and families affected. Our Trust & Safety team will continue to update this page with more fundraisers as they are verified.

How to Help: DC Plane Crash

You can donate to verified fundraisers on this page for the people and families affected by the DC plane crash

www.gofundme.com

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28 have been identified as belonging to the figure skating community (of the 60 passengers on American Airlines/Eagle flight #5342):
11 skaters (ranging in age from 11 to 16 who competed at the Juvenile, Intermediate or Novice levels, USFS' 3 lowest qualifying competition levels below Junior & Senior);
4 coaches;
13 parents.

Angela Yang, 11
Sean Kay, 11
(2025 U.S. Juvenile Ice Dance gold medalists representing the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club)
Lily Zheheng Li (Angela’s mother)
Julia (Sean’s mother)
Angela and Lily are survived by Angela's father, Jianjun Jacob Wu (who reportedly works in China) and Angela's two siblings, Tiki and Miller.
GFM (verified): https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-lily-li-and-angela-yang
Sean and Julia (Ilya and Yulia were their Russian names) are survived by Sean's father, Vitali, and Sean's three siblings - a 14-year-old girl and 2 boys aged 10 & 7.
GFM "started by Anna Ulyanova, a close friend of the family": https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-tragic-loss-help-yulias-children-continue-skating

Alydia Livingston, 11 (ice dancer in a new partnership - the team was invited to participate in USFS' National Development Camp)
Everly Livingston, 14 (2025 Eastern Sectional Intermediate Women's 4th place/pewter medalist; both girls represented the Washington Figure Skating Club)
Donna Smojice Livingston (the girls' mother)
Peter Livingston (the girls' father)

Brielle Beyer, 12 (2025 Eastern Sectional Juvenile Girls bronze medalist representing the Skating Club of Northern Virginia)
Justyna (Brielle’s mother)
They are survived by Brielle's father, Andy, and her younger brother, age 6.
GFM (verified): https://www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-justynas-devoted-love

Olivia Eve Ter, 12 (2025 Eastern Sectional Juvenile Girls pewter medalist representing the ION Figure Skating Club)
Olesya Taylor (Olivia’s mother)
They are survived by Olivia's father, Andrew Ter, her 14-year-old sister, Anne Valerie who is a talented pianist, and Olesya's mother, Olga.
GFM (verified): https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-in-memory-of-olesya-taylor-and-olivia-eve-ter

Jinna Han, 13 (2025 Eastern Sectional Novice Women's pewter medalist representing the Skating Club of Boston)
Jin Hee Han (Jinna’s mother)
They are survived by father/husband Joon.
GFM created by Eduardo Han (confirmed as legit. by one of Jinna's coaches): https://www.gofundme.com/f/758cf-holding-jinna-and-jin-han-in-our-hearts-and-memories

Franco Aparicio, 13 or 14 (2025 Eastern Sectional Intermediate Men's pewter medalist representing the Washington Figure Skating Club), who was born in Chile when his family was living there
Franco’s father, Luciano "Lucho" (a citizen of Argentina working in the D.C. area)
They are survived by Franco's mother, Barbara, and his two sisters, Isabella and Antonella.
GFM (verified; "The donations will go towards a college fund."): https://www.gofundme.com/f/remembering-lucho-and-franco-aparicio
Meal Train fundraiser: https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/01lz69

Spencer Lane, 16 (2025 Eastern Sectional Intermediate Men's gold medalist representing the Skating Club of Boston)
Christine Conrad Lane (Spencer’s mother)
They are survived by Spencer's father, Douglas, and his 6-year-old brother (both boys were adopted from South Korea).

Cory Haynos, 16 (2025 Eastern Sectional Intermediate Men's bronze medalist representing the Skating Club of Northern Virginia)
Stephanie Branton Haynos (Cory’s mother)
Roger Haynos (Cory’s father)
They are survived by his sister, Emily, a college student (both children were adopted), as well as Cory's paternal grandfather who lived with the family in VA.
GFM created by Olga Garrity, founder of the Virginia Ice Theatre, whio coached both Cory and Emily when they were young: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-emily-haynos-in-honor-of-cory-stephanie-and-roger

Edward Zhou, 16 (2025 Eastern Sectional Novice Men's pewter medalist representing the Skating Club of Northern Virginia)
Kaiyan Mao, also known as Stephanie (Edward’s mother)
Yu Zhou, also known as Joe (Edward’s father)
GFM created by Brian McMurry, friend and neighbor of the Zhou family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/16-year-old-edward-zhou-and-parents-kaiyan-mao-and-yu-zhou


Coaches:

Evgenia Shishkova, 52 (Skating Club of Boston; both coached Spencer Lane)
Vadim Naumov, 55 (Skating Club of Boston)
They are survived by their son, Maxim, 23.
GFM created by coach Val Prudsky: https://www.gofundme.com/f/remembering-genia-and-vadim-with-love
GFM started by Max's longterm dentist: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-maxim-a-sons-unthinkable-loss

Alexandr "Sasha" Kirsanov, 46 (coach of Angela Yang & Sean Kay)
He is survived by his wife, Natalya Gudin, and their daughter, Nicole, who currently competes in solo ice dance.
GFM created by Michelle Dumler-McKeever: https://www.gofundme.com/f/remembering-sasha-in-our-hearts-always
This verified GFM by Black Bear Sports Group and the Black Bear Youth Hockey Foundation names Kirsanov and a youth hockey's father who was on the same flight: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-the-victims-of-flight-5342

Inna Volyanskaya, 59 (Washington Figure Skating Club; coach of Franco Aparicio & Everly Livingston)
She is survived by her daughter, Masha Spiridonova, and husband, Jeremy Brent Wilson (more names are listed in her obituary).
Obituary: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/falls-church-va/inna-volyanskaya-12225118

 

[PRlady]

If many DC FSUers want to go, maybe we can secure seats in the same area.

 

[YukiNieve]

I will be out of town during that time to deal with family matters.

 

[FSWer]

I don't think I could get there. But where is that arena?

 

[Lanie]

I may be able to fly up for the weekend. Looking into it.

ETA: Booked flights. Mini is coming too. Thanks for posting the info here, @Sylvia

 

[tangerine dream]

Glad to see something like this being organized. I hope the ticket prices are reasonable and they can sell out the arena. I'd be happy to pay for a stream with proceeds going to the Relief Fund.

 

[HeatherC]

I love this event so much. I wish I could attend but i don't live close enough and actually have an event already scheduled on that day. I agree that I would gladly pay for a stream or another way to watch it since its for such a wonderful cause. I hope they consider that for those of us not in the area but who would still like to support the show somehow. I hope a bunch of FSU folks are able to attend!

 

[j-daria15]

I am not at D.C. area, but would virtually attend If the add streaming.

 

[KCC]

I don't think I could get there. But where is that arena?

Look at the first post in this thread. Under Event Details, you can see the address for the arena in Washington DC.

 

[Firedancer]

I wish I could go to this but I know my dog sitter is not available. I hope there is a live stream

 

[Aceon6]

I wish I could go to this but I know my dog sitter is not available. I hope there is a live stream

I can’t make it work, either, but I’ve got my credit card ready just in case they offer a stream

ETA, I’ve emailed them to advocate for a stream. Try this [email protected]

 

[Simone411]

I found this on Olympics.com.

https://www.olympics.com/en/news/legacy-on-ice-figure-skating-benefit-usa-plane-crash-washington

"Those whom we lost dedicated their lives to perfecting the sport of figure skating, many with the goal of one day becoming Olympians," Samuel Auxier, interim CEO of U.S. Figure Skating, wrote in a statement. "We will never forget them. May their passion and excellence inspire us and give us strength in the days ahead. For now, our hearts are heavy with sorrow, and we stand with their families and friends as we grieve this unspeakable loss."

 

[TanithandBenFan]

This would have been a nice birthday weekend trip for me if I wasn’t already going to Worlds in March. Hope there is a livestream!

 

[Firedancer]

I can’t make it work, either, but I’ve got my credit card ready just in case they offer a stream

ETA, I’ve emailed them to advocate for a stream. Try this [email protected]

Great idea! I will email them too. Thanks!

 

[livetoskate]

Great idea! I will email them too. Thanks!

Same here. I'll email them. Sure hope they can do a livestream too.

 

[Firedancer]

I received a response from Monumental sports saying they are still working out all the details. As soon as they are finalized, it will be announced.

It might not be a bad idea if additional people emailed them so they know there is an interest in a live stream.

 

[Rob]

I’m planning on going.

 

[Debbie S]

My mom and I will be there!

 

[Sylvia]

MANY figure skating clubs, ice rinks and other organizations will be holding local tribute shows and related fundraisers in the weeks and months ahead, and I hope this thread also can and will be used to share info for fans who might be interested in attending something in their respective areas IF they feel like showing their support in person.

Some fundraisers are still in the planning stages and I will try to compile/post links to the ones that have been made public, such as these 2 in Cleveland, Ohio and Washington state:

Chef Brandon Chrostowski is organizing a benefit dinner [tomorrow] on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 6 p.m. at EDWINS Too in Cleveland's Shaker Square:

Cleveland's EDWINS Too to host fundraiser for families of skating community victims after DC plane crash

The benefit dinner will be held on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 6 p.m. at EDWINS Too in Cleveland's Shaker Square.

www.wkyc.com

"Having a daughter who figure skates in NE Ohio and Canada I was shaken by the news of the plane crash," Chrostowski wrote in a release. "I can’t imagine losing anyone who is part of the skating family, coach, parent or volunteer let alone our daughter. This has impacted the U.S. Figure Skating community across the country."
The chef, who has grown to appreciate figure skating through his 7-year-old daughter, said he wanted to help the U.S. skating clubs of the victims and their families.

"The culture of figure skaters, man, is just a way of life. And to have that ripped away, I couldn't imagine that being ripped away from my daughter in any way, shape, or form," Chrostowski told 3News in a later interview. About the fundraiser, he stated, "It’s not really about the food and wine, right? It’s about raising funds and raising awareness and find(ing) a way to get involved in this time when it hurts."
The benefit dinner will be held on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 6 p.m. at EDWINS Too in Cleveland's Shaker Square. The cost of the event is $75, which includes a three-course meal and wine. Click here to reserve your seat or make a contribution: https://edwinsrestaurant.org/product/skating/
"This evening will be dedicated to honoring the lives lost and supporting those affected. Proceeds from the event will go directly to the victims home skating clubs and families of those affected," Chrostowski added. "We look forward to coming together in solidarity and support."

Former U.S. figure skater Tonia Kwiatkowski emphasized the importance of supporting one another in times of grief.
"If they want to talk, let them talk and et them grieve," Kwiatkowski said. "It was a horrible, tragic event that skaters from our country were involved in, and it's sad. It's very sad."
Chrostowski said he hoped to raise between $10,000 and $20,000 through the fundraiser.

"The Bellingham (WA) Figure Skating Club will be sponsoring a public ice fundraiser for the families of victims killed in the tragic Flight 5342 air collision in Washington, D.C.
The event is scheduled from 3-4:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17 at the Bellingham Sportsplex."

Bellingham Figure Skating Club will host a fundraiser for families of Flight 5342 victims | Cascadia Daily News

28 skaters, coaches, family members died in a midair collision in January

www.cascadiadaily.com

Please feel free to share any similar links you come across and I can organize them by date and location for easier reference. Thank you. (ETA: Or you can send me a direct message via private "conversation" if you prefer)

 

[ice coverage]

Spencer Lane, 16 (2025 Eastern Sectional Intermediate Men's gold medalist representing the Skating Club of Boston)
Christine Conrad Lane (Spencer’s mother)
They are survived by Spencer's father, Douglas, and his 6-year-old brother (both boys were adopted from South Korea).

GoFundMe: "Support for the family of Christine & Spencer Lane"

Excerpts from what organizers wrote:

"... We are a group of adoptive families scattered throughout the U.S. and Canada who met Christine so many years ago when our tight knit community supported each other through the very long and difficult adoption process. ... We helped welcome Spencer and his brother Milo into the Lane family and watched them grow up. We were so excited to cheer Spencer on through his many endeavors, most recently and notably, figure skating. ...

Every donation made will go directly to Doug and Milo to support with any needs that arise as they navigate through this devastating loss. ..."

Donate to Support for the family of Christine & Spencer Lane, organized by Judy Lee

On January 29, the tragic plane crash in DC took the lives of Christine an… Judy Lee needs your support for Support for the family of Christine & Spencer Lane

www.gofundme.com

GFM centralized page now includes this page for the Lanes; centralized page also has been updated with almost all of the Flight 5342 pages for skating families.

 

[Debbie S]

FYI, tickets are on sale now, i guess they opened before 10. I just went to see if they had prices listed and I discovered ticket sales were open. Anyway, my mom and I are in section 101, row H. $60 apiece, 1 section off center.

 

[BlueRidge]

We will be a couple rows behind you @Debbie S. See you there!

 

[YukiNieve]

NM

 

[Lanie]

I'm trying to buy it but it's bugging out. I logged on at 10:05.

 

[BlueRidge]

I'm still seeing the page for tickets.

https://www.ticketmaster.com/legacy-on-ice-washington-district-of-columbia-03-02-2025/event/15006243861411A3

 

[Debbie S]

Hmmm, sale is open on the mobile app.

 

[YukiNieve]

My PC says: "On sale date and time are in the works - please check back!" or "Sorry, tickets are not currently available online."

But you can buy tickets with cell phone.

 

[Lanie]

Mini and I will be in 102 row B!

 

[BlueRidge]

My PC says: "On sale date and time are in the works - please check back!" or "Sorry, tickets are not currently available online."

But you can buy tickets with cell phone.

I bought mine online.