Disasters And Tragedies

From the 1867 Regent's Park Skating Tragedy to the 1961 Sabena Crash that killed the entire U.S. figure skating team, this curated collection highlights some of some of skating's biggest tragedies.
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an old photo of two people on skateboards
Oral History: Interview With Sue Abbe
Oral History: Interview With Sue Abbe
an older man in a suit and tie
Walter S. Powell
an old black and white photo of two people dancing
Sandy Macdonald and Harold Hartshorne
Photo courtesy "Skating" magazine
an old black and white photo of a man and woman figure skating on the ice
Patricia and Bob Dineen
Photo courtesy "Sports Illustrated" magazine
an old black and white photo of a woman with feathers on her arms, smiling
Maribel Vinson Owen
a man and woman skating on ice in an old fashion photo from the 1950's
Laurie and Bill Hickox
an old photo of two people skating on the ice
Laurie and Bill Hickox
Photo courtesy U.S. Figure Skating
two people are jumping in the air with their legs spread out and one person is holding his leg up
Ila Ray Hadley and Ray Hadley Jr.
Photo courtesy Harlick Skates
two men are shaking hands in front of a gas station sign with the words twa flight 66 on it
Gregory Kelley and Bradley Lord
Photo courtesy U.S. Figure Skating
a man in white shirt and black pants skateboarding on ice with his arms out
Gregory Kelley
Photo courtesy U.S. Figure Skating
an old photo of a man in a suit and tie
Dudley Richards
an old photo of two people doing tricks on their skateboards in front of a curtain
Dudley Richards and Maribel Yerxa Owen Jr.
a man in a suit and tie is doing a dance move with his legs spread out
Dudley Richards
a man in a tuxedo is holding his arms out
Douglas Ramsay