Imagine being minutes away from your destination and then, all of a sudden, everything’s dust. That’s what happened to the passengers of Flight 5342 that crashed on January 29, leaving behind no survivors. The flight was minutes away from landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. The ATC cooperated with other flights for a diversion. But as fate would have it, Flight 5342 crashed into a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter, better known as a Black Hawk. 67 passengers died, including the coaches of the Skating Club of Boston, and the Club did not fail to honor them.
Alisa Efimova & Misha Mitrofanov went in from the club to the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2025. NBC Olympics & Paralympics tweeted their interview after the performance, where Andrea Joyce pointed out that the two were crying after it was over.
Alisa said, “There is not much space for emotions right now. The focus we managed to get for the program was something very special, us together, and I’m very thankful for that moment and for Misha. ” Of course, the pair is still shaken up after reliving the lost lives, but they are proud of the performance they put together.
Joyce once again brought to attention that the pair said that the ones they lost were on their mind before stepping on the ice. Misha answers that, citing, “For sure, they’re always in our minds, always in our hearts, and I really feel like they helped us today. ” The pair was exceptional today and not just with their tribute. They scored a 135.59, finishing fourth, their personal best of free skate.
Alisa Efimova & Misha Mitrofanov discuss their emotional free skate with Andrea Joyce. #WorldFigure
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Joyce asked their opinion on this, to which Alisa once again said, “hope I made everyone proud who has had heavy time during this time, and I hope that if the people who we lost were here, they would be proud.”
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