The US Figure Skating Tragedy of 1961: The Crash of Sabena Flight 548

New fans brought to US figure skating by the recent Olympics and performances by Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn, Ilia Malinin, and the rest of the American team may not be aware of a gigantic and impactful piece of US figure skating history. In 1961, on its way to the world championships being held in Prague, Sabena flight 548 crashed at its stop in Belgium with the entire competitive team on board. This devastating tragedy sent ripples decades into the future of American figure skating, but we also wanted to highlight the enduring spirits of the athletes and families left behind and the beautiful lives of the skaters lost in this week's episode.sources:wikipediaFrozen in Time by Nikki Nicholshttps://www.britannica.com/event/Sabena-flight-548https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/sabena-flight-sn548/https://time.com/archive/6624937/disasters-family-affair/https://www.history.com/articles/1961-plane-crash-us-figure-skatinghangarflying.eutheme song by Riley H. on Fiverr !help honor Ms Shirley by supporting her organization Beauty 2 the Streetz: https://b2ts.org/get-involved/gofundme to support Keith Porter's daughters: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-franceolas-granddaughters-future?attribution_id=sl:7ac675f7-6e79-4f21-b419-f0aee97ad4d7&lang=en_US&ts=1768018709&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp17_ta&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=native_optionspetition to end immigration raids by ICE: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communitiescharities to check out:The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/homeRAINN https://rainn.org/Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/social media:instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweirdtiktok @wevealwaysbeenweirdtwitter x.com/wabwpodemail us! [email protected] you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.