The CEO of Monumental Sports and Entertainment had a personal connection with some of the members of the figure skating community killed in the midair collision over the Potomac River.
At the end of his figure skating performance, when the last note of his parents’ favorite song played in an arena packed with spectators and heavy with sorrow, Maxim Naumov dropped to his knees at the center of the ice. He remained there for what seemed like forever, awash in a spotlight, looking lost and sobbing.
The Legacy on Ice benefit event, featuring U.S. figure skating stars, payed tribute to the 67 people who died in the Washington, D.C., plane crash on Jan. 29.
Sunday’s “Legacy on Ice” figure skating tribute at Capital One Arena raised more than $1.2 million for the families and first responders who were affected by January’s aviation crash outside Reagan National Airport,
The figure skating tribute event “Legacy on Ice” will take place on Sunday, March 2 to support the victims of the midair collision and crash outside Ronald Reagan International Airport. The event will be held at Capital One Arena in D.
Ted Leonsis, head of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which staged the event along with U.S. Figure Skating, DC Fire & EMS Foundation and the Greater Washington Community Foundation, hopes doing ...
Organizers of a figure skating benefit event in Washington said they have already raised $1.2 million for victims of the D.C. plane crash and first responders. Monumental Sports & Entertainment on Monday said the Legacy on Ice tribute show Sunday in the nation's capital drew a sellout crowd of over 15,
The Legacy on Ice event at Capital One Arena on Sunday will recognize the skaters, coaches and parents who died in the January crash while raising money for first responders and the affected families.
Sixty-seven people, all the people on both aircraft, died in the crash, including 28 members of the U.S. figure skating community — 11 young figure skaters, four couches and 13 family members — who had been to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Organizers of a figure skating benefit event in Washington ... ‘Legacy on Ice’ event,” Monumental chairman Ted Leonsis said in a statement. “Against the backdrop ...
Organizers of a figure skating benefit event in Washington ... force for the 'Legacy on Ice' event," Monumental chairman Ted Leonsis said in a statement. "Against the backdrop of this massive ...