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Olympic Figure Skater Tara Lipinski Addresses 'Unimaginable' D.C. Plane Crash


Tara Lipinski spoke out about the ‘unimaginable’ D.C. plane crash that reportedly killed members of the U.S. Figure Skating organization

Michael Tullberg/Getty ImagesOlympic figure skater Tara Lipinski is mourning the deaths of those involved in the Wednesday, January 29, plane crash in Washington, D.C. News broke late on Wednesday that an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas crashed in the Potomac River after a collision with a military helicopter. Tara Lipinski of the United States competes in a 1997 figure skating competitionFocus on Sport/Getty ImagesLipinski, who won a gold medal in the sport in 1998, had worked as a broadcaster during the national championship earlier this month alongside Terry Gannon and Johnny Weir.

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