Members DAMfan Posted February 14, 2009 Members Share Posted February 14, 2009 Remember 1961 U.S. Team 1961 United States World Figure Skating Team On February 15, 1961, traveling to World Figure Skating Championships ("Worlds") The U.S. Figure Skating team, parents, coaches and judges--34 among the 62 passengers and crew aboard--left New York on Sabena Airlines flight number 548, which crashed before landing in Brussels, en route to Prague. There were no survivors. The 1961 World Figure Skating Championships was cancelled after Sabena Flight 548 crash. 1961 United States Figure Skating Team Memorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvxOYdSxcnE Here are rare videos of the 1961 US National Championships Freeskate - all these skaters would be gone a month later. This is Laurence Owen's gold-medal-winning freeskate from the 1961 US National http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0114AudgYms Stephanie Westerfield placed 2nd at the 1961 US National Championships in figure skating. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db8zZOw1oo0 Rhode Lee Michelson 1961 Nationals http://www.youtube.com/wa...?v=Uvx_-...eature=related Maribel Owen & Dudley Richards - Freeskate US Nationals 1961 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qICTuC1SeWk Ila Ray Hadley & Ray Hadley Jr. -1961 US Nationals Freeskate http://www.youtube.com/wa...?v=Xn5gO...eature=related Diane Sherbloom & Larry Pierce - 1961 US Nationals Freedance http://www.youtube.com/wa...?v=wDWF8...eature=related Donna Carrier & Roger Campbell - Freedance 1961 US Nationals http://www.youtube.com/wa...?v=yhqWn...eature=related And **** Button was there as a figure skating commentator 1961. **** Button and Bud Palmer - Post 1961 Nationals http://www.youtube.com/wa...?v=WdYE2...eature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DAMfan Posted April 9, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 9, 2009 SABENA FLIGHT 548 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCFdN-Jp8Ik...feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DAMfan Posted June 12, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 12, 2009 February 13, 1961 - Laurence Owen was billed as "America's Most Exciting Girl Skater." ) Two days after the cover date, Owen and the rest of the United States figure skating team perished in a plane crash. http://i.cnn.net/si/si_online/covers/image.../0213_large.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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