Overview
- Hundreds gathered at Boston Common’s Frog Pond for a public tribute featuring on-ice performances, a moment of silence, and a glow-stick vigil.
- Organizers read the 28 names from the U.S. skating community who were lost, with Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey attending to pay respects.
- Investigators reported breakdowns at multiple levels, including congested airspace near Reagan National Airport, and concluded the crash was entirely preventable.
- Sixty-seven people were killed, including six tied to the Skating Club of Boston: skaters Jinna Han and Spencer Lane, their mothers Jin Hee Han and Christine Lane, and coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov.
- Club leaders called the findings painful and urged lasting safety changes, noting that three members are set to compete at the Milan Cortina Olympics starting next week.