“And I know they’re looking down, smiling, and proud.”Who are the figure skaters representing Team USA? The tragedy killed 28 members of the tight-knit figure skating community, many of them based in the Boston and D.C. areas. Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis with her “Over the Rainbow” short program, a tribute to Everly Livingston, her best friend of nearly a decade. DCA collision brings memories of 1961 plane crash that killed U.S. figure skating team In 1961, the entire U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash. Clubs look to keep legacies aliveLocal and national figure skating organizations are working on more permanent ways to honor the victims’ memories.