Crash Victims To Be Honored At West Hartford/Simsbury Rinks: UPDATE

WEST HARTFORDSIMSBURY, CT — The area skating community is coming together at Veterans Memorial Ice Rink in West Hartford and at the International Skating Center of Connecticut in Simsbury to remember the lives lost at last week's aviation disaster over Washington, D.C.

The collision between a jetliner and a military helicopter on Jan. 29 claimed 67 lives, including two Russian skating legends with close ties to nearby Simsbury and the ice skating center in that town.

As a result, a special vigil for skating victims of American Airlines 5342 will take place Monday, Feb. 3, from 3:35 to 3:40 p.m. for on-ice vigils to "honor the lives and legacies of the victims of the recent American Airlines Flight 5342 disaster."

This event will be streamed live via LiveBarn.

"Feel free to bring a sign of remembrance in memory of the lives lost," wrote West Hartford vigil organizers.

Veterans Memorial Ice Rink in West Hartford is at 56 Buena Vista Road. For more information on the ice rink, click on this link. The ISCC is located at 1375 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury. For more information on the skating center, click on this link.

From Jan. 30: 'Skating Legends With Strong Simsbury Ties On Ill-Fated Plane: Reports'