#dcplanecrash

Spencer Lane, a 16-year-old figure skating phenom dubbed “the next Nancy Kerrigan,” was soaring toward Olympic dreams—until a catastrophic plane crash near Washington, D.C., claimed her life, her coach mother Christine, and five others. The tragedy, which also killed fellow skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, has left the tight-knit skating community reeling. Here’s what we know about the crash, Spencer’s luminous legacy, and the unanswered questions haunting investigators.