Figure skater Isabella Aparicio got a standing ovation after her “Legacy at Ice” performance that honored her father and brother who died in the Washington, D.C. plane crash in January.
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AfigureskaterwholostherfatherandbrotherintheAmericanAirlinesflightthatcollidedwithamilitaryhelicopterinJanuaryreceivedastandingovationfromtheaudienceat“LegacyonIce”inWashington,D.C.,overtheweekend.
IsabellaApariciokneltdownontheiceaftershefinishedherroutineattheeventonMarch2,whichwasheldtosupportthefamiliesofthevictimsofthecrash,plusfirstrespondersandaviationprofessionalswhoworkedafterthetragedytookplace.Afterherperformance,Apariciowasmetwitharapturousapplausebythecrowd,asseeninaTikTokpostedbyNBCOlympics&Paralympics.
Sheputherheadinherhandsasfansgotontheirfeettogiveherastandingovation,beforeshegotupandskatedoffoftheice.
IsabellaAparicioskatesduringthe“LegacyOnIce”figureskatingbenefitonMarch2,2025,inWashington,D.C.ScottTaetsch/GettyImagesAparicio’sfatherLucianoandbrotherFrancowere
