1.The 1961 world ice skating competition was planned to be held in New York.  
2. The American skaters were excited when they boarded the plane because they were heading for a great time in their lives.  
3. There were many ice skating pairs on the plane, including two brother-and-sister teams, one husband-and-wife team, and one sister-and sister team.  
4.The Brussels control tower didn’t know that something was very wrong till last seconds before the crash.  
5. To show mourning for the skaters who were killed in the plane crash, the skating competition for that year was cancelled.