Always Champions

Always Champions Campaign

The Skating Club of Boston is embarking on a mission to honor and celebrate the lives of members lost in the tragic plane crash of January 29, 2025. Through the Always Champions campaign, the Club establishes seed funding for two permanent scholarships, one in honor of Jinna Han and the other for Spencer Lane. Each year, equal scholarship amounts will be awarded to recipients of both funds. Donations are open-ended, but contributions received by December 31, 2025 will earn permanent recognition on the tribute wall in the new Always Champions Training Rink. This campaign ensures that the stories of Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, Christine and Spencer Lane, and Jin and Jinna Han remain a lasting part of the Club’s history—serving as a source of reflection, inspiration, and light for generations to come. The Club’s promise to their families, its members, and the institution itself is simple: they will never be forgotten.

Lives Lost

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Jinna Han
한 진나

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Jin hee Han
한 진희

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Spencer Lane

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Christine Lane

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Vadim Naumov
Вадим Наумов

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Evgenia Shishkova
Евгения Шишкова

Permanent Memorials

Permanent memorials are expected to be installed in 2026.

The Always Champions Training Rink
The Club will rename the West Rink as the “Always Champions Training Rink,” with a tribute wall inside featuring the names, photos, and stories of the six members lost in the January 29, 2025 plane crash.

Outdoor Reflection Area

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The Club will name the existing seating area with three benches closest to the main entrance in honor of the three families who perished. Each of the three benches will have permanent plaques with the individual names from each of the three families. The Club will also bronze and permanently install at the foot of the benches the skating boots and blades for the four members who skated.

For Reflection

The Club will plant two weeping cherry trees on each side of the flag poles at the center entrance of the Club’s facility. At the foot of each tree will be a landscape fixture to light the tree from below and a ground plaque acknowledging the names of those lost and the date the trees were planted in their memory.

Awards

The Club will establish three new awards to be presented each year, beginning with the 2026 Club Awards Banquet.

The Shishkova and Naumov Coaching Award
Established in honor of Vadim and Genia, and to acknowledge each year that staff coach of The Skating Club of Boston who has excelled according to the established criteria. The detailed criteria for the award will be established in consultation with Maxim Naumov. This award will not include a cash component for the recipient

The Jinna Han Award for Excellence
Established in honor of Jinna Han, and to acknowledge each year that skating member of The Skating Club of Boston who has excelled according to the established criteria. The detailed criteria for the award will be established in consultation with Joon Han. This award will include a cash gift to the recipient.

The Spencer Lane Award for Excellence
Established in honor of Spencer Lane, and to acknowledge each year that skating member of The Skating Club of Boston who has excelled according to the established criteria. The detailed criteria for the award will be established in consultation with Doug Lane. This award will include a cash gift to the recipient.

Scholarship Funds

This fundraising campaign establishes seed funding for two permanent scholarships, one in honor of Jinna Han and the other for Spencer Lane. Donors contribute to a single fund, managed by the Club’s outside investment firm, with an investment policy set by the Finance Committee and approved by the Board of Directors. The gift policy and recipient criteria for each scholarship will be developed in collaboration with Joon Han and Doug Lane, respectively, and must be approved by the Board. These policies remain permanent, with any future changes requiring written agreement from Joon Han, Doug Lane, and the Board. This ensures that the original intent of the scholarships is preserved and protected from unilateral changes by future Club leadership.

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The names of the scholarship funds and award criteria will be announced in the fall of 2025.