Scholdan represented Austria as a competitor at the 1933 World Championships . However , he became better known as a coach ; he worked at the Broadmoor Skating Club in Colorado Springs , Colorado beginning in 1945 . His students included : In 1961 , Scholdan and his 13-year-old son were among those killed in the crash of Sabena Flight 548 , which was carrying the entire U.S. Figure Skating team to the 1961 World Championships . Aged 50 at the time of his death , he was travelling as the coach of Gregory Kelley , Stephanie Westerfeld , and Bill Hickox and Laurie Hickox . Scholdan had planned to take his son to Vienna and other places in Europe following the competition
Sabena Flight 548
Sabena Flight 548
Edi Scholdan