Following the 1961 plane crash that killed the entire U.S. figure skating team and many of the top American coaches , Fassi moved with his family to the United States , where he soon became established as a top international coach . He was based first at the famous Broadmoor Arena in Colorado Springs , Colorado , then for a time in Denver , Colorado before returning to the Broadmoor in the early 1980s . He spent three years in Italy in the early 1990s and then returned to the U.S. to coach at the Ice Castle rink in Lake Arrowhead , California
1961 plane crash
Sabena Flight 548
Carlo Fassi