With 2012 just around the corner, RT continues its own countdown with ten special reports on events that have shaped 2011. We are looking back at major stories through the eyes of RT correspondents who witnessed them.
Sean Thomas recalls how the entire city of Yaroslavl was united by shock and grief when its top ice hockey team was lost in a tragic plane crash. He recalls how the younger team members left behind after the prime squad were killed, managed to focus and start rebuilding Lokomotiv.