The couple's son finished fourth last week at the U.S. national championships in Wichita, Kansas. He was not on the same flight that crashed.

Frenchman Adam Siao Him Fa paid tribute to the victims of the plane crash in the United States after taking the men's singles lead on a sombre Thursday at the European figure skating championships.Former Russian world pairs champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov and at least two other elite skating coaches,

A massive search operation is underway after a passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, according to aviation and defense officials.

As news trickled out about the victims of the Washington D.C. plane crash, the figure skating community mourned several of its own.

The governing body of figure skating in the U.S. said team members were on the American Airlines passenger jet that collided with an Army helicopter.

Two teenage figure skaters, their mothers, and two former world champions who were coaching at a historic Boston club were among the 14 members of the skating community killed when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River.

NORWOOD, Mass. (AP) — Two teenage figure skaters, their mothers, and two former world champions who were coaching at a historic Boston club were among the 14 members of the skating community killed when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River.

WICHITA, Kan.—Kansas’ largest city was coming off a high this week.

Locals in Wichita have expressed their gratitude for the outpouring of support as they continue to grapple with the tragedy.

Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski broke down while discussing the American Airlines crash after a moment of silence at the European Championships.

Doug Zeghibe, the chief executive at the Skating Club of Boston, said Thursday that skaters Jinna Han and Spencer Lane were among those killed, along with coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov. “This will have long reaching impacts for our community,” he said during a news conference where he was visibly emotional.