The U.S. skating community was in mourning on Thursday after learning several skaters were on an American Airlines regional passenger plane that crashed near Reagan Washington National Airport. The plane,

Two young figure skaters, two of their parents and two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches were among those killed after an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and

The skaters who were aboard American Airlines Flight 5342 when it collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River were traveling back from Wichita, Kan., where they attended a national development camp held after the U.