The two Russian figure skating coaches killed in the American Airlines crash were two-time Olympians and former world champions in the pairs event.

Residents of Wichita came together at midday Thursday to remember the lives lost of those on board a passenger jet that crashed Wednesday night in Washington D.C.

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

Global figure skating's tight-knit community was in mourning on Thursday after a passenger jet crash in Washington killed two former world champion coaches and young stars from the next generation of top US talent.

The tight-knit figure skating community was rocked Wednesday when an American Airlines flight carrying athletes, parents and coaches from a development camp in Wichita, Kansas, collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River.

A passenger jet carrying around 60 in a direct flight from Wichita collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter near the Potomac River.

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.

Six of the people on the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River in Washington had ties to the Skating Club of Boston in Norwood.

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

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 crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River.

Korean-American figure skater Jinna Han and her teammate Spencer Lane, their mothers, and two former world champions were among 14 members of the skating community killed when an American Airlines fli