Kim Navarro, the director of skating at Snoopy’s Home Ice who attended last week’s U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas, knew some of the skaters killed in Wednesday’s plane crash in Washington,

The close-knit world of figure skating was in mourning today after a passenger jet carrying athletes and coaches, including former Russian world pairs cham

The Washington Capitals community and young skaters across the DMV are mourning the victims of the American Airlines plane crash, including those with ties to local ice rinks.

Several members' of the U.S. Figure Skating community were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter over Washington, D.C., the governing body said in a statement.

Some passengers of the American Airlines regional jet that collided with a military helicopter and crashed in Washington, D.C., have connections to the Philadelphia region.

The tragedy that unfolded in the skies above Washington D.C. on Wednesday, January 29, involving an American Airlines jet and a United States Army Black Hawk helicopter claimed the lives of a cohort of competitive figure skaters,

Once again, figure skaters representing the past, present and future of the sport perished in a catastrophic plane crash.

Who were the figure skaters and coaches aboard the airplane that crashed near Washington D.C. last night? Here's what we know so far.