Among those athletes competing in Wichita are former and hopefully future Olympians, many of whom are also defending national champions.

Some skaters, their families, and coaches were on American Airlines Flight 5342 that crashed with a military helicopter on Wednesday night.

Just days after figure skaters, family and coaches from across the United States came together in Wichita, a tragic plane crash has left the U.S. Figure Skating community reeling.

Two former world champion skaters and a 12-year-old girl have been named as being on the American Airlines jet which crashed with a military helicopter over Washington DC on Wednesday.

Officials believe there are no survivors after a plane with 64 people aboard crashed into a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport.

After the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, some young athletes stayed a couple of additional days for further development.

U.S. Figure Skating can confirm that several members of our skating community were sadly aboard American Airlines Flight 5342, which collided wi

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,

The passengers on the American Airlines flight included a group of figure skaters, their coaches, and family members. The group was returning from a development camp that followed the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita,

On Tuesday, January 29, tragedy struck when American Airlines Flight 5342, carrying 64 passengers, collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Among those lost were 14 members of the U.