"Several members" of the U.S. figure skating community were on American Airlines Flight 5342, according to U.S. Figure Skating.

The Kansas City Figure Skating Club reacted to the loss of a community in a plane crash near DC.

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

Ludmila Velikov trained Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov when they were children and told Reuters the couple was like family to her.

Figure skating luminaries reacted Thursday to the deadly plane crash that claimed the lives of several youth figure skaters, their coaches, and their families.

US Figure Skating confirmed several members of the skating community were onboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a Blackhawk military helicopter.

Several members of the figure skating community have spoken out after several athletes and their families were involved in a plane crash

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.

Two teenage figure skaters, their mothers and two world champion coaches from Boston 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.

WASHINGTON — A crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter has killed teen figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches, as well as a group of union steamfitters from the Washington, D.C. area.

The tragic loss of life due to the commercial plane and military helicopter crash that took place in Washington D.C. is being felt by the Kansas City skating community.