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 teenage figure skaters, their mothers and two coaches were killed when an American Airlines plane collided with a Blackhawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Airport, according to the CEO of the Skating Club of Boston.

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.