The Skating Club of Boston CEO Doug Zeghibe pointed out the parallels in the 1961 plane crash and the collision on Wednesday, January 29

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

U.S. Figure Skating previously said several skaters, coaches and their family members were on the American Airlines flight that crashed near Washington.

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,

The plane that crashed near Washington, D.C., was carrying an unknown number of passengers from the figure skating community, including Russian husband-and-wife world champions. Wichita, Kansas, had hosted several high-profile skating events in recent days.

Sixty passengers and four crew members on the flight, along with three soldiers aboard the Black Hawk helicopter, are presumed dead.

Figure skaters and coaches returning from the recent U.S. national championships were aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday,

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.

The camp serves as a launchpad for athletes vying for their spot on Team USA in the upcoming world championships.

The U.S. Figure Skating community is heartbroken after learning athletes, coaches, and families were on board the plane that crashed in Washington, D.C.

The tight-knit figure skating community was rocked 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.

Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight included figure skaters returning from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships