Figure skaters, their coaches and family members were on board the flight, the sport's U.S. governing body confirmed early Thursday. “U.S. Figure Skating can confirm that several members of our skating community were sadly aboard American Airlines Flight 5342,

Victims of the plane crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday night were contestants in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, held from January 20 to January 26 in Wichita,

U.S. Figure Skating said on Thursday that several skaters were on an American Airlines regional passenger plane that crashed near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday.