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

On board the crashed flight were figure skaters and their families, friends and coaches, U.S. Figure Skating confirmed.

Several members' of the U.S. Figure Skating team 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.