A pair of young figure skaters, their mothers, and two Russian coaches were among the 60 passengers on board the jet.

U.S. Figure Skating is confirming several members of its skating community are among the victims of the Washington D.C. plane crash. One local figure skater said she knows firsthand just how much these individuals meant to the sport.

Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River included athletes returning from the U.S.

Sam Lilley, a young fiancé awaiting his fall wedding, was piloting the American Airlines flight that was minutes away from a safe landing when a collision with an Army helicopter plunged both aircrafts and everyone on board into Virginia’s Potomac River.

The Skating Club of Boston lost two coaches, two young skaters and their two mothers in the deadly crash of American Airlines Flight 5342 in Washington, D.C.

Dozens are presumed dead after a regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night over Washington, D.C.

As of Thursday night, 14 of those killed have been linked to the skating community, including members from clubs in the Washington area, Boston and Philadelphia. The Figure Skating Club of Omaha said the tragedy marks a horrific day for every family involved and the sport as a whole.

The American Airlines mid-air collision that claimed 67 lives, included six people with ties to The Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, which is the epicenter of the sport in the area.

A Boston-area skating club reportedly lost two skaters, their mothers, and two coaches in the mid-air plane collision in Washington, D.C.