Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano reflected on the tragic plane crash that killed multiple American figure skaters after spending a special week alongside them in Wichita, Kansas. "My heart breaks for my skating family today and my thoughts and prayers go out to all those impacted by this horrible tragedy,

Jon Maravilla said he was not able to board a Delta Airlines flight from Wichita to Atlanta because of the size of his dog

Jinna Han was a member of the Skating Club of Boston. She and her mother, Jin Han, of Mansfield, Massachusetts, perished in the Washington plane crash.

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.

Latest news and live updates after an American Airline jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.

Officials from the national figure skating organization and East Coast-based clubs confirmed that skaters, coaches and family members were among those lost in Wednesday's crash.

Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River included teen figure skaters returning from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and their Russian coaches.

Spencer Lane, a 16-year-old figure skater from Rhode Island, and his mother, Christine Lane, 49, were among those killed in Wednesday night’s plane crash while en route from Wichita to Washington, D.C.

San Jose-native Anthony Ponomarenko had already left the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Kansas, where the ill-fated American Airlines flight had departed from. On Thursday morning, he woke up to a frantic call from his parents.

Some 67 people — including three soldiers and more than a dozen figure skaters — were killed after a collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter Wednesday night.

An official from the Skating Club of Boston told 7News six people from the Boston area were on the flight that<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

Family and friends are waiting for answers about loved ones involved in the fatal crash between a passenger jet and a military helicopter Wednesday near Washington.