Two teenage figure skaters, their mothers, and two former world champions who were coaching at a historic Boston club were among the 14 members of the skating community killed when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac

Two teenage figure skaters, their mothers and two world champion coaches from Boston were among the 14 members of the skating community killed when an American Airlines flight collided with an

Anastasiia Gubanova has taken a narrow lead in the short program as she aims to regain her title at the European figure skating championships.

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.

As news trickled out about the victims of the Washington D.C. plane crash, the figure skating community mourned several of its own.

The European Figure Skating Championships kick off on Wednesday in Tallinn. Czech hopes are highest in ice dance, represented by sibling pairs Natálie and Filip Taschler and Kateřina and Daniel Mrázek.

US Figure Skating said that skaters and their teams were on board the flight after attending a training camp in Wichita, Kansas.

Amber Glenn, a 25-year-old from Plano who defended her U.S. figure skating championship last week in Wichita, was also among community within the sport devastated by the news. “I’m in complete shock. I’m sorry I don’t even know what to say,” Glenn posted to Instagram on Thursday morning.

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