U.S. Figure Skating athletes and coaches were on board American Airlines flight involved in fatal D.C. crash

(Credit: Shizuo Kambayashi—AP)

• U.S. Figure Skating confirmed that skaters, coaches, and family were on board the American Airlines jet that crashed near Washington, D.C. Russian-born pairs champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were among them.

Members of the U.S. Figure Skating community—including skaters, coaches, and family—were on the American Airlines regional jet that crashed into the Potomac River near Washington, D.C., after colliding with an Army Black Hawk helicopter late Wednesday.