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.

An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members has collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.