American Airlines Crash: U.S. Figure Skaters Among Passengers in Fatal Collision

Members of the U.S. Figure Skating Team were aboard American Airlines flight 5342 that collided with an Army Blackhawk helicopter in Washington, D.C. In a statement by U.S. Figure Skating, athletes, coaches and family members were returning home from the national development camp held in conjunction with the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas.