Members of the U.S. figure skating community were traveling on the commercial jet that collided with a military helicopter outside Washington. They were returning from a training camp in Kansas.

"Several members" of the U.S. figure skating community were on American Airlines Flight 5342, according to U.S. Figure Skating.

The DC plane crash that killed members of the figure skating community near Reagan National Airport hit very close to home for one Arizona coach.

The Wichita skating community is reeling after several figure skaters, along with their coaches and parents, were among those killed in a midair collision.

The U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place Jan. 21-26 in Wichita, Kansas. U.S. Figure Skating did not identify any of the members of its team that were on board. Doug Zeghib

Olympian Brian Boitano tells "CBS Mornings" about his "kind and caring" friends Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova killed in Wednesday's plane crash, and recalls giving their son an award in Wichita for the U.

Several members' of the U.S. Figure Skating community were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter over Washington, D.C., the governing body said in a statement.

Among those athletes competing in Wichita are former and hopefully future Olympians, many of whom are also defending national champions.

The world of competitive figure skating is back, The U.S. Figure Skating Championships will take place this weekend in Wichita, Kansas, and will be carried on NBC, Peacock, and USA Network.

For more than a century, the club has launched the careers of Olympic medalists and world and national champions while also serving as a training ground for young skaters just learning the sport.

Fourteen members of the U.S. figure skating community and their families were on the flight that collided with a military helicopter over the Potomac. Here's what we know about rising skating stars Spencer Lane,