U.S. Figure Skating confirmed that “several members of the skating community” and their family members were aboard the plane.

U.S. Figure Skating previously said several skaters, coaches and their family members were on the American Airlines flight ...

Four crew members on the plane also died, alongside three service personnel on the chopper. Skating stars, known as Torvill and Dean ... than 30 seconds before the crash, an air traffic controller ...

Christopher Dean fought back tears on tonight's Dancing on Ice (February 2) while paying tribute to the victims of the Washington air disaster.