The camp serves as a launchpad for athletes vying for their spot on Team USA in the upcoming world championships.

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

After the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, some young athletes stayed a couple of additional days for further development.

The Skating Club of Boston CEO Doug Zeghibe pointed out the parallels in the 1961 plane crash and the collision on Wednesday, January 29

The plane that crashed near Washington, D.C., was carrying an unknown number of passengers from the figure skating community, including Russian husband-and-wife world champions. Wichita, Kansas, had hosted several high-profile skating events in recent days.

The passengers on the American Airlines flight included a group of figure skaters, their coaches, and family members. The group was returning from a development camp that followed the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita,

Two teenage figure skaters, their mothers, and two former world champions who were coaching at a historic Boston club were among the 14 members of the skating community killed when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac

Once again, figure skaters representing the past, present and future of the sport perished in a catastrophic plane crash.

My response was to be with people I care about and love, and I needed support,” said Nancy Kerrigan. “That’s why I’m here. It’s a shock.”

The tight-knit figure skating community was rocked Wednesday when an American Airlines flight carrying athletes, parents and coaches from a development camp in Wichita, Kansas, collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River.

The tight-knit figure skating community was rocked Wednesday when an American Airlines flight carrying athletes, parents and coaches from a development camp in Wichita, Kansas, collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River.

In 1961, the entire U.S. national team lost their lives in a plane crash en route to the world championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.