The tragic plane crash in Washington, D.C., on January 29, 2025, claimed the lives of 14 members of the U.S. figure skating community, including young athletes, their mothers, and renowned coaches.

Officials reported Thursday that all individuals aboard the American Airlines jet, which collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night over Washington, D.C., are feared dead.

WASHINGTON — 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 River.

John Donnelly, the chief of Washington's fire department, said at a news conference Thursday that 28 bodies have been found and efforts had shifted from "a search-and-rescue operation to a recovery operation.

US Figure Skating confirmed several members of the skating community were onboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a Blackhawk military helicopter.

US figure skating great Dick Button, a two-time Olympic champion whose technical prowess revolutionised the sport has died aged 95, US Figure Skating announced.

At least 14 members of the US Figure Skating team were on the American Airlines flight that collided mid-air with a military helicopter over Washington, DC, Wednesday night, a skating official said. Six members of the US Figure Skating team on the doomed flight were affiliated with the Skating Club of Boston,

The crash of an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter was the latest to strike the sports world in the U.S. and globally.

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The victims were returning home from the Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas, when their American Airlines flight collided with a helicopter.

An American Airlines flight collided with a Black Hawk copter in Washington, DC, on Wednesday night, with officials saying there were likely no survivors.