The two Russian figure skating coaches killed in the American Airlines crash were two-time Olympians and former world champions in the pairs event.

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

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.

Global figure skating's tight-knit community was in mourning on Thursday after a passenger jet crash in Washington killed

Korean-American figure skater Jinna Han and her teammate Spencer Lane, their mothers, and two former world champions were among 14 members of the skating community killed when an American Airlines fli

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.

Wichita, Kansas is considered The Air Capital of the World. The community continues to grieve after a devastating plane crash from Wichita to D.C. on Wednesday night.

In true Wichitan fashion, the community has stepped up in light of the tragic deadly crash involving American Eagle Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter.

A massive search operation is underway after a passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, according to aviation and defense officials.