In February 1961, the 18-member U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash en route to the world championships in Prague. Also killed were six U.S. coaches and four skating officials, ...

Once again, figure skaters representing the past, present and future of the sport perished in a catastrophic plane crash – devastating a global community far too familiar with tragedy. No one ...

The passenger plane involved in the incident had been returning from Wichita, Kansas, where much of the U.S. figure skating community had recently gathered for the 2025 national championships − ...

Members of U.S. Figure Skating were among those on the American Airlines plane that crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night. The governing body confirmed that ...

The figure skaters who died in Wednesday’s plane crash are mourned not just because they were young and talented but because, to anyone associated with the sport, they are part of the family.

The plane, which had been coming from Wichita, Kansas, carried four crew members and 60 passengers, including many related to the U.S. Figure Skating organization, as they had recently been in ...

Early details on investigation into D.C. midair plane crash 07:43. Top figure skaters from the United States and Russia were on board the American Airlines flight that crashed late Wednesday night ...

U.S. Figure Skating, the national governing body that oversees the sport, said in a statement that "several members" of the figure skating community were aboard the plane that had departed earlier ...