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 "athletes,

Two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches whose son recently finished fourth at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships were among those feared dead after an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River Wednesday night.

There are still reports coming out about the bodies that are being recovered and the search for survivors. But what we do know is that there were figure skaters from the United States who were on board American Airlines flight 5342. There are reports that Russian skaters were on board as well.