The U.S. skating community was in mourning on Thursday after learning several skaters were on an American Airlines regional passenger plane that crashed near Reagan Washington National Airport. The plane,

The figure skating community is mourning the victims killed in the crash on the Potomac River. Former Olympians and skating coaches Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov join Chris Jansing to reflect on the lives of those lost.

The young figure skaters whose lives were cut tragically short when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night were just beginning their journeys to stardom.