After the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, some young athletes stayed a couple of additional days for further development.

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,

An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members has collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.