The Washington Capitals community and young skaters across the DMV are mourning the victims of the American Airlines plane crash, including those with ties to local ice rinks.

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Officials provide a Thursday morning update after a plane and military helicopter collided near DCA airport in Washington D.C.

On board the American Airlines flight 5342 were elite figure skaters, coaches, and relatives who had been at a camp in Wichita. Some of their names have been released by the Skating Club of Boston.

As news trickled out about the victims of the Washington D.C. plane crash, the figure skating community mourned several of its own. U.S. Figure Skating announced on Thursday morning that "several members of our skating community" were aboard American Airlines Flight 5342 when it collided with a helicopter Wednesday night in Washington D.

No survivors are expected in the crash. There were 60 passengers and four crew members on the plane. There were three service members on the helicopter.