Victims of the plane crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday night were contestants in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, held from Jan. 20 to Jan. 26 in Wichita, Kansas. 

The figure skating organization’s National Development Camp was held after the competition, and many stayed to participate, remaining in the city until Jan. 29. Some skaters, their families, and coaches were on American Airlines Flight 5342. The commercial flight departed Wichita Wednesday evening and headed for Washington, D.C. The plane collided with a military Black Hawk Sikorsky H-60 shortly before 9 p.m. The plane and helicopter fell into the Potomac River after the crash.

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