(Refiles to make second crosshead read 'US CHAMPIONSHIPS', not 'WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ... condolences to families and friends," ...

"Bad news from Washington," said Dmitry Peskov, referring to reports from the USA. Acclaimed Russian figure skaters were ...

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the Russian figure skaters were on board the crashed American Airlines plane.

Former world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were aboard the flight from Wichita, which hosted last week’s ...

Figure skaters, coaches and family members involved in last week's U.S. Figure Skating Championships were among the passengers on the commercial jet that collided with a military helicopter in the ...

At least a dozen figure skaters, coaches and their family members were on the plane that crashed near Washington, D.C., ...

"These athletes, coaches and family members were returning home from National Development Camp held in conjunction with the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas." Two of those ...

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a briefing Thursday. The U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held in Wichita from Jan. 21-26, and included more than 180 athletes, according to the event ...

The Skating Club of Boston lists them as coaches. Their son, Maxim Naumov, is a competitive figure skater for the U.S. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Shishkova and Naumov were ...