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

The Sporting News has the latest updates on the U.S. figure skaters involved in the plane crash in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. skating community was in mourning on Thursday after learning some of the country's most promising young figure skaters, as well as parents and coaches, were aboard an American Airlines regional passenger plane that crashed near Reagan Washington National Airport.