Multiple figure skaters from the United States and Russia were among those killed when American Airlines Flight 5342 crashed near Washington DC on Wednesday evening. Officials say at least 28 bodies have been recovered after the passenger jet collided with a US Army helicopter and plunged into the Potomac River.

Several members' of the U.S. Figure Skating community were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter over Washington, D.C., the governing body said in a statement.

MILWAUKEE (WKOW) -- The Wisconsin skating community is mourning the victims of the plane crash in Washington, D.C. The Fond du Lac Blades, a figure skating group, told our affiliate WISN that one of their beloved test partners, Aleksandr Kirsanov, was among the victims. The team said he often came to Fond du Lac and worked with figure skaters.