Skating communities around the nation are grieving the loss of U.S. figure skaters on board the American Airlines flight that was struck by a Black Hawk helicopter this week.

Figure skaters in West Michigan are ‘shaken and heartbroken’ after skaters they shared the ice with died in a plane crash in Washington, DC.

The U.S. Synchronized Skating team came together on the ice for a group hug during their practice at the Norwood, Massachusetts, facility.