The skating community is reeling from loss as many young, up-and-coming athletes–and coaches–tragically died in the crash. News5's Brett Forrest spoke to Olympic gold medalist Oksana Baiul, reporting on how tight knit their community is.

Gold medalist Niina Petrokina of Estonia, centre, silver medalist Anastasiia Gubanova of Georgia, left, and bronze medalist Belgium's Nina Pinzarrone celebrate during the victory ceremony for women free skating competition in the ISU European Figure Skating Championships, Tallinn, Estonia, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. Credit: AP/Sergei Grits

Button is widely considered one of the greatest figure skaters of all time. He was the first American skater to win an Olympic gold medal in 1948 and repeated as Olympic champion in 1952, after he successfully landed the first double axel and triple jump in competition.

Dick Button, the two-time Olympic champion who revolutionized figure skating and literally took the sport to new heights, died Thursday, US Figure Skating said. He was 95 years old.

Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society President Laura Mitchell joins José Díaz-Balart to share more on her community’s reaction to the tragedy of the plane crash near Washington, DC, saying they are still not ready to release the names of all those lost.

The Skating Club of Boston was dark Thursday, as friends and teammates grieved six people who died in Wednesday's D.C. plane crash. Friday, the rink reopened as a sign of resilience.

Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, the 1994 world figure skating champions in pairs, lost their lives in the crash. They represented Russia but moved to the US, where they launched successful coaching careers. They are survived by their son, Maxim Naumov, who just won fourth place at the US men’s figure skating championships last weekend.

"Several members" of the U.S. figure skating community were on American Airlines Flight 5342, according to U.S. Figure Skating.

The team’s official practice facility to host a private (closed to media) vigil for figure skaters of the Washington Figure Skating Club and The Skating Club of Northern Virginia; Caps to hold a momen

Estonia's Niina Petrokina overcame a fall to win surprise gold in figure skating at the European Championships.

Dick Button was the first American Olympic figure skating gold medalist in the sport back in 1948, then again in 1952.