The city had tried for years to host the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, and to get a direct flight to the northeast.

The figure skating community is mourning the victims killed in the crash on the Potomac River. Former Olympians and skating coaches Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov join Chris Jansing to reflect on the lives of those lost.

The U.S. skating community was in mourning on Thursday after learning several skaters were on an American Airlines regional passenger plane that crashed near Reagan Washington National Airport. The plane,