Anastasiia Gubanova has taken a narrow lead in the short program as she aims to regain her title at the European figure skating championships.

Coach Alexandr Kirsanov and skaters Angela Yang and Sean Kay were on the plane, Kirsanov's wife, Natalia Gudin confirmed.

Minerva Fabienne Hase frontNikita Volodin of Germany compete in pairs short program at ISU European Figure Skatin

In his fourth appearance at the senior championships, Malinin’s scores for the short program (114.08), free skate (219.23) and total (333.31) were all his national personal bests. Torgashev had 286.49 and bronze medalist Camden Pulkinen 252.92. “It was a pretty good performance,” Malinin said.

World champion Ilia Malinin leads by the largest margin in U.S. Figure Skating Championships history after the men’s short program, seeking a third consecutive national title.

Amber Glenn defended her title as the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, landing a massive triple axel early in the program and then watching in stressful anticipation as Alysa Liu came up just short of surpassing her.

An American Airlines jet collided midair with a military helicopter in Washington DC on Wednesday evening, killing 67 people.

Victims of Washington DC plane crash include US Figure Skating Championship contestants and coaches - The Skating Club of Boston confirms six members, including two teenagers, died in the crash that c

Frenchman Adam Siao Him Fa paid tribute to the victims of the plane crash in the United States after taking the men's singles lead on a sombre Thursday at the European figure skating championships.Former Russian world pairs champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov and at least two other elite skating coaches,

The crash of an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter was the latest to strike the sports world in the U.S. and globally.

The Capitals have remodeled their pool quickly, with quality at the top and, finally, depth into the double digits.