Some Colorado ice skaters had friends who died in the Washington, D.C. crash involving a plane and a U.S. Army helicopter.

A figure skating tribute will take place in Washington, D.C., in early March to support victims of the midair collision and crash outside Ronald Reagan International Airport.

Mourners filled the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum to remember the 28 athletes, coaches and family members who died.

A local former competitive figure skater and coach at the University of Denver says she knew some of the victims of Wednesday’s mid-air collision into the Potomac River.

The figure skating community in Connecticut gathered Monday to remember those lost in last week’s mid-air plane crash in Washington, D.C.