"Bad news from Washington," said Dmitry Peskov, referring to reports from the USA. Acclaimed Russian figure skaters were reportedly on board the plane. The downed plane was reported to have the 1994 world figure skating champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov on board,

Several figure skaters, their coaches and family members had been on a flight to Washington after the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas.

Former world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were aboard the flight from Wichita, which hosted last week’s U.S.championships.

After a 60-passenger American Airlines flight and U.S. Army helicopter collided mid-air Jan. 29, a man shared the final text messages he received from his wife aboard the aircraft.

Officials believe no one survived the crash involving an American Airlines passenger plane with an Army helicopter. On Wednesday, just before 9 p.m. ET, American Airlines Flight 5342 was involved in a mid-air collision near the Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington D.

Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian diplomats are discussing formalities related to the transfer of the bodies

Earlier, the media interpreted Donald Trump's phrase about contacting the Russian president as a possible hint to the fact that the conversation has taken place

U.S. Figure Skating previously said several skaters, coaches and their family members were on the American Airlines flight that crashed near Washington.

The two Russian figure skating coaches killed in the American Airlines plane crash in D.C. were two-time Olympians and former world champions in the pairs event who went on to coach in New England.

A husband-wife pair who transitioned from accomplished figure skaters to coaches were reported among the passengers killed in a plane crash near Washington, DC.