The club has been the standard-bearer for American figure skating for more than a century. On Thursday, it became the epicenter of tragedy.

The history of the Skating Club of Boston is the history of American figure skating – in good times and in bad. For more than a century, the club has launched the careers of Olympic medalists and world and national champions while also serving as a training ground for young skaters just learning the sport.

The D.C. plane crash wasn't the Skating Club’s first airline tragedy. Ten members of the U.S. figure skating team were killed in 1961.