A ceremony was held at the World Figure Skating Championships to pay tribute to the skaters and coaches who died in a plane crash in January.

An American Airlines plane and Army Black Hawk helicopter collided in Washington DC on 29 January, killing 67 people.

Of those who died, 28 were skaters, coaches or members of the figure skating community who were returning from the US Championships in Kansas.

At the TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday, the faces and names of the victims were displayed on a screen above the ice and a local choir performed to close an emotional ceremony.

Doug Lane, whose son Spencer and wife Christine died in the crash, told the crowd that Spencer planned to compete at the World Championships.

He said: "My first hope is that even as we remember the amazing people from the figure skating community we lost, we take extra care to lift up the young skaters still here. They are hurting.

"My final hope today is that we can prevent something like this from ever happening again.

"Some accidents are unavoidable. This one was not.

"But rather than looking for places to blame, I hope we can work with our elected officials to make air travel safer for everyone and for all of our families."

A video tribute was aired, with speeches by International Skating Union president Jae Youl Kim and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.