After the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, some young athletes stayed a couple of additional days for further development.

A tragic aircraft collision over the Potomac River in Washington, DC, on 29 January 2025, claimed the lives of 67 people when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Among the victims were several prominent competitive figure skaters,

A community prayer vigil was held in Wichita, Kansas in the wake of a deadly crash between a passenger jet from Wichita and an Army helicopter.