About 150 people gathered Monday afternoon at the International Skating Center of Connecticut for a national moment of silence for the figure skaters, coaches and families who were killed in the American Airlines plane crash last Wednesday night in Washington,

At 3:35 p.m. Monday, skating rinks across the country, including in West Hartford and Simsbury, held a simultaneous five-minute moment of silence for the 64 victims on American Airlines Flight 5342 and three on the Army Blackhawk helicopter.