Jon Maravilla, the U.S. figure skater who was in Kansas with his teammates, said he was not allowed to board a plane because of his dog, but not the American Airlines flight that collided with a U.S.

A U.S. skater is setting the record straight after it was falsely reported that he was supposed to be on the American Airlines flight that crashed in Washington D.C. Wednesday night. Initial reports claimed Jon Maravilla missed the tragic flight after he was denied boarding because of his dog.