American figure skater Jon Maravilla told Russian media that he was barred from the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter.

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.

U.S. figure skater Jon Maravilla was denied access to a flight departing Wichita, Kan. on Wednesday due to the size of his dog, but it was not the fatal American Airlines plane that his teammates were on which collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night in Washington,