U.S. figure skater Jon Maravilla went viral online after rumors spread that he was turned away at the gate because of his dog. Learn more about the skater and his clarification of the rumors.

There’s a story about Figure skater Jon Maravilla missing the flight from Wichita, Kansas to Washington DC that ultimately crashed into a helicopter and into the Potomac River, in which the size of Maravilla’s dog was the reason he missed the flight.

U.S. figure skater Jon Maravilla was reportedly not due to travel on the commercial airplane that collided with an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C.