U.S. Figure Skating Team Members Identified as Victims in Washington DC Plane Crash

We are learning more about the airplane tragedy that occurred on Wednesday evening (January 29) in Washington, DC, where an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter near the airport.

Now, reports are emerging about the identities of some of the victims. U.S. Figure Skating confirmed “team members, former world champions, coaches” were on the passenger flight from Wichita, Kansas after members attended a skating camp that happened after the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Keep reading to find out more…

US Figure Skating shared a statement confirming that “athletes, coaches and family members were returning home from the National Development Camp held in conjunction with the US Figure Skating Championships. We are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the victims’ families closely in our hearts.”

“We will continue to monitor the situation and will release more information as it becomes available,” the statement concluded.

World figure skating Russian champions Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova were reportedly on the plane. They are pictured here.

A 26-year-old ice skater named Spencer Lane is also thought to have passed away in the flight, as he posted an Instagram Story that showed a view from a plane that read, “ICT [to] DCA,” which are the airports involved in the flight path.

Our thoughts are with the friends, family and loved ones of those on board the airplane and helicopter.