Figure-Skating Sisters Everly and Alydia Livingston, Ages 14 and 11, Among the Victims of American Airlines Plane Crash

• Figure skaters Everly and Alydia Livingston, ages 14 and 11 years old, are reportedly among the victims of the Jan. 29 American Airlines plane crash.
• The girls were members of the Washington Figure Skating Club and often shared their figure skating routines on social media.
• One sister’s skating partner and her coach are also reportedly among the victims of the crash.

A pair of sisters ages 14 and 11 are among the victims who died on the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C.

Everly and Alydia Livingston are among the multiple skaters who were on board the American Airlines flight, the Skating Club of Boston confirmed. The skating website Golden Skate was the first to report the news.

According to a recent social media post celebrating the pair’s skating success, Everly was 14 and Alydia was 11.

The girls were members of the Washington Figure Skating Club and often shared their figure skating routines on social media, including on Instagram, where they went by the handle, @ice_skating_sisters.

 

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In their final Instagram post shared five days prior to the crash, the two could be seen at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, held in Wichita, Kansas.

“If you look closely at Alydia’s badge… We were born ready for this but is @usfigureskating ready for this much Livingston at Nationals?” reads the caption of the photo, which shows the sisters standing next to one another in front of the rink.

In a separate Instagram post shared by Everly’s coach, the young skater and her skating partner, Franco Aparicio (also thought to be among the victims of the crash, per Russian state media reports) were lauded for their hard work.

“Congratulations on Everly and Franco for making it to the national development camp for their second year! So proud of all their hard work and training they have done to get here. What an amazing way to start off the year!” the coach, Inna Volyanskaya, wrote in the caption.

Volyanskaya 59, a former pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union, was also on the plane, according to Reuters, citing Russian news agency TASS. According to the Washington Figure Skating Club’s website, Volyanskaya was a coach for the team.

Fourteen U.S. figure skaters were onboard American Airlines flight 5342, which crashed into the military aircraft over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after departing from Wichita, Kan. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at around 9 p.m. local time.

The plane was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, according to the airline. Officials said Thursday, Jan. 30, they believe there are no survivors. At press time, 28 bodies had been recovered.

The U.S. Figure Skating team confirmed to PEOPLE on Thursday that several members of its governing body were onboard the aircraft at the time of the crash.

Victims include at least six from The Skating Club of Boston, who have been identified as two teens, Spencer Lane and Jinna Han, their mothers, Molly Lane and Jin Han, and two coaches, Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, former Russian world champions.

Other victims of the crash were members of the Washington Figure Skating Club and the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club, as well as the Skating Club of Northern Virginia.

In a statement, U.S. Figure Skating said that many of the victims were “athletes, coaches, and family members returning home from the National Development Camp held in conjunction with the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas.”

“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 organization added in the statement.

Pairs figure skating world champions Evgenia Shishkova, 52, and Vadim Naumov, 55, who won the title in 1994, were also among those onboard the plane, Reuters and The Guardian reported, citing Russian news agencies TASS and RIA.

The couple, who were married, were thought to have lived in the U.S. since at least 1998 after retiring from their competitive careers, Reuters reported. They helped to train young ice skaters.