U.S. And Russian Figure Skaters Were Aboard Crashed U.S. Airliner

"Several” members of U.S. Figure Skating, including athletes, coaches and family members, were on the American Airlines plane, the organization said.

Elite figure skaters, including two Russian world champions, were among those on board the American Airlines plane that crashed in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, according to local and foreign officials, likely killing everyone on board.

U.S. Figure Skating confirmed that “several” members of its organization were on Flight 5342 that crashed into the icy Potomac River around 9 p.m. local time. A spokesperson declined to specify how many of its members were on board.

“These athletes, coaches, and family members were returning home from the National Development Camp held in conjunction with the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas,” a spokesperson for the organization, which is the sport’s national governing body, said in a statement to HuffPost.

“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,” they added.

Former world figure skating champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were also among those on board, a Kremlin spokesperson said at a press conference, according to Reuters and the Guardian.