Young family of four among victims wiped out in DC plane crash

My goals are to actually be a part of Team USA and travel around the world.

In November 2023, she told Fox News

If you look closely at Alydia's badge… We were born ready for this but is @usfigureskating ready for this much Livingston at Nationals?

Posing together, they wrote

A bit of exciting news to share

Alydia was set to start with a new partner in pairs skating, Donna wrote in her last Facebook post

Today, my whole heart is with everybody affected by this terrible tragedy,

he said

Spencer, in the best way possible, was a crazy kid,

Zeghibe said

So proud of all their hard work and training they have done to get here. What an amazing way to start off the year

she wrote on Instagram

It was a new experience for him. He was nervous. And then after the show ended, he came over and he was just beaming,

Schran said

Melissa Gregoryfigure skater

We're such a tight-knit community — the skating community — that, you know, everybody knows each other in some way or another, or connected in some way,

said Melissa Gregory, a former Olympic ice dancer with her husband, Dennis Petukhov

Ken Blockamerican rally driver (1967–2023)

Christine and Spencer were doing something that they both truly loved, which was the skating, which Spencer had pretty much devoted his life to,

said Ken Block, a friend of the family

It's just hard, you know? To the family — the skating family — that all these people have been harmed in some way by this tragedy,

Gregory continued

Misha Mitrofanovamerican pair skater (born 1997)

Every time you’d say her name, she’d immediately give you a smile,

Mitrofanov said

Back when I was their age, they would blow me out of the water, even Jinna (Han),

said Ma, who finished fifth at nationals last week in Wichita

You simply could not stop him if he decided he wanted to do something,

Lane's family said in a statement

She was one of the best skaters I've ever seen, honestly. She was one of the best pair girls to skate."

Her ex-husband, Ross Lansel, paid tribute to her talent

We are now at the point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation."

However, John Donnelly, the fire chief in the nation's capital, announced on Thursday

I'm still waiting to wake up from this nightmare, but I fear this is the truth."

He said

Lydia was known for her vivacious personality and strong desire to improve on the ice - no matter the critique.

According to the tribute

Wendy was the heart of her family - a loving partner to her husband and a nurturing, joyful mother to her children,

the fundraiser's organisers wrote

All she wanted to do was help people, and DC, she thought, was the place to achieve her goals,

Raza said

Wendy was not just beautiful on the outside, but was a truly amazing woman through and through,

Nate Shaffer said