Figure-Skating Sisters, 14 and 11, Killed Alongside Parents in D.C. Jet Crash
The girls were returning home from Kansas, where they competed in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Ice Skating Sisters/Instagram
Two young sisters, ages 14 and 11, were among the victims who died Wednesday night after a commercial American Airlines plane collided with an army Black Hawk helicopter just outside Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.
The girls, 14-year-old Everly and Alydia Livingston, 11, were both figure skaters and were part of the Washington Figure Skating Club. They ran a joint Instagram page under the handle @ice_skating_sisters where they regularly shared videos of their routines and documented their competition wins.
Their last Instagram post, shared six days ago, pictured them at the US Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas, where the American Airlines flight departed from earlier on Wednesday.
“If you look closely at Alydia’s badge… We were born ready for this but is @usfigureskating ready for this much Livingston at Nationals?,” the girls captioned the heartfelt post.
The news of their passing was first reported by Golden Skate, an international resource site for the sport, and was subsequently confirmed by the Skating Club of Boston, according to People magazine. The girls were among a group of at least 14 figure skaters on the flight who were also killed.
Everly and Alydia’s parents, Peter and Donna Livingston, were also on the flight. Local news station WJAC-TV reports that the family of four have all died.
Emergency response units assess airplane wreckage in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
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60 passengers and 4 crew members were aboard the commercial flight Wednesday, while three soldiers were in the helicopter. Officials have confirmed that all 67 individuals are believed to be dead.
At least 28 bodies, including those of the soldiers, have been pulled from the Potomac River where the aircrafts crashed after colliding. Recovery operations are still ongoing.
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