US figure skaters were on board plane that crashed into Potomac River

Our focus now is on providing support and care to the families of our brothers as we continue to gather more information in the coming days,

said the post by UA General President Mark McManus and Chris Madello, the business manager of Local 602.

He started to discover this connection with the audience and that joy that he was giving to other people through his gift,

Schran said

We watched Jinna just grow up here from just a tiny little tyke into this amazingly mature 13-year-old,

he said

His untimely passing is a profound loss to the Philippine National Police, where he served with honor, with integrity and dedication throughout his career,

Philippine police said in a statement

Grace was a quiet person with a keen interest in helping others through engineering,

said Tim Norman, who served as her secondary adviser

We ask that you pray for our family and friends and for all the other families that are suffering today. We ask for peace while we grieve,

her post read

Christine exuded creativity throughout her life, using her formal graphic design training as a jumping-off point for seemingly endless creative pursuits across areas such as photography, quilting, knitting, and more. She brought even greater passion to her role as a mother to Spencer and his brother Milo,

the family said

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

Her former husband, Ross Lansel, paid tribute to her talent, saying

It's confirmed that none of the 67 people in last night's crash survived, including members of our community like Inna Volyanskaya, an ice skating coach in Ashburn."

Virginia Representative Suhas Subramanyam confirmed the tragic news, stating

Just knowing the impact she made on all the skaters and everyone just hurts my soul, I wish all those kids she taught-just my condolences and all my prayers go out to them."

Lansel expressed his sorrow over the loss, particularly for the young skaters she coached in Virginia, adding

Both pilots had flown this specific route before, at night. This wasn't something new to either one of them. Even the crew chief in the back has been in the unit for a very long time, very familiar with the area, very familiar with the routing structure."

Jonathan Koziol, the Army aviation chief of staff, remarked

This is undoubtedly the worst day of my life".

Sam Lilley, 28, one of the two pilots on American Airlines flight 5342, was confirmed dead by his father Timothy Lilley, who told FOX 5 Atlanta

We’ve been through tragedies before – as Americans, as people – and we are strong. And I guess it’s how we respond to it,

Kerrigan, a two-time Olympic medallist said

Nancy Kerriganformer olympic skater

The kids here really work hard, their parents work hard to be here,

Kerrigan said

Ludmila Velikovaformer coach

They were talented and beautiful people,

their former coach Ludmila Velikova said from St Petersburg, where she had trained both skaters when they were children

There are truly no words to capture the depth of our sorrow,

she said

Brian Boitanotime US champion

Any time there's a loss of these talented people like Spencer and Jinna... it really affects all of us. We're mourning their loss and we still have more people to find out about."

Four-time US champion Brian Boitano, the 1988 Olympic men's champion, called the deaths "a huge loss for the sport" and added

They were people producing champions of our future,

he said

We will continue to monitor the situation and will release more information as it becomes available

the sport governing body said in a statement

A huge part of the camp experience is making new friends and meeting other people with the same goals from other parts of the country,

Zakrajsek said