Young figure skating sisters from Virginia among victims killed in DC plane crash

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Alydia and Everly Livingston, who were known arsenic the "Ice Skating Sisters," were identified arsenic victims of the deadly level clang successful Washington, D.C., that claimed the lives of 67 radical erstwhile an American Airlines level collided with an Army chopper Wednesday night. 

Eleven-year-old Alydia and 14-year-old Everly, were killed successful the clang on with their parents, Peter and Donna Livingston.

The girls were members of the Washington Figure Skating Club successful D.C., which is affiliated with U.S. Figure Skating.

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The nine released a associated connection with the Skating Club of Northern Virginia aft respective of the victims were linked to the clubs.

"This heartbreaking mishap has shaken the section skating assemblage successful Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia — arsenic good arsenic successful Boston and crossed the nation. Our hearts spell retired to families, friends, and loved ones mourning this unimaginable grief.

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"As we proceed to process this tragedy, we grant the memories of those who we person mislaid — their passionateness for the sport, the friendships they cultivated, and the joyousness they brought to the ice. Their beingness astatine our rinks and successful our assemblage is profoundly felt, and their lack is indescribable."

In a tribute posted to The Skating Lesson Facebook page, Alydia was described arsenic having a "vivacious personality" and a existent passionateness for the sport. Her older sister, Everly, was said to beryllium much "shy," but that changed erstwhile she was connected the ice. 

In a last station shared to the girls’ associated Instagram, the sisters posed for a representation astatine the U.S. Figure Skating Championships successful Wichita, Kansas, which concluded Sunday. According to a connection from U.S. Figure Skating, respective of its members were aboard the American Airlines formation aft a improvement campy held aft the championships. 

Several victims person been identified successful the days since the accident. Officials accidental 14 of the 67 victims belonged to the skating community. 

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