Alydia and Everly Livingston, known as “ice skating sisters”, were identified as victims From the deadly plane accident to Washington, DC, which cost 67 people’s life when an American Airlines plane collided with an army helicopter on Wednesday evening.
Alydia, eleven years old and Everly, 14, were killed in the accident with their parents, Peter and Donna Livingston.
Everly and Alydia Livingston were killed in an accident involving an American Airlines plane and an army helicopter near Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, Wednesday, January 29, 2025. The 67 people on board Two planes are presumed dead. (Facebook / Peter Livingston)
The girls were members of the Washington Figure Skating Club in DC, which is affiliated with American figure skating.
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The club published a joint statement with the Northern Virginia skating club after several of the victims were linked to the clubs.
“This heartbreaking accident shook the local skating community in Virginia, Maryland, in the Columbia district – as well as Boston and across the country. Our hearts go to families, friends and dear beings who cry this unimaginable grief.
Everly and Alydia Livingston were killed in an accident involving an aircraft from American Airlines and an army helicopter near the Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, Wednesday January 29, 2025. The 67 people on board the two planes are presumed dead. (Instagram / @ ie_skating_sisters)
The wife of the Delaware skating coach killed in a DC plane crash has been devastated by the tragedy: “ I lost everything ” ‘
“While we continue to treat this tragedy, we honor the memories of those we have lost – their passion for sport, the friendships they have cultivated and the joy they brought to the ice. Their presence to our Skills and in our community is deeply felt and their absence is indescribable. “
In a tribute published on the Facebook page of the skating lesson, Alydia was described as having a “living personality” and a real passion for sport. Her older sister, Everly, would be more “shy”, but it changed when she was on the ice.
Donna Smojice Livingston was killed in the accident involving an American Airlines plane and an army helicopter near the Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, Wednesday January 29, 2025. The 67 people on board the two planes are presumed dead. (Facebook / Donna Smojice Livingston)
In a final article shared with the joint instagram of the girls, the sisters posed for a photo in the American figure skating championships In Wichita, Kansas, who concluded on Sunday. According to a press release from American figure skating, several of its members were aboard the American Airlines flight after a development camp which was held after the championships.
Peter Livingston was killed in an accident involving an aircraft from American Airlines and an army helicopter near the Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, Wednesday, January 29, 2025. The 67 people on the two planes are presumed dead. (Facebook / Peter Livingston)
Several victims were identified in the days following the accident. The officials say that 14 of the 67 victims belonged to the skating community.
