“Tragic Fate of D.C. Crash Claims Innocent Ice Skating Duo: What Happened to These Little Stars?”
Social media posts claimed that they were only 11 years old.
Hours before her death, Yang shared moments from her time at the camp and said she was going to miss her friends and coaches.
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“Had so so much fun at camp!!! I’m really gonna miss my friends and all the great coaches! I can’t wait for next year!” read the very last post that went up on the young girl’s Instagram page.
“And a thanks to @usfigureskating for organizing this camp!” she added.
Another post from her recent camp days said: “It was a lot of fun watching all the skaters at Kansas! I had a lot of fun sitting with my friends watching amazing skaters! I wish I could watch it all over again!”
“Had so so much fun at camp!!!” the young girl wrote on Instagram not long before the crash
Image credits: U.S. Figure Skating
The ice skating duo competed in the 2025 Midwestern Sectional Singles & U.S. Ice Dance in Plano, Texas, in November.
They bagged the first prize in several categories in the competition.
While in Wichita this week for the training camp, the children were accompanied by their coach, Alexandr “Sasha” Kirsanov, 46, who was also killed in the deadly plane collision.
The children traveled to Wichita with their coach, Alexandr “Sasha” Kirsanov, 46, for a training camp
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The coach’s wife, Natalya Gudin, who said she usually travels with them, cried as she spoke about the trio’s passing.
“We always use American Airlines when we go to competition,” she told Delaware Online.
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