The young figure skaters whose lives were cut tragically short when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night were just beginning their journeys to stardom.

Peter, Donna, Everly and Alydia Livingston devoted their lives to figure skating before the devastating plane crash near Reagan National Airport.

Skating communities around the nation are grieving the loss of U.S. figure skaters on board the American Airlines flight that was struck by a Black Hawk helicopter this week.