There were 14 U.S. figure skaters onboard the passenger plane, according to The Skating Club of Boston CEO Doug Zeghibe, including Jinna Han.PEOPLE spoke with members of the skating community who knew the 13-year-old victim.

Jinna Han, a 13-year-old figure skater from Mansfield, was among the victims of a plane crash near Ronald Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. She was traveling with her mother, Jin, and other members from the Skating Club of Boston.

Two teenage figure skaters hailed by an official as the "future of the sport" are thought to have perished in the crash of American Airlines Flight 5342 in Washington, D.C., their club stated Thursday.

Once again, figure skaters representing the past, present and future of the sport perished in a catastrophic plane crash.

Olympian Mirai Nagasu shares memories of the figure skaters, including Jinna Han, who were killed in the American Airlines plane crash on Wednesday, Jan. 29 in Washington D.C.

Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River included athletes returning from the U.S.

A Boston-area skating club reportedly lost two skaters, their mothers, and two coaches in the mid-air plane collision in Washington, D.C.

A 13-year-old figure skater who died when an Army helicopter crashed into American Airlines flight 5342 on Wednesday was described as "wonderful" by her coach.