Two of the youngest victims of the tragic American Airlines plane crash have been identified as a gifted ice skating pair.
The American Airlines flight had taken off from Wichita, Kansas, and was on its final approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport when, at approximately 9 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29, it collided midair with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter.
Onboard the plane were 60 passengers and four crew members, while the helicopter carried three military personnel. Following the crash, both aircraft plummeted into the icy waters of the Potomac River.
No one survived what is now being called the deadliest U.S. air disaster in over two decades.
Among the 67 victims, two young ice dancers, Angela Yang and Sean Kay, have now been identified.
The duo, reportedly just 11 and 12 years old, were part of the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club. They had been traveling back from the National Development Camp, which ran from January 20 to 26 in Kansas, where elite juvenile figure skaters trained.
A Facebook obituary from a skating group described the duo as “undefeated in juvenile ice dance this season.”
Videos of their performances from November have since gained widespread attention online, capturing the pair gracefully gliding and spinning to enthusiastic applause.
They later secured first place in multiple events at the 2025 Midwestern Sectional Singles and US Ice Dance competitions in Texas.
A post shared by the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club on Facebook highlighted that Yang was first drawn to ice skating after watching her siblings play ice hockey.
The club also noted that Kay had earned first place in the Excel Juvenile Plus Boys category at the 2023 Excel Series Final.
On the day of the crash, Yang had posted on Instagram, expressing how much she enjoyed her time at the Wichita camp.
