“I’m really gonna miss my friends and all the great coaches! I can’t wait for next year!” she wrote.

Their coach, 46-year-old Alexandr “Sasha” Kirsanov, also lost his life in the crash, according to his widow, who spoke with Delaware Online.

Natalia Gudin shared her grief with the news outlet: “We always use American Airlines when we go to competition. This time they go without me, and all of them are gone.”

Reflecting on the young skaters’ potential, she added, “This young team—Sean Kay and Angela Yang—they were so amazing. All the judges were so proud, and they had such a big future. And what, all on the same plane?”

“For me, it’s a triple loss,” she concluded.

Kirsanov was a seasoned ice dancer who had represented the US, Azerbaijan, and Russia in competition, earning a bronze medal in 2003.

He was one of several figure skating professionals on board the tragic flight. According to US Figure Skating, dozens of its members had participated in the training camp and the figure skating championships that took place alongside it.

Among the victims were Boston-based skaters Jinna Han, 13, and Spencer Lane, 16, along with their mothers.

Lane shared a heartbreaking final photo on social media, capturing the plane just before its departure from Kansas.

Also among the passengers were ice skating coaches and married couple Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov. Their son, Maxim, reportedly confirmed their presence on the flight to Russian media.

The pair had claimed the World Championship title in figure skating back in 1994 and had been living in the U.S. since at least 1998.

Initially, there were fears that Maxim had also been on board, but reports indicate that he had left the competition on Monday alongside American figure skater Anton Spiridonov.