Several coaches and skaters with the United States figure skating team were on the flight from Wichita, Kansas to Washington, D.C., that crashed Wednesday night, according to US Figure Skating, reports The Wichita Eagle newspaper.

The skaters were part of the National Development Team, a training program for top juvenile figure skaters

The US Figure Skating Championships were held in Wichita from January 20 to 26. Some young athletes stayed in the city through Tuesday for the advanced training program

Team USA pair skater Luke Wang told McClatchy News that skaters who qualified for the elite division stayed an extra day, after which Wang said several boarded American Airlines Flight 5342.

“Praying for all those on the flight from wichita to dc,” Wang wrote on X on Wednesday night. “among the passengers were skaters and coaches. absolutely heartbreaking.”