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

Two young figure skaters described by an official as the “future of the sport” are believed to have died in the crash of American Airlines Flight 5342 in Washington, D.C., their club announced Thursday.

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 beginni