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

World figure skating champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were aboard the flight from Wichita, the Kremlin said. The city recently hosted the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Two young figure skaters, two of their parents and two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches were among those killed ...