A young figure skater on the US team who had been on the American Airlines flight that suffered a collision with a Black Hawk helicopter mid-air posted a tragic final photo to social media after boarding the plane.

Figure skater Jon Maravilla has revealed he was supposed to be onboard the American Airlines 5432 flight which collided with a helicopter in Washington D.C.

The sisters were among the multiple skaters who were on board the American Airlines flight, the Skating Club of Boston confirmed

There are no expected survivors from the crash, as the plane carried 60 passengers and four crew members, while the helicopter had three people on board.

Two teenage figure skaters, their mothers and two world champion coaches from Boston were among the 14 members of the skating community killed.

U.S. Figure Skating released a statement confirming some of their members were among the 64 people aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night.

Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River included figure skaters returning from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and