REPORT: Pair Of Russian Figure Skating World Champions Named Among The Victims Of Fatal Plane Crash In Washington D.C. Read full👇👇

Two passengers on the American Airlines jet that crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night were world-class ice skaters who worked as coaches in the United States. The skaters, two champions from Russia, shared a partnership both on the ice and in marriage.

Yevgeniya Shishkova, 52, and Vadim Naumov, 55, were on the plane that collided with a military helicopter as it approached Ronald Reagan National Airport, leading to the crash that killed everyone on board. Many passengers were athletes and coaches leaving the U.S. Figure Skating national championships in Wichita, Kan.Ms. Shishkova, also known as Evgenia Shishkova, and Mr. Naumov competed for Russia in pair figure skating before moving to the United States in 1998. They were married in their native St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1995.

In the 1990s, Mr. Naumov and Ms. Shishkova reached the top of their careers. They won gold in pair skating at the World Skating Championship in Japan in 1994, and participated in the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. Overall, they skated in six World Championships, winning a collection of gold, silver and bronze medals.