'We're Grieving': Ashburn Mourns Figure Skaters Lost In D.C. Plane Crash

Updated at 5:15 p.m.

ASHBURN, VA — The rain pouring outside the Ashburn Ice House on Friday exemplified how local residents were reeling from news of the Wednesday Reagan National Airport collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter.

The Ashburn Ice House is one of the facilities where figure skaters affected by the deadly crash trained. Officials said there were no survivors from the collision, which involved 60 passengers and four crew members on the American Airlines flight and three military members on the Army Black Hawk helicopter.

Rob Lorenzen, the manager of the Ashburn Ice House, told reporters Friday that at least 14 of the victims are associated with the Ashburn facility and the other facility it manages, MedStar Capitals Iceplex in Arlington. That number includes figure skaters, families and coaches. Lorenzen declined to name any victims, since the official list has not been released by American Airlines. He requested condolences for the affected families and respect for their privacy.

Lorenzen said the Ashburn Ice House is usually a place where residents come to have fun and relax. That wasn't the atmosphere in the 48 hours since the plane crash.

"It's been a very emotional time for us managing through these 48 hours," said Lorenzen at a media briefing Friday. "We were devastated to learn that the members of our skating community were on the American flight when it crashed Wednesday night."

On Friday, residents who frequent Ashburn Ice House paid tribute to victims and showed support for the facility by bringing flowers.

Fiona Beabout, a 9-year-old from Ashburn, was one of the community members who left flowers at Ashburn Ice House.

"The ice skating community to me is really important. I've been skating since I was 4 years old," Beabout told Patch. "It's really sad [to think about] the families of ice skaters."

Ashburn Ice House is offering only its skating families a private skating vigil over the weekend. Lorenzen said the event is not open to the public or media.

Another vigil is being planned at Ion International Training Center in Leesburg. The Stronger Together: A Community Gathering for Healing will be held Saturday, Feb. 1, at 11 a.m. According to the event description, the gathering will provide "a space for reflection, connection, and healing" while honoring the lives lost. Grief counselors will be on site.

Lorenzen said Ashburn Ice House is providing counselors for staff and skaters, and donations for skaters affected by the plane crash will be set up at a later time via its website. Wagging Warriors, a volunteer therapy dog organization, is providing extended visits to the Ashburn Ice House, including during its weekend vigil.

Multiple members of the U.S. and international figure skating community were aboard the American Airlines passenger plane that an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with. According to reports, the families from Loudoun County were leaving the national development camp held alongside the U.S. championship in Wichita, Kansas.

Ashburn figure skaters Everly Livingston, 14, and Alydia Livingston, 11, and their parents Donna Smojice Livingston and Peter Livingston were among the 60 passengers on board with four crew members, family members confirmed to WJAC TV.

Brielle Beyer, a 12-year-old figure skater, and her mother, Justyna Beyer, of Aldie, were also on the flight, father and husband Andy Beyer confirmed to ABC News.

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Another Loudoun County-connected victim of the plane crash was coach Inna Volanskaya, Rep. Suhas Subramanyan, who represents Loudoun County in Congress. Ashburn Ice House lists Volanskaya as one of its figure skating coaches. She was affiliated with the Washington Figure Skating Club and competed as a figure skater for the Soviet Union, according to Reuters.

Anne McGinn of Ashburn, said she didn't know the victims personally. But she recalled seeing ice skaters like the Livingston sisters and their families and coaches around Ashburn Ice House.

"This is our community rink. This is where we come to skate," said McGinn. "We're grieving."

McGinn gave credit to "Coach Rob" [Lorenzen], the manager of the Ashburn Ice House, for starting the memorial inside.

The Ashburn Ice House is declining to identify victims but plans to brief the media on Friday afternoon. Patch will update this story.