U.S. figure skater Spencer Lane shared one last image of his trip to Wichita, Kansas, hours before the American Airlines plane on which he was flying crashed in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Jan. 29.

Spencer Lane, a 16-year-old figure skater from Rhode Island, and his mother, Christine Lane, 49, were among those killed in Wednesday night’s plane crash while en route from Wichita to Washington, D.C.

Figure skater Spencer Lane ’s father, Douglas Lane, is remembering the 16-year-old following his death in the recent American Airlines crash.

Doug Lane, the father of late figure skater Spencer Lane, gave a heartbreaking speech on Thursday when discussing the death of his wife and adopted son.

The young figure skaters whose lives were cut tragically short Wednesday night when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River were just beginning their journeys to stardom.

They include skater Spencer Lane, whom Zeghibe described as a "highly talented" figure skater, and his mother Christine Lane. "Spencer, in the best way possible, was a crazy kid," Zeghibe said. Zeghibe said Spencer Lane "has not been skating that long, and just rocketed to the top of the sport."

Several coaches and skaters with the United States figure skating team were on the flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C., that crashed Wednesday night, according to U.S. Figure Skating. The flight is not believed to have any survivors.

Russian figure-skating coaches and spouses Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were among the passengers onboard the doomed American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington,