At the end of his figure skating performance, when the last note of his parents’ favorite song played in an arena packed with spectators and heavy with sorrow, Maxim Naumov dropped to his knees at the center of the ice. He remained there for what seemed like forever, awash in a spotlight, looking lost and sobbing.

Figure skaters at Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion used the ice as a way to express emotion, but it also allowed them to stop and grieve for the 28 figure skaters and coaches who died in January's plane crash.

A memorial event to honor the victims killed in the deadly mid-air collision in Washington, D.C. brought together elite figure skating athletes from around the country.

It’s a big part of our identity, is we fall down, we get up. We get injured, we get up,” skating icon Scott Hamilton said.

The Legacy on Ice benefit event, featuring U.S. figure skating stars, payed tribute to the 67 people who died in the Washington, D.C., plane crash on Jan. 29.

Figure skater Maxim Naumov, who lost his parents in January’s DC plane crash, was overcome with emotion after performing a routine in their honor

Of the 67 people killed in the mid-air collision January 29 near Washington, D.C., 28 were part of the tight-knit national figure skating community. There was a local effort Friday to raise money for their families.