BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – The Detroit Skating Club paid tribute to the skaters lost on Flight 5342. People packed the stands for the Saturday’s event titled Skate for Flight 5342. Although none of the victims were from Metro Detroit, many local skaters had close ties with the victims of the Jan. 29 crash in D.C.

Olympic champions Brian Boitano and Kristi Yamaguchi emceed the Legacy on Ice benefit event, which included performances by the likes of Ilia Malinin, Amber Glenn and Johnny Weir.

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.

Figure skaters took to the ice in Washington, D.C., Sunday to honor the victims of the deadly midair collision that claimed the lives of 67 people, including many in the close-knit skating community.