A star-studded group of some of the best U.S. figure skaters of the past and present took the ice in the nation's capital to remember and raise money for the victims of the midair collision outside Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

The memorial event at Capital One Arena was co-hosted by Olympic champions Brian Boitano and Kristi Yamaguchi.

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.

Figure skater Maxim Naumov returned to the ice for a powerful routine in honor of his late parents, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, who died in the Washington, D.C. plane crash in January. Maxim,