Among those lending star power to the tribute/fundraiser are 1988 Olympic champion Brian Boitano and 1992 Olympic champion Kristi Yamaguchi.
Doug Lane lost his wife, Christine, and their 16-year-old son, Spencer, in the crash. Spencer was one of six members of the Skating Club of Boston aboard the plane.
Over the weekend, the figure skating community will honor the victims of the midair crash in Washington, D.C., last month.The Skating<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
The special tribute show, titled "Legacy on Ice," will feature performances by more than 40 athletes over two hours at Capital One Arena.
The Legacy on Ice event at Capital One Arena on Sunday will recognize the skaters, coaches and parents who died in the January crash while raising money for first responders and the affected families.
World Championship skater and Reston, Virginia, native Ilia Malinin, the Legacy on Ice show at Capital One Arena is personal.
Twenty-eight members of the figure skating community were among the 67 people killed in the Jan. 29 collision and crash.
Figure skaters in the DC area are gathering ahead of the Legacy on Ice tribute event at Capital One Arena, which will raise money for families and responders impacted by the midair collision. Of the 67 victims, 28 were coaches, athletes and parents from various clubs. @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/sj15BBSSZ4
"I call them my kids, my babies, but they're gone, and I'll never get to see them again," said Toni Miller-Lowry, who lost three team members in the crash.
D.C.-area youth figure skaters gathered Monday to be together and comfort each other in the weeks since the deadly midair collision over the Potomac River.
Three athletes from the Skating Club of Boston will pay tribute Sunday to the 67 victims who died in a midair collision over Washington D.C. in January.
A star-studded lineup of figure skating icons will perform in a tribute show honoring the 67 people killed in the plane crash over the Potomac River in Washington, DC.