Olympian Scott Hamilton is mourning the deaths of members of the figure skating community, who were on an American Airlines flight that crashed into an Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C.

Former Olympic figure skater Scott Hamilton made an emotional appearance on "TODAY" Friday morning, as he remembered the figure skaters lost in the deadly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport crash between an American Airlines plane and a U.

Scott Hamilton was brought to tears on the Friday, Jan. 31 episode of the Today show as he reflected on the loss the U.S. figure skating community is feeling after the tragic D.C. plane crash that claimed the lives of 14 skaters and coaches.

The figure skating community is mourning an unimaginable tragedy following a devastating plane crash that claimed the lives of multiple athletes, coaches and officials, prompting tributes from legendary Olympians Tara Lipinski,

Gold medalist Scott Hamilton says ‘heart is shattered’ by plane crash: ‘This is beyond devastation’ Olympian Scott Hamilton paid a tearful tribute to the skaters, coaches and family members who died in the midair collision in Washington, D.C., earlier this week.

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Olympian Scott Hamilton broke down in tears discussing the tragic American Airlines plane crash that killed 14 young figure skaters

Scott Hamilton, an Olympic gold medalist figure skater, struggled to hold back tears while discussing the “unthinkable” loss for the skating community in the fatal mid-air crash over Washington, D.C.

All 67 people aboard an American Eagle flight from Kansas and an Army helicopter were killed in a collision Wednesday night over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, officials said.

Former American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton recalled his final meeting with Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov just days before they were killed in a plane crash near D.C.

That 1982 crash, in which the plane hit a bridge before plummeting into the Potomac River, unfortunately involved a former Chattanoogan as a deceased victim – Chalmers McIlwaine Jr., 41, the son of longtime McCallie School teacher and administrator Chalmers McIlwaine Sr.