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.

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.

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.