Former U.S. Olympian Nancy Kerrigan bravely spoke in front of reporters on Thursday as she reacted to the tragic collision between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday evening.

Members of The Skating Club of Boston gathered at the rink Thursday to share their grief about the six members of the community who were killed in a plane crash.

Local figure skating legend Nancy Kerrigan cried on Thursday when speaking about two promising young skaters who died along with their mothers and coaches in a plane crash in Washington, D.C.

"Much like everyone here's been saying, I'm not sure how to process it," Kerrigan said. "We just wanted to be here and be part of our community. The kids here really work hard, their parents work hard to be here.

Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River included athletes returning from the U.S.

Retired U.S. Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan speaks at the Skating Club of Boston after the deadly plane crash in Washington D.C.

Former figure skater Nancy Kerrigan fights back tears as she remembers up-and-coming skating stars killed after an American Airlines commuter jet collides in midair with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport.