Olympic silver medalist Nancy Kerrigan says she couldn’t just sit at home after learning that several members of the figure skating community had died in the devastating aircraft collision near Washington, D.C., earlier this week.

Tara Lipinski, Nancy Kerrigan and more figure skaters are sharing statements of shock and grief after the American Airlines flight crashed Wednesday evening.

Nancy Kerrigan, Kristi Yamaguchi, Scott Hamilton and Brian Boitano are among the skaters participating in the benefit event.