His parents were 1994 World Figure Skating pairs champions Evgenia “Zhenya” Shishkova and Vadim Naumov
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- Figure skater Maxim Naumov has made the 2026 U.S. Olympic team one year after his parents died in the American Airlines plane crash
- Naumov’s parents were 1994 World Figure Skating pairs champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, and also served as his coaches
- The 24-year-old was named to the men’s team, along with Ilia Malinin and Andrew Torgashev
Maxim Naumov has officially been named to the 2026 U.S. Olympic team, one year after the American Airlines tragedy claimed the lives of his parents and 65 others.
The 24-year-old figure skater, whose parents were 1994 World Figure Skating pairs champions Evgenia “Zhenya” Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, was announced as one of the three men competing for Team USA at the upcoming Milan Olympic Games.
In addition to Naumov, Ilia Malinin and Andrew Torgashev also secured spots on the men’s team.
Three days before he was named to the team, Naumov skated his short program and broke down in tears as he got his score, while holding up a photo of himself as a 3-year-old boy standing alongside his parents…